Language
It's the ancestor of the romance languages, but no longer spoken itself
What is Latin?
This country's flag may get confused for a large red kickball.
What is Japan?
The Qin dynasty was the first to join together sections of the Great Wall in this country
What is China?
A humongous ancient stadium you can't miss when driving around Rome.
What is the Colosseum?
Calling something petite means calling it small, thanks to this origin language
What is French?
Before it gained independence from Britain, its flag looked like Australia's---now it has a maple leaf
The Greeks were famous for using these to hold up ceilings
What are columns?
An ancient Incan village or mountain retreat, discovered more recently than other incredible world ruins.
What is Machu Picchu?
To vote in the Bundestag, or parliament, you say either 'ja' or 'nein'
What is German?
The flag of this international organization headquartered in Switzerland has five interlocking rings to represent the five continents---if you count the Americas as one
What is the Olympics (IOC, Olympic Games)?
He built many of Barcelona's famous buildings, including Park Guell and the recently completed Sagrada Familia.
Who is Gaudi?
The native language of Christiano Ronaldo, and about 215 million South Americans
What is Portuguese?
This country didn't qualify for the 2026 World Cup, so some fans flipped their green, white, and orange flag around to make an Ivory Coast flag and root for them
What is Republic of Ireland?
Ancient Roman generals held parades after military victories, and they built these, staples of architecture, with curves to distribute the weight
What are arches?
This language combines hiragana and kanji, or characters in its own phonetic writing method with Chinese pictorial characters
What is Japanese?
This country's anthem has five languages to represent its many peoples, and its flag has six colors in a horizontal Y shape
What is South Africa?
Alister MacKenzie and Bobby Jones were the golf architects who designed this iconic course that hosts The Masters, in Georgia
What is Augusta National?
Other than the Maldives, it's the other island country just south of India in the Indian Ocean
What is Sri Lanka?