Semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammal of action
Platypus
Chess
As of today, what country has the largest population?
India
Japanese beers are distinct in that about a third of the grains used in them are this, in addition to the usual barley and hops
Rice
University of California, Santa Cruz
Banana Slugs
This Ryan Coogler film casts an almost unbelievably attractive man as the son of a former boxing champion following in his father's footsteps
Creed
If base-10 is decimal, base-16 is hexadecimal, and base-2 is binary, what is base-8 (I'll be semi-generous here)
Octal
This country has the highest number of pyramids in the world, despite its recent split in two.
Sudan
The logo for this beer brand is its home country's famous musical instrument. However, on official documentation, said country has to flip it to face the opposite direction because the beer brand has the logo trademarked.
Guiness
Rutgers-New Brunswick
Scarlet Knights
This illuminated manuscript of the four Gospels is currently on display at Trinity College, Dublin, the country in which in was likely created
The Book of Kells
Artificial Intelligence is often used as the word to describe what is actually THIS sub-field, which refers to using algorithms and data to allow a computer to learn and improve without a programmer directly writing code for it. (All ___ is AI but not all AI is ___ )
Machine Learning
The world's first ice hotel belongs to this country, and is rebuilt every year in winter using ice from the Torne river
Sweden
What is the brand name of MillerCoors' flagship witbier (Belgian wheat beer)?
Blue Moon
Virginia Tech
Hokies
This Hindu-Buddhist temple complex constructed in 1150 CE makes an appearance on Cambodia's national flag
What does RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
This Central Asian steppe nation has the coldest national capital by yearly average temperature, averaging between 28-32 degrees (the highest temperature recorded there this year was 75). 200 bonus points if you can name the city and spell it correctly.
Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar)
Bourbon
U.S. Naval Academy
Midshipmen
Though it is commonly known by the name "Game of Thrones", George R.R. Martin's fantastic book series is actually called this, with the TV show's name stemming from book one's title
A Song of Ice and Fire
What does VPN stand for?
Virtual Private Network
This archipelagic country holds the crown of flattest in the world, boasting an average elevation of just 5 feet above sea level
The Maldives
The oldest continually operating brewery is located in this notably beer-focused country
Germany (since 1040!)
University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Ragin' Cajuns