Yapaholism
Mr. Worldwide, ¡Dale!
Divas of History
Who???
You Know Me So Well!
100
This (usually misused) Latin term is commonly used to describe large casualties, however, its origin specifically refers to reducing something by 1/10th
To decimate
100
These are the two countries referred to in the massive 2011 pop hit by an international canine and the creator of the "mi gente Latino" meme.
Brazil and Morocco
100
This diva is said to have been captured by pirates, been offended by how low they set his ramson, and having demanded to have it raised.
Julius Ceasar
100
Peter Gene Hernandez is the true name of this "out of this world" singer.
Bruno Mars
100
It is no news to anyone that I am always simping for some fictional character/actor/other. I have an entire presentation full of examples. This is one of them.
(Tbh you could've probably said anything and you'd be right) Hozier, Anakin Skywalker, Diego Luna (and his variants), Pedro Pascal (and his many variants), Oscar Isaac (and his many variants), Meghan thee Stalion, Gal Costa, Eva Green, Rebecca Ferguson, Hannah Waddingham, Yuzuru Hanyu, Djo, Josh O'Connor, Dev Patel several anime characters (Kakashi, Gojo, Geto, Higuruma, Uzui, etc.)
200
It is commonly said that this slang term used mostly by Latin Americans originates from a common phrase used by American soldiers in WWII.
Gringo. Said to be a corruption of the English, "Green, go!". That is in fact incorrect, and linguists mostly agree that the term is likely to originate from the Spanish/Portuguese words for "Greek", which was then widely used to refer to any person who spoke an unintelligible language.
200
The true state of this city is said to cause severe disappointment in some tourists who then experience acute delusional states, hallucinations, feelings of persecution, derealization, depersonalization, and anxiety, as well as a myriad of psychosomatic symptoms such as dizziness, tachycardia, sweating, and vomiting.
Paris
200
This diva had serious beef with his room's wallpaper, to the point of alledgedly having said: "either the wallpaper goes or I do."
Oscar Wilde
200
Norma Jeane Mortenson is the birthname of this iconic actress
Marilyn Monroe
200
Everyone here knows how Brazilian names can get really interesting. However, instead of asking you what my full name is, what was one of the other names my parents considered for me (you can name just one, bonus points if anyone remembers the reason why they weren't chosen)
Clara (because the combination with Belo made it too close to Goofy's girlfriend's name), Bia (because my grandmas made a fuss about me being given a nickname for a name)
300
Phrases and expressions like "You're grounded", "Blockbuster", and "Balls to the wall" all originated from this institution.
The Military
300
This viral internet meme describes a global collection of countries (mostly near the equator) who share cultural and culinary traits
The Global Latina Belt
300
This diva failed the imperial exams 4 times, and yet, he obtained power, abolished land ownership, forbade slavery, and made the sexes equal. Of course, in the process and aftermath millions perished, as is usual in this region's history. Oh, yeah and he claimed to be Jesus Christ's little brother.
Hong Xiquan
300
One of the most iconic singer of the 2010s, Katheryn Hudson chose to change her name in favor of...
Katy Perry
300
Some here might know how much I love events like the Olympics. Apart from the sports, one of my favorite parts is the parade of the athletes because I get to flex my flag knowledge to my family. Based on that, let's test your flag knowledge with this question: What country's flag has three equal stripes in red and blue, with a yellow symbol?
Mongolia!
400
This animal's name shares the same origin as the Latin verb "to run" and the modern Portuguese word for car.
A horse
400
Ah! This is the total number of letters "a" found in South America
15 (17 is also acceptable if you counted French Guyana)
400
This diva, much like her father Ludwig I, was obsessed with cleanliness and dressing in white, however, her biggest quirk might be that she believed she had swallowed a glass grand piano as a child and lived in fear that it would shatter inside her body
Alexandra of Bavaria
400
Eric Arthur Blair is the real name of this famously critical 20th century author
George Orwell
400
Something I very much look forward to, this quadrennial event was the theme of my 11th birthday party.
The World Cup
500
The words "idea" and "guide" share the same original Proto-Indo European word as this sensory act.
To see/vision. The PIE word is *weyd-. In Latin, this word evolves into "video" (to see). In Hellenic languages, to becomes the verb *wéidō which then evolves into "idea". In Germanic languages, it becomes *wītaną (later becomes "wissen" in German and "wit" in English), which after passing through the Franks eventually becomes the French "guider".
500
By crossing the border between these two countries, you can experience the largest time-zone skip that can be experienced while travelling on foot.
Afghanistan and China
500
This diva was so overcome with shame and stress that he killed himself when the fish for his 2,000 guest 3-day banquet failed to arrive on time.
François Vatel (the fish famously arriving shortly after is not corroborated by the historical record)
500
This producer was consistently on the top of the charts last decade, but you probably wouldn't recognize his real name of Adam Richard Wiles.
Calvin Harris
500
I am an unhinged fanfiction reader and writer, and have definitely put much more time working on fic plots than I have in academic assignments. This number represents the number of words my longest (finished) fanfic.
67,000 words, or around 131 pages. That is longer than The Stranger by Camus (123 pages) and Animal Farm by Orwell (107 pages)