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Parliament Hill & the Rideau Canal are in this Canadian capital
What is Ottawa?
Nicknamed “The Great One,” this Canadian hockey legend wore No. 99
Who is Wayne Gretzky?
Elsa sings “Let It Go” in this Disney movie
What is “Frozen"?
This wall split the German city of Berlin in two until it came down in 1989
What is the Berlin Wall?
In 2021 the company behind this social network changed its name to Meta
What is Facebook?
The Eiffel Tower & the Louvre Museum are in this French capital
What is Paris?
NHL teams battle all spring for the chance to lift this famous trophy
What is the Stanley Cup?
Simba, Nala & Timon star in this Disney classic set in the Pride Lands
What is “The Lion King”?
Called “unsinkable,” this ship hit an iceberg & sank on its first voyage in 1912
What is the Titanic?
The first video ever posted on this site, in 2005, was a short clip called “Me at the zoo”
What is YouTube?
Sushi, anime & the famous Shibuya Crossing are all part of life in this Japanese capital
What is Tokyo?
Nicknamed “King James,” this NBA superstar has won 4 championships
Who is LeBron James?
Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Joey & Phoebe hang out at Central Perk in this sitcom
What is “Friends”?
In 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on this
What is the Moon?
This photo app’s name blends the words “instant camera” & “telegram”
What is Instagram?
K-pop superstars BTS are based in this South Korean capital
What is Seoul?
Every 4 years, national soccer teams compete for this golden trophy; Argentina won it in 2022
What is the FIFA World Cup?
Harry, Ron & Hermione learn magic at this school of witchcraft & wizardry
What is Hogwarts?
This French emperor lost the Battle of Waterloo in 1815
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
Before it had a ghost logo & its current name, this app launched in 2011 as Picaboo
What is Snapchat?
In 1991 Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to this city
What is Abuja?
Lionel Messi has won a record 8 of these golden-ball awards for the world’s best soccer player
What is the Ballon d’Or?
Will Smith played a teen from West Philadelphia who moves in with his rich relatives in this 1990s sitcom
What is “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”?
World War II ended in this year, after 6 years of fighting
What is 1945?
In 2018 this lip-syncing app was shut down & all of its users were moved over to TikTok
What is Musical.ly?