European Country Nicknames
"The Boot"
(It has more World Heritage sites than any other country)
What is Italy?
In 2023, people took to the streets in France after a proposal to raise this from 62 to 64
In 2005, a 19-second clip titled "Me at the zoo" was the first video ever uploaded to this website
What is Youtube?
El Museo del Canal is a top tourist attraction in this Central American capital city
What is Panama City?
This gulf & the region around it produce roughly a third of the world's oil--so as gulfs go, it's kind of a big deal
What is the Persian Gulf
"The Land of Count Dracula"
(You've never been to Transylvania in October?
You gotta go!)
What is Romania?
Mahsa Amini's death inspired protests against headscarves and the government in this Middle Eastern country
What is Iran?
In 1984, this company introduced the "Fat Mac", a Macintosh computer with a whopping 512 KB of RAM
What is Apple?
The Eastern Flyer was a short-lived train line that connected Tulsa to this state capital
What is Oklahoma City?
The Gulf of Bothnia separates Finland from this Scandinavian nation, known for delicious gravy-slathered meatballs
What is Sweden
"The Land of Fire & Ice"
(Do its citizens really believe in elves? I guess we'll never gnome)
What is Iceland?
One of activist Greta Thunberg's fans is this former governor who owned the first electric Hummer H-1
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?
In 1997, an IBM computer named Deep Blue beat grandmaster Garry Kasparov at this game
What is Chess?
Originally the site of the ancient Aztec capital, it's the most populous city in North America
What is Mexico City?
Some gulfs connect to the ocean via narrow passages of water called these; steer clear of dire ones
What is straits?
"The Land of Poets & Thinkers"
(Hey Einstein, it's pronounced "GUR-tuh" , not "GO-thee")
What is Germany?
Some people may have underestimated this president here before he led his country in resisting an invasion in 2022
Who is Zelensky?
In 2012, this Google creation passed Microsoft's Internet Explorer to become the world's most used web browser
What is Google Chrome?
In the wild days of the Wild West, this city in Kansas was home to the notorious Long Branch Saloon
What is Dodge City?
The Gulf of Carpentaria forms the rectangular indentation at the top of this country that also moonlights as a continent
What is Australia?
"The Playground of Europe"
(St. Moritz is so over. All the best parties are in Gstaad)
What is Switzerland?
Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a 2-block plaza on 16th Street NW named for this social justice group
What is Black Lives Matter?
One of the first search engines shared its name with this comic book character, inspiring successors named Veronica & Jughead
What is Archie?
Just across the Hudson River from Manhattan's Financial District, this Garden State city is nicknamed "Wall Street West"
What is Jersey City?
Along with Mexico & the United States, this island nation is 1 of 3 countries bordering the Gulf of Mexico
What is Cuba?