World Capitals
Book characters
You can't park there
You can't eat that
Ethnic enclaves
100

This capital city is home to the Colosseum and the Vatican, even though the Vatican is technically its own country.

What is Rome?

100

This young wizard became famous as “The Boy Who Lived.”

Who is Harry Potter? 

100

This New York City park is larger than Vatican City and is home to Strawberry Fields and the famous Bethesda Fountain.

What is Central Park?

100

In many religions, including Islam and Judaism, this meat is considered unclean and strictly forbidden.

What is pork?

100

New York City’s Flushing neighborhood is known for its dense population and cultural influence from this East Asian country.

What is China?

200

Canberra is the capital of this country — not Sydney or Melbourne, as many people assume.

What is Australia?

200

Atticus Finch, Scout, and Boo Radley are characters in this Harper Lee novel.

What is To Kill a Mockingbird?

200

This NBC comedy series follows the Parks Department of Pawnee, Indiana, and stars Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope.

What is Parks and Recreation? 

200

In many parts of the world, including India and the U.S., eating this common household pet is a serious taboo — but in some regions, it's part of local tradition.

What is dog? 

200

This Los Angeles neighborhood is home to the largest Thai population outside of Asia.

What is Thai Town?

300

Once known as Edo, this bustling capital city blends ancient temples with cutting-edge technology.

What is Tokyo? 

300

This character narrates The Great Gatsby and observes the lives of the wealthy in 1920s New York.

Who is Nick Carraway?

300

This refers to parking between two vertically already-parked cars near the curb. 

What is parallel parking? 

300

This tame style of cooking a steak is generally frowned upon. 

What is well done?

300

This NYC neighborhood hosts the famous annual Feast of San Gennaro and once had a mafia-controlled cannoli market.

What is Little Italy?

400

The United States' capitol was originally planned to be in this city, not Washington. 

What is New York? 

400

This bear from “darkest Peru” wears a red hat and a blue coat, and loves marmalade sandwiches.

Who is Paddington Bear? 

400

There are (on average) this many car accidents every day in the United States. 

What is 16-17,000 per day? 

400

This sweet beverage should not be ordered anywhere North of the Mason-Dixon line. 

What is sweet tea? 

400

In London, the Southall district is known for its large population of immigrants from this South Asian country.

What is India?

500

This African capital is the only one in the world that borders both the Atlantic and the Congo River.

What is Kinshasa? 

500

In this Steinbeck novel, George and Lennie dream of owning a piece of land together.

What is Of Mice and Men?

500

In major cities like New York, this system allows you to park for a fee while leaving your car in a lot where attendants move it for you.

What is valet parking? 
500

This condiment is not allowed on a Chicago dog. 

What is Ketchup?

500

Located in São Paulo, this district is home to the largest Japanese population outside Japan.

What is Liberdade? 

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