Movies
A fantasy trilogy that includes titles such as Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and Return of the King.
Lord of the Rings
Found across the world at Ikea, Sweden is known for this food, which is based of a Turkish recipe.
(Swedish) Meatballs
This is Nick's favorite color.
Green
The home country of Borat, the real inhabitants of this nation filed lawsuits against Sacha Baron Cohen for his depiction of their homeland.
Kazakhstan
Sunflower
Director is known for Django Unchained, Inglorious Basterds, Kill Bill, and other films.
Quentin Tarentino.
Spainards eat this cold tomato soup to help combat the heat.
Gazpacho
This city, Nick's birthplace, is synonymous with affluence in Minnesota.
Edina
This city was the first population center to ever be hit by a nuclear bomb, in 1945.
Hiroshima
He wrote a ballad about the largest ship to ever sink on the Great Lakes.
Gordon Lightfoot
This movie famously lost its original soundtrack, and its titular character made a cameo in Spongebob.
Nosferatu
A cold dish made by cooking raw fish cubes in lime juice.
Ceviche
These were Nick's majors in college.
Computer science and Spanish.
The most populated city in the Western Hemisphere, this urban center has a population of over 23 million.
São Paulo
This song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie to raise money for Africa in the 80s, and featured several famous artists, including Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, and others.
We are the World
Lake Michigan
A traditional Korean side dish consisting of salted and fermented vegetables, most often napa cabbage or Korean.
Kimchi
Nick started working at this company in July of 2025.
The Ovative Group (Ovative)
Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, sits on the border of two countries. This is one of them.
Tanzania or Kenya
The most recent recipient of the Grammy for song of the year.
Not Like Us- Kendrick Lamar
Winner of best picture at the 97th (most recent) Academy Awards.
Anora
When Icelanders make Hákarl, they are actually eating this ocean animal.
Shark
This museum that–where Nick routinely volunteers–has a large collection of trains and rolling stock.
Minnesota Transportation Museum
This city, previously known as Leningrad, is a one of Russia's cultural centers.
St. Petersburg
With nearly 5 billion streams, this is the most streamed song on Spotify.
Blinding Lights- The Weeknd