World Leaders
This Polish electrician became a global symbol of resistance when he led the Solidarity movement and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983.
Who is Lech Walesa?
This Italian dessert made with coffee-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone cheese means "pick me up."
What is tiramisu?
This Venezuelan opposition leader won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight to restore democracy in her country.
Who is María Corina Machado?
This English playwright and poet is often called the greatest writer in the English language.
Who is William Shakespeare?
This capital city is located on two continents and was formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople.
What is Istanbul?
In 2017, this French president shared a famously firm handshake with Donald Trump.
Who is Emmanuel Macron?
This Mexican dessert is a custard made with eggs, milk, and sugar, often topped with caramel.
What is flan?
This South African leader shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with F.W. de Klerk for ending apartheid.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This Spanish author wrote Don Quixote, considered one of the first modern novels.
Who is Miguel de Cervantes?
This capital city is located at the mouth of the Tagus River and was rebuilt in Baroque style after a devastating earthquake in 1755.
What is Lisbon?
From 2005 to 2021, she served as Chancellor of Germany and was known for her pragmatic leadership style.
Who is Angela Merkel?
This creamy dessert from Argentina is made with caramelized milk and is often used as a filling or topping.
What is dulce de leche?
He was the President of Colombia and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016 for his efforts to end the country's civil war.
Who is Juan Manuel Santos?
This Russian novelist wrote War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Who is Leo Tolstoy?
This capital city is the highest in the world, sitting at over 11,000 feet above sea level.
What is La Paz?
This South African leader spent 27 years in prison before becoming the country’s first Black president in 1994.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This Turkish dessert is made of layers of filo pastry, nuts, and honey or syrup.
What is baklava?
This Costa Rican president won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his efforts to bring peace to Central America.
Who is Óscar Arias Sánchez?
This Chilean poet won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971 and is known for his passionate love poems.
Who is Pablo Neruda?
This capital city is home to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square.
What is Beijing?
She was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
France is famous for this delicate layered pastry filled with cream and topped with icing, often found in patisseries.
What is a mille-feuille?
This Guatemalan indigenous activist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her work defending the rights of indigenous peoples.
Who is Rigoberta Menchú?
This Colombian author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982 and is known for One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Who is Gabriel García Márquez?
This South American capital was designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and is known for its modernist layout.
What is Brasília?