CAPITAL CITY BIRTHPLACES
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Socrates
WHAT IS ATHENS?
In 218 BC, he led the Carthaginian army and some war elephants across the Alps to invade Italy
WHO IS HANNIBAL?
In Mexico, it’s a circular flatbread; in Spain, it’s a potato and egg omelet
WHAT IS A TORTILLA?
Brandenburg
WHAT IS GERMANY?
FC Barcelona: 672 goals between 2003 and 2021
WHO IS LIONEL MESSI?
When he wasn’t busy inventing calculus, he formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation
WHO IS ISAAC NEWTON?
Diego Maradona and Pope Francis
WHAT IS BUENOS AIRES?
This 18th century BC Babylonian king is best known for his legal code, now preserved on a pillar in the Louvre
WHO IS HAMMURABI?
It’s a South Asian fried pastry, often served in a triangular shape with a filling of meat or potatoes
WHAT IS SAMOSA/SAMBUSA?
Queensland
WHAT IS AUSTRALIA?
Real Madrid: 450 goals between 2009 and 2018
WHO IS CRISTIANO RONALDO?
Portrayed by Cillian Murphy on film, he led the Manhattan Project during World War II
WHO IS J ROBERT OPPENHEIMER?
Penelope Cruz and Miguel de Cervantes
WHAT IS MADRID?
Qin Shi Huang unified the warring Chinese states and was the first to hold this royal title
WHAT IS EMPEROR OF CHINA?
Considered the national dish of Peru, it’s chunks of uncooked seafood cured in citrus juice
WHAT IS CEVICHE?
Nagano
WHAT IS JAPAN?
Santos FC: this Brazilian with 643 goals between 1956 and 1974
WHO IS PELE?
Possibly Elon Musk’s favorite scientist, his induction motor was a breakthrough in the use of alternating current in electricity
WHO IS NIKOLA TESLA?
Psy and Lee Jung-Jae
WHAT IS SEOUL?
Built as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu, it was the tallest man-made structure in the world for about 4000 years
WHAT IS THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA?
If you visit Sicily, be sure to try these fried balls filled with rice, mozzarella and ragu sauce
WHAT ARE ARANCINI?
Amazonas
WHAT IS BRAZIL?
Paris Saint-Germain: this hometown hero with 256 goals between 2018 and 2024
WHO IS KYLIAN MBAPPE?
Considered the founder of genetics, this Austrian monk famously experimented with the heredity of pea plants
WHO IS GREGOR MENDEL?
Johan Cruyff and Eddie Van Halen
WHAT IS AMSTERDAM?
According to the books of Samuel in the Bible, he was the first king of Israel
WHO IS SAUL?
This style of Moroccan stew shares its name with the terra cotta pot it’s cooked in
WHAT IS TAGINE/TANGIA?
Uttar Pradesh
WHAT IS INDIA?
Arsenal FC: this Frenchman with 228 goals between 1999 and 2012
WHO IS THIERRY HENRY?
This Italian inventor’s radio was used to send the Titanic’s distress call in 1912
WHO IS GUGLIELMO MARCONI