Cakes
This is the most popular flavor of cake in the United States
Chocolate
In 1889, America gave France a miniature version of the Statue of Liberty to celebrate the centennial of...
The French Revolution
Whit stones from Croatia were used by Americans to build THIS structure in our capital
The White House
This chess piece can only move diagonally
The Bishop
A cronut is a croissant baked in the shape of a...
Doughnut
The people of THIS country were the first ones to make cakes specifically for birthdays
Germany
In 1826, the African country of Mali gave France a camel as a gift while Egypt gave them THIS animal, who was named Zarafa
Giraffe
These rare mushrooms are small and very expensive but in 1999, Croatians discovered one that was as big as a pineapple!
Truffles
In 1280, the Spanish first invented this new rule for pawns
They can move two spaces at the start of their first turn
Croissants were first introduced to the French public in the 1899 World Exposition, the same event in which THIS famous French tower was revealed
The Eiffel Tower
In the 20th century, bakers from Maryland created THIS red cake
Red Velvet
In 1943, at the Tehran Conference, Churchill gave Stalin a sword to celebrate the bravery that Soviet soldiers showed at THIS major WW2 battle
Stalingrad
Dalmatian
The word checkmate is derived from the Persian “shah mat”, which translates too
The king is dead
It is said that the French love their croissants with jam but the Germans love their croissants with THIS Italian spread
Nutella
Ancient Greeks made cakes round and put candles in them to show their respect to the goddess of THIS
The moon
In 1972, China gave the US two pandas after THIS American president visited the country during the Cold War
Nixon
Croatian soldiers helped invent THIS article of clothing, now considered to be the most popular Father’s Day gift
The necktie
The folded chessboard was invented by a man of THIS profession, who was banned from playing this game as part of his job
Priest
Turkey
According to an old English tradition, if a woman puts a fruitcake under her pillow, THIS will happen to her
She will get married
In about 562 BC, Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II built THIS structure for his wife, now considered to be one of the 7 Wonders of the World
The Hanging Gardens
This famous American movie director of the 1960s believed that the best sunset is in Croatia
Alfred Hitchcock
In 1972, a new sport was invented in England consisting of 11 rounds. In the odd ”intellectual rounds”, contestants play chess. In the even “physical rounds”, they engage in THIS sport
Boxing
Marie Antoinette