Mind Benders 🧠
What has hands but cannot clap?
A clock
What is the capital city of Portugal?
Lisbon
What galaxy is Earth located in?
The Milky Way
What streaming platform produced Stranger Things?
Netflix
What spice is derived from the crocus flower and is one of the most expensive in the world?
Saffron
What is Haya's favorite board game?
Articulate
What has a neck but no head, two arms but no hands?
A shirt
Which country is home to the Great Barrier Reef?
Australia
What type of blood cells help fight infection?
Which character says the line “Winter is coming” in Game of Thrones?
Which country produces the most coffee in the world?
Brazil
What is the last African country that Haya visited?
Tanzania
What gets wetter the more it dries?
Towel
Which city is known as the “City of Canals”?
Venice
How many planets are in our solar system?
Eight
In The Matrix, what color pill does Neo take to learn the truth?
The red pill
What nut is traditionally used to make pesto sauce?
Pine nuts
What baby boy name does Haya love?
Adam
What has keys but no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go outside?
A keyboard
Which country is home to the famous archaeological site Machu Picchu?
Peru
What part of the cell contains genetic material (DNA)?
The nucleus
In the series Breaking Bad, what alias does Walter White use in the drug trade?
Heisenberg
Which Italian dessert literally means “cooked cream”?
Panna Cotta
Vitamin C
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber
Which country has the largest population in the world?
India
What vitamin do humans mainly produce when exposed to sunlight?
Vitamin D
In the movie The Devil Wears Prada, what is the name of the fashion magazine where Andy works?
Runway
What country is the origin of kimchi?
South Korea
Name (at least three) of the sports that Haya played in high school
Track, football, basketball, volleyball, badminton
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How?
What is the largest island in the world?
Greenland
What element has the chemical symbol Fe?
Iron
Which movie won Best Picture at the Oscars in 2020, becoming the first non-English language film to do so?
Parasite
Which type of pasta is shaped like small rice grains and often used in soups?
Orzo
What is Haya's beach volleyball jersey number?
1
What can travel around the world while staying in one corner?
Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?
The Sahara Desert
What planet in our solar system has the most moons currently known?
Saturn
What is the fictional company where the characters work in the TV show The Office?
Dunder Mifflin
What type of cheese is traditionally used to make Tiramisu?
Mascarpone
What is Haya's favorite tea (and flavor)?
TWG brand - Singapore breakfast tea
A man pushes his car to a hotel and tells the owner he’s bankrupt. Why?
He's playing Monopoly
Which country has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
Italy
What is the hardest substance produced by the human body?
Tooth enamel
In Mean Girls, what day is jokingly referred to as “Mean Girls Day” by fans?
October 3rd
What is tempeh made from?
Fermented soybeans
Name at least 3 countries that Haya has been to for volleyball tournments
Algeria, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter M
Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
What planet rotates on its side, making its axis almost horizontal?
Uranus
In the TV show Friends, what is the name of Ross’s second wife, whose wedding takes place in London?
Emily Waltham
Which nut is used to make the Italian dessert torrone?
Almonds
What award did Haya win at her high school graduation?
Community Service & Action Award
The person who makes it has no need of it.
The person who buys it doesn’t use it.
The person who uses it doesn’t know they’re using it.
What is it?
A coffin
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
What is the scientific term for animals that eat both plants and meat?
Omnivores
Who plays the character Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones?
Emilia Clarke
What French dish consists of beef braised in red wine, often with mushrooms and bacon?
Boeuf Bourguignon
What did Haya's parents almost name her)? Hint: there's two!
Salma or Razan