Island of Spices
This city recently surpassed Tokyo in population and is the capital of Indonesia.
What is Jakarta?
This scientist is considered the grandfather of evolution and famously visited the Galapagos Islands.
Who was Charles Darwin?
This word now describes meat from cattle in English.
What is beef?
This American author is known for works such as the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and his wittiness.
Who was Mark Twain?
This hegemony was a Latin-speaking superpower that was later divided into East and West.
What was the Roman Empire?
This empire was based on the island of Java and was famous for the general and prime minister Gajah Mada.
What was the Majapahit Empire?
This is the current monarch of the United Kingdom and former Prince of Wales.
Who is King Charles III?
This word describes the upper-middle class.
What is Bourgeoisie?
This British author is known for their satire on authoritarianism.
Who was George Orwell?
Known for leaders such as Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, this Native American confederacy resisted the United States Armed Forces in battles such as the Battle of Little Big Horn.
What was the Great Sioux Nation?
This Indonesian dictator was known as the longest serving president as well as his corruption.
Who was Suharto?
This king from the Carolingian Dynasty famously established the Holy Roman Empire.
Who was Charlemagne?
This word describes visual appeal.
What is Beauty?
This Japanese artist is known for his woodcut artworks of Mount Fuji and is often regarded as the father of manga.
Who was Katsushika Hokusai?
This Empire was led by Alexander the Great and reached what is modern day India.
What was the Macedonian Empire?
This was the official name of colonial Indonesia.
What was the Dutch East Indies?
This name is the Spanish equivalent of Charles.
What is Carlos?
This word describes two words meshed together to form a new one.
What is Portmanteau?
This British serial killer is known for his gruesome means of killing specifically women and was seen as a Victorian horror.
Who was Jack the Ripper?
This Kingdom United the Korean Peninsula and is known for their observatories made of stone.
What was the Kingdom of Silla?
This queen of Bali was known as the slayer of the Bull Demon after being deified.
Who was Mahendradatta?
This French general and president established the Fifth Republic.
Who was Charles de Gaulle?
This phrase literally means "false step" and is used to describe a blunder.
What is Faux Pas?
This was the alias used by Benjamin Franklin when he published his almanac.
What was Poor Richard?
This short-lived breakaway state in Hokkaido was led by a Japanese admiral during the Meiji Restoration.
What was the Republic of Ezo?