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100
This famous deaf German musician published his first composition at 12
Who is Beethoven?
100
A multi-state political entity, of which Russia was the largest member before its dissolution in 1991
What is the United Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)?
100
This world-famous festival is celebrated in Munich
What is Oktoberfest?
100
This is the traditional food people eat in the Chinese New Year
What is Dumplings?
100
These are the two largest cities in Russia
What are Moscow and St. Petersburg?
100
This is the name for languages that are derived from Latin
What are Romance languages?
100
This famous Austrian actor later became an American politician
Who is Arnold Schwarznegger?
200
These two worldwide famous French DJs play electronic music. Even though you know their music for sure, you probably have never seen their faces.
Who is the Daft Punk?
200
This city is where the capital of Japan was located before Tokyo
What is Kyoto?
200
The Chinese New Year is based on this calendar.
What is lunar calendar?
200
This ingredient is what makes Miso (as in Miso soup)
What are soy beans?
200
This city was the capital of West Germany
What is Bonn?
200
Je, Tu, Il/Elle, Nous, Vous, Ils/Elles
What are French pronouns?
200
Name the historical drama about a popular form of entertainment in Ancient Rome, starring Russell Crowe
What is "Gladiator"?
300
This is how Japanese pop songs are called
What is J-pop?
300
This historical site, included in the original 7 Wonders of the World, exists in North Africa today
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)?
300
The Spanish tradition celebrated on January 6th. It involves gift-giving to children and somewhat equivalent to Santa Claus.
What is "Los Tres Reyes Magos" (Three wise men)?
300
This is the Japanese dish where slices of raw fish is served without rice
What is sashimi?
300
At the height of its power, the Roman Empire completely surrounded this body of water
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
This is the meaning of “RSVP” when you receive an invitation
What is Répondez S’il-Vous-Plaît (meaning, “Answer Please”)?
300
This is the 1963 epic about Julius Caesar, Marc Anthony and the Queen of Egypt
What is Cleopatra?
400
The Russian word for music.
What is "muzyka"?
400
This is the last imperial dynasty of China.
What is Qing?
400
This is the sport the contestants of Le Tour de France practice
What is cycling?
400
This is a common Russian beet soup with a distinctive red color
What is borshch?
400
Name the smallest country (island) in the Middle East, which measures 48 km long and 16 km wide
What is Bahrain?
400
This German word means taking pleasure in other people’s misery
What is "schadenfreude"?
400
This blockbuster 2018 movie broke the 35 year old cinema ban in Saudi Arabia
What is “Black Panther”?
500
Name this Chinese instrument.
What is Pipa?
500
This Roman emperor built a 73-mile-long wall in England
Who is Hadrian?
500
These are the names of the mythical founders of Rome, who were supposedly nursed by a wolf
Who are Romulus and Remus?
500
This is a popular Italian food NOT invented by ancient Romans
What is pasta?
500
This is the river that runs through Rome
What is the Tiber river?
500
This is the Latin idiom that means to prolong or repeat something to the point of sickness
What is “ad nauseam?”
500
This is the most popular Argentinian actor of contemporary films
Who is Ricardo Darin?
600
In 2017, Rapper French Montana, born Karim Kharbouch, released the video for his song “Famous”. The video was shot in Chefchaouen, located in this Arab country.
Where is Morocco?
600
These two sides fought during the Spanish Civil War.
What are republicans and nationalists?
600
This multi-day holiday celebrated throughout Mexico where family and friends pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey.
What is "Día de los muertos" (Day of the Death)?
600
Two Spanish dishes that, despite their many variations, have as cold tomato soup as their base. Name at least one of them
What is "gazpacho" or "salmorejo"?
600
Name 3 countries that belong to what is known as the Southern Cone.
What is Chile, Argentina and Uruguay? (Brazil and Paraguay)
600
This is the meaning of the Japanese idiom “to have a light mouth”
What is "someone who is unable to keep secrets"?
600
This German movie set in post-DDR east Germany follows two siblings as they try to convince their mother that the DDR still exists after she wakes up from a coma
What is "Goodbye Lenin"?
700
This is a formal, partner dance, commonly danced in Russian novels set in the 19th century
What is Mazurca?
700
One of the two official names that St. Petersburg has had in the past.
What is Petrograd or Lenningrad?
700
This is the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity
Who is Constantine?
700
Name the cheese-filled pastry soaked in a sweet syrup that is native to Palestine
What is a kunafa?
700
This river, running throughout Western and Southern Russia, is in fact the longest river in Europe
What is the Volga river?
700
This is the meaning of the Chinese idiom “drink vinegar”
What is being jealous (especially in romantic relationships)?
700
This is the director of the Chinese film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”
Who is Ang Lee?
800
This is the Greco-Roman instrument the word “guitar” is derived from.
What is kithara/Cithara?
800
The United Arab Republic was a state, and between 1958 and 1961, a short-lived political union of these two Arab countries
What are Egypt and Syria?
800
These are the nomadic Arabs who live in deserts.
Who are Bedouins?
800
This German dish consists of potato dumplings
What are "knoedel"?
800
This French city is well known for its mustard
What is Dijon?
800
Name 3 grammatical cases that make up declension systems for various languages including German, Arabic, Japanese, Latin, Russian and Greek.
What are nominative, accusative, dative and genitive?
800
This early Soviet film, directed by Dziga Vertov, was released in 1929, and features various experimental uses of film and montage
What is Man with a Movie Camera?