West Asia
The religion practiced by the majority of people across the Middle East.
What is Islam?
This Netflix series, set in a dystopian game-show world with a giant doll, returned for its second season in December 2024.
What is Squid Game?
This global body, founded in 1945, has 193 member states and is the world's primary forum for international peace and cooperation.
What is the United Nations?
This head of the Roman Catholic Church, currently residing in Vatican City rhymes with HOPE
What is the Pope?
This racer, youngest-ever points leader, leads the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship after winning back-to-back races in China and Japan
Who is Kimi Antonelli?
The governing body of Saudi Arabia is this type of monarchy, where religious law is the basis of rule.
What is an absolute/theocratic monarchy?
This African-American man won Best Actor at the 2026 Academy Awards for his performance in the movie Sinners
Who is Michael B. Jordan?
This organisation of 10 Southeast Asian nations promotes regional economic and political cooperation and counts Singapore as a founding member.
What is ASEAN?
This person believed to be chosen by God to deliver divine messages to humanity rhymes with PROFIT
What is Prophet?
These 3 countries will jointly co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup which kicks off in the summer of 2026
What is the USA, Canada and Mexico?
This waterway connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, running through Egypt, is one of the world's most important shipping routes.
What is the Suez Canal?
Charli XCX's critically acclaimed 2024 album, which spawned the viral cultural phrase "[album name] summer."
What is Brat?
This court, based in The Hague, is the only permanent international tribunal with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
What is the International Criminal Court?
This person sent to a foreign land to convert others to their faith, a practice that has been celebrated and condemned in equal measure throughout history rhymed with VISIONARY
What is Missionary?
This lavish city was named host for Super Bowl LXIII
What is Las Vegas?
This Gulf state hosts the largest US military base in the Middle East and was the site of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
What is Qatar?
This celebrity was in the news over a dispute with her security team allegedly berating a child at a hotel in São Paulo and her confronting photographers and autograph seekers in Paris
Who is Chappell Roan?
This financial institution, often paired with the World Bank, lends money to countries facing balance-of-payments crises and is frequently accused of imposing harsh conditions on developing nations.
What is the IMF?
This major formal split within a religious institution, most famously the one that divided Christianity into Eastern and Western branches in 1054, rhymes with PRISM
What is Schism?
Pascal Siakam scored 30 points to lead this NBA team to a 135-118 win over the Heat in March 2026
Who are the Indiana Pacers?
Following the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, 2026, what is the name of the person named the new Supreme Leader?
Who is Mojtaba Khamenei?
As of February 26, 2026, this media company has dropped its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) after refusing to match a "superior" $111 billion offer from Paramount/Skydance
What is Netflix?
This 4-letter club of 38 mostly wealthy nations publishes influential data on education, health, and economic performance — and is often cited in debate rounds when teams want to compare government policy outcomes across countries.
What is the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)?
This act of showing contempt for God or sacred things, which remains a criminal offence punishable by death in several countries today rhymes with FANTASY
What is Blasphemy?
This prestigious annual award, named after a relevant headgear in the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, is presented to the leading run-scorer of the season.
What is the Orange Cap?