Food & Drinks
This expensive and intensely fragrant fungus grows underground near the roots of certain trees and is traditionally hunted using trained dogs or pigs.
What is a truffle?
In 2018, this "All of Me" singer and R&B powerhouse became the first Black man in history to achieve EGOT status after winning an Emmy for producing Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.
Who is John Legend?
Travelers flock to this historic Japanese city to see the iconic Fushimi Inari Shrine and its path of thousands of vibrant vermilion torii gates.
What is Kyoto?
This deep-sea creature has three hearts, blue blood, and can squeeze its entirely boneless body through tiny crevices.
What is an octopus?
"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster."
What is Goodfellas?
To legally bear this name, this style of American whiskey must be made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn and aged in new, charred oak containers.
What is Bourbon?
This German composer continued to write masterpieces, including his famous Ninth Symphony, long after completely losing his hearing.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
Though Marrakech is more famous among tourists, this historic Atlantic port city is actually the commercial hub and largest city in Morocco.
What is Casablanca?
While most mammals give live birth, this venomous, duck-billed Australian creature joins echidnas as the world's only egg-laying mammals.
What is a platypus?
This 1999 David Fincher film starring Brad Pitt was a box office disappointment and polarized critics, but went on to become one of the definitive cult home-video releases of the 2000s.
What is Fight Club?
This heavily marbled, expensive cut of tuna comes from the fatty underbelly of the fish and is highly prized in high-end sushi restaurants.
What is otoro?
This English singer-songwriter became the first artist in Grammy history to win Album, Record, and Song of the Year twice, sweeping them for her albums 21 and 25.
Who is Adele?
Renowned for its unique wildlife and volcanic terrain, this Pacific archipelago where Charles Darwin formulated his theory of evolution belongs to Ecuador.
What are the Galápagos Islands?
Known for its extremely thick skin and resistance to snake venom, this notoriously aggressive member of the mustelid family was dubbed "the world's most fearless animal."
What is a honey badger?
This legendary actor went uncredited for his terrifying performance as John Doe, the meticulous serial killer in David Fincher's 1995 thriller Se7en.
Who is Kevin Spacey?
Harvested entirely by hand from the tiny purple stigmas of a specific autumn-blooming crocus flower, it takes roughly 75,000 blossoms to produce just one single pound of this vibrant spice.
What is saffron?
This legendary alternative rock band's 1991 breakthrough album Nevermind featured a baby swimming after a dollar bill on its cover.
What is Nirvana?
Ringed by white-sand beaches, this small, sovereign island nation in the Indian Ocean is Asia's smallest country by both land area and population.
What are the Maldives?
This massive, semi-aquatic African mammal secretes a red fluid often called "blood sweat" that acts as a natural sunscreen and antibiotic.
What is a hippopotamus (or hippo)?
Based on a Stephen King novella, this 1994 film stars Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne, a banker falsely convicted of murder who escapes a Maine prison.
What is The Shawshank Redemption?
Invented by Gail Borden in 1853, a vacuum pan was used to evaporate water from milk to create this shelf-stable product, which became a vital Union Army ration.
What is condensed milk?
In 1991, this Canadian rock icon's power ballad "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" set an unyielding UK chart record by spending a staggering this many consecutive weeks at Number 1.
What is 16 weeks? (Bryan Adams)
This capital city shares its exact name with its tiny landlocked host republic and lies about 12 miles inland from Italy's Adriatic coast
What is San Marino?
Exhibiting a unique trait called uterine cannibalism, the embryos of this fierce marine predator devour their own siblings inside the mother's womb, ensuring only the strongest pup survives to be born.
What is the sand tiger shark?
When designing the terrifying blank visage for Michael Myers in the 1978 horror movie Halloween, the prop department famously modified a store bought mask of this sci-fi actor's face.
Who is William Shatner?