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The German-born scientist made famous for the formula: e=mc^2.

Albert Einstein 

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Often referred to as the ‘Big Apple’, this city is known for its exclusive shops, Broadway performances, and high-flying business tycoons.

New York City

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This country has attractions such as the Grand Canyon and Mount Rushmore, and lasting imprints on global culture, such as Hollywood, music, sports, historical personalities, tech innovation, and more.

United States

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A circle of boiled and baked yeast bread; originated in Poland.

Bagel

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Popular singer known for songs such as "Thank u, next," "break free," and "One last time." She is a more recently famous artist who is known for wearing a high ponytail.

Ariana Grande

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The American-born Jewish convert famous for her Blonde Bombshell roles.

Marilyn Monroe

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It is known worldwide for the Louvre Museum, Notre-Dame cathedral, and the Eiffel tower. It has a reputation of being a romantic and cultural city.

Paris

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This country is famous for the Eiffel Tower and lavender fields in Provence. It's a well-known tourist destination that offers museums, art galleries and fine cuisine. It's also known for its varied landscapes, from the mountains in the Alps to the beaches of Marseille, Corsica and Nice.

France

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Fried potato pancakes, usually eaten at Hanukkah with sour cream or apple sauce.

Latkes

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She has more than 30 awards to her name, including two Guinness World Records for Most Decades With a Top 20 Hit on the US Hot Country Songs Chart and Most Hits on US Hot Country Songs Chart By a Female Artist. She made her album debut in 1967 which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s (both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with Porter Wagoner), before her sales and chart peak came during the 1970s.

Dolly Parton

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The American-born magician and escapist who didn't believe in the supernatural.

Harry Houdini

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Famous for its magnificent ancient buildings, the Palace of Westminster, Trafalgar Square, Art Galleries, and Big Ben.

London

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This country is famous for the Renaissance and the incredible artists it produced. It's famous for its tourism, its art cities and unique scenery. It is also known for its language, its opera, its fashion and its luxury brands.

Italy

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Triangular pastry filled with poppy seed or prune paste, or fruit jams, eaten during Purim.

Hamantashen

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American singer, songwriter, and dancer who was the most popular entertainer in the world in the early and mid-1980s. Even today he is widely regarded as the “King of Pop.” His most popular songs are "Smooth Criminal" and "Beat It." He is known for inventing the moonwalk.

Michael Jackson

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The American-born EGOT who refused to get a nose job.

Barbra Streisand
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This city is famous for the Colosseum, and a sprawling metropolis of Classical architecture. But the city is known for more than its ancient history: it is home to the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, incredible food, gardens and art, and a world-famous film industry.

Rome

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Known as 'the factory of the world”. It is the world's largest producer of concrete, steel, fertilizer, clothing, and toys.

China

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Sweet dessert pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts, drizzled with syrup or honey.

Baklava

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This singer achieved fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B group Destiny's Child and then launched a hugely successful solo career. Her hit solo albums included Dangerously in Love (2003), B'Day (2006), e.t.c..

Beyoncé

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The Czech-born author who wrote in German. 

Franz Kafka

500

Known for top-rated restaurants, the Shibuya Crossing, Imperial Palace, cherry blossoms, markets, and more. This city is also famous for its vending machines, cat cafes, museums, and sacred sites.

Tokyo

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Famous for natural sights like cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji, cutting-edge technology like cars and bullet trains, wacky inventions like karaoke and vending machines, cultural values like politeness and punctuality, popular anime and manga, and mouth-watering food like ramen and sushi.

Japan

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Thin egg pancake wrapped around a sweet mixture of farmer's cheese, potato, or fruit pie filling, similar to a crêpe, served with sour cream.

Blintz

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An American actor and producer who emerged in the 1990s as one of Hollywood’s leading performers. He is most well known in the movies "Romeo and Juliet," and "Titanic."

Leonardo DiCaprio