SPORTS
In this sport, using your hands is basically illegal unless you’re the goalkeeper.
What is soccer?
Her Eras Tour turned concerts into a trip through almost her entire music career.
Who is Taylor Swift?
White coat. Black spots. Firehouse. Disney made 101 of them famous.
What is a Dalmatian?
About 60% of the Amazon rainforest lies inside this country, more than any other.
What is Brazil?
If something was “PHAT” in the ’90s, nobody was commenting on its weight. They meant it was this.
What is cool?
In this sport, a shot made from beyond the curved three-point line is worth 3 points.
What is basketball?
This Argentine soccer legend finally won the World Cup in 2022.
Who is Lionel Messi?
This famously friendly, usually golden-colored dog was bred to retrieve things, which explains the name.
What is a Golden Retriever?
Running along South America’s western edge, this enormous mountain range passes through countries including Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
What are the Andes?
In 2000s slang, lots of flashy diamonds, chains and jewelry could be described with this word.
What is bling?
The “snake shot” — a stroke hit with sidespin so heavy the ball curves sideways around the net rather than over it — belongs to this sport.
What is ping pong?
The son of a former Knicks guard, he won back-to-back NCAA titles at Villanova before becoming the captain of his father’s old team.
Who is Jalen Brunson?
Long floppy ears, short legs, droopy eyes. This dog looks like it has had a very long Monday.
What is a Basset Hound?
Parts of this desert in Chile are so incredibly dry that scientists use the landscape to study conditions resembling Mars.
What is the Atacama Desert?
Your friend says, “Meet me downstairs in five.” You answer with this three-letter slang word meaning “okay,” “agreed,” or “I’m in.”
What is bet?
This Winter Olympic sport is basically “slide a giant rock across ice while your teammates sweep the floor like the landlord is coming.”
What is curling?
This teenage Spanish soccer superstar became one of Barcelona’s biggest stars before he was old enough to vote.
Who is Lamine Yamal?
Long body, tiny legs. Calling this breed a “wiener dog” will probably give it away.
What is a Dachshund?
Kahal Zur Israel, considered the first synagogue built in the Americas, was established in the 1600s in this Brazilian city.
What is Recife?
You forgot your homework, your phone is at 1%, and your mom just found the broken lamp. In current slang, you are absolutely this.
What is cooked?
In this Winter Olympic sport, two or four people sprint, jump into what looks like a very expensive bathtub, and blast down an ice chute.
What is bobsledding?
This singer behind “Blinding Lights” was born Abel Tesfaye.
Who is The Weeknd?
This thick-coated dog from Siberia is famous for pulling sleds and often having striking blue eyes.
What is a Siberian Husky?
Long before humans existed, South America and Africa were joined as parts of this giant southern supercontinent before the South Atlantic opened between them.
What is Gondwana?
This old acronym originally referred to “live action role-playing.” In newer slang, it can mean pretending to be something you’re really not, especially for appearances online.
What is larping?