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Not technically one of the 7 wonders, this site was included as an honorary 8th wonder because it is the only surviving wonder of the ancient world.
What are the Great Pyramids of Giza?
This 19th century war was entirely within the United States of America, as it fought revolutionary forces known as the Confederate States.
What is the Civil War?
Known by its Spanish name, this green herb's potent taste can taste like soap for people with a specific gene.
What is Cilantro?
The quote "On Wednesdays we wear pink" is from this 2004 cult classic.
What is Mean Girls?
The characters "엄마" are an example of Hangul, the common writing script of this East Asian language.
What is Korean?
This dying reef is located off the coast of Victoria, Australia, and is the largest coral reef in the world.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
This nearly 20-year war was the conflict between the Socialist and Capitalist sides of one East Asian country.
What is the Vietnam War?
The chemical in hot peppers that gives them their spicy flavor.
The name of this Disney film was changed for the Brazilian Portuguese dubbing due to its name being a swear in the Brazilian Portuguese dialect.
What is Coco?
The prefix "eu", meaning "good", is part of this modern-day language.
What is Greek?
These limestone statues are known for having the head of a human and body of a lion, but most famously for having no nose.
What is a sphinx?
Israel and Palestine have been battling each other over this area bordering Sinai in Egypt.
What is the Gaza Strip?
Canna indica and Piper nigrum are the common names of which spices that were once used as shotgun pellets?
What is Arrowroot?
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What are Black Peppercorns?
Bram Stoker had kicked off the vampire story genre with his 1897 release, becoming a commonly known horror name.
What is Dracula?
The Latin letter "Ç" makes the "SS" sound due to the small tail on the bottom of the letter, derived from the Spanish for "small ceda".
What is a Cedilla?
Chichén Itzá of the Yucatán peninsula was created in the peak of this Mesoamerican empire.
What is the Mayan Empire?
This is a commonly dreaded name in Cuban households, especially after the overthrow of the Cuban government in 1959, in which this dictator caused many lives to be taken.
Who is Fidel Castro?
Traditional absinthe is made from this flowering spice, commonly growing in Southeastern China and Northern Vietnam.
What is Star Anise?
George Orwell released a book that was considered a warning against totalitarianism, in which the brainwashed citizens in this dystopian novel are being watched by a political figure.
What is 1984?
The letter J is not used in this European language, despite it being entirely written in the Latin alphabet.
What is Italian?
The hanging gardens at Babylon were a part of this modern-day country in the Middle East.
What is Iraq?
The end of this war marked the international law that banned the use of chemical warfare.
What is World War 1?
Although "spice" is in the name of this common powdered spice, it is a type of berry, and not a spice genus.
What is Allspice?
Homer's major epic poem in which the character Achilles first appeared, which is nowadays considered to be some of the greatest poetry of all time.
What is Iliad and the Odyssey?
The Ge'ez script is part of which Ethiopian language?
What is Amharic?