Bubble Tea
This Taiwanese term refers to either the black “bubbles” inside of the tea or the drink itself
What is boba?
Known as a “lift” in the UK, this contraption serves as an alternative to stairs or escalators.
What is an elevator?
This national day on January 21 encourages people to give this affectionate gesture with the arms to others.
What is a hug? (National Hugging Day)
This “stan” country has a fabric, a blanket, a dog and a rug named after it.
What is Afghanistan?
This nocturnal "wise" bird does not have eyeballs; instead, its eyes are tube-shaped.
What is an owl?
This flavor made from a tropical root vegetable usually looks purple.
What is taro?
Known as a “courgette” in the UK, this vegetable is a green squash.
What is zucchini?
March 20's national day is dedicated to the potential arrival of these organisms that come from another planet.
What is an alien? (National Alien Abduction Day)
This “stan” country only has one other vowel in its name apart from “A” - and it’s only a vowel sometimes.
What is Kyrgyzstan?
Dogs' sense of smell is 100,000 times stronger than humans, but they lack this feature on their tongues, having only 1/6 the number of humans'.
What are taste buds?
This topping is made from mixing gelatin with herbs.
What is grass jelly/herbal jelly?
Known as a “postcode” in the UK, this number is used to refer to a place.
What is a zip code?
April 21 is the day of a national holiday where people are advised to keep this lush plant that grows underfoot green by not trampling over it.
What is grass? (National Keep Off the Grass Day)
This “stan” country is directly west of India, with a time zone only 30 minutes behind its eastern neighbor.
What is Pakistan?
Almost 10 percent of a cat's bones are in this part of this body that it uses to communicate non-vocally.
What is a tail?
This layer of sweetened milk or cream floats on top of a bubble tea drink and is sometimes made with cream cheese, in which case it is called “cheese foam.”
What is a milk cap?
Known as “fairy floss” in the UK, this dessert is made of spun sugar.
What is cotton candy?
September 9 is the date of a national holiday that celebrates the impossible - as per the idiom that describes when this farm animal flies.
What is a pig? (National When Pigs Fly Day)
This “stan” country made waves when movie character Borat was said to be from this country.
What is Kazakhstan?
Kangaroos, platypi, bandicoots and koalas belong to this family of animals native to Australia, which distinguish themselves by their pouches.
What are marsupials?
This topping is typically served with matcha tea and is made from sweet adzuki beans.
What is red bean?
Known as a “hair slide” in the UK, this small clamp keeps your hair away from your eyes while looking stylish.
What is a barrette?
December 18 has a national holiday that celebrates wearing this bathroom object with a suction cup as a hat.
What is a plunger? (National Wear a Plunger On Your Head Day)
This “stan” country’s most prominent cities are Tashkent and Samarkand.
What is Uzbekistan?
The ruminants are a family of even-toed hooved mammals that "chew the cud" to digest, and includes the cattle, sheep, antelopes, deer, and giraffes. In order to do this, they have 4 of this organ.
What is a stomach?