World Capitals
In Croatian folk etymology, this city's name means “to scoop.
What is Zagreb?
2,000 pounds
What is a tonne?
In 2019, this former Yugoslav republic added “North” to its name to resolve a decades-long dispute with Greece.
What is Macedonia?
A Sony-produced brand of portable music player introduced in 1979.
What is Walkman?
On the road, it’s on octagonal signs; in the thesaurus, it’s listed with “conclusion” and “pause."
What is “stop”?
This is the southernmost capital in the world.
What is Wellington, New Zealand.
To release or discharge through an opening
What is a vent?
Under the rules of Portugal, the Netherlands, and Great Britain, the island nation of Sri Lanka was known by this name.
What is Ceylon?
His real name was Edward Teach, pirate captain of the Queen Anne's Revenge.
Who is Blackbeard?
“Lavender” and “mauve” are fancy ways of describing this color.
What is Purple?
This river passes through four major European capital cities: Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary), and Belgrade (Serbia).
What is Danube?
Something that motivates effort
What is an incentive?
1980 saw the newly independent Zimbabwe rid itself of this name derived from the founder of the British South Africa Company.
What is Rhodesia?
A skin disease known as "scabies" in humans, it takes on this name in animals with fur.
What is mange?
This 5-letter verb, found in one of the 10 Commandments, is synonymous with “embezzle” and “plunder.”
What is to steal?
This South American capital sits at the highest altitude of any capital in the world.
What is La Paz, Bolivia?
To scheme or plot
What is connive?
In 1984, this African country with a directional name rechristened itself Burkina Faso.
What is Upper Volta?
A person from whom one is descended.
Who is forebearer?
If Darwin had a thesaurus, he could’ve penned “On the Source,” or this, “of Species.”
What is “origin”?
What is Khartoum, Sudan?
Or of relating to sheep
What is ovine?
The precursor to the United Arab Emirates was this union of seven sheikdoms that all signed treaties with Great Britain.
What are the Trucial States?
Someone who greatly enjoys high quality food and drink.
Who is a gourmand?
At the zoo, you might find this animal labeled “leatherback” or “terrapin.”
What is a turtle?