BENIHANA
1986
“CROSS” THE “LINE”
AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY
CATS
100

Prince Charming traversed thigh-high snow to rescue his damsel in distress on this mountain range.

What are the Alps? 

100

This legend set the NBA playoff record with 63 points in a single game. 

Who is Michael Jordan?

100

Journalists and authors must abide by these. 

What are deadlines?

100

This is the continent’s most populous country.

What is Nigeria?

100

This city is famous for its large population of free-roaming cats.

What is Istanbul?

200

This is the most romantic spot for viewing the Brooklyn Bridge.

What is River Cafe?

200

This bestselling romance novelist published her 20th book, Wanderlust.

Who is Danielle Steele?

200

Wordle creator Josh Wardle has cited this as one of his inspirations.

What is a crossword puzzle?

200

Dodoma replaced this coastal city as Tanzania's official capital in 1974.

What is Dar es Salaam?

200

Which U.S. president shares his name with a fictional cat? 

Who is Garfield?

300

This is a surprisingly dangerous spot for a picnic.

What is McCarren Park?

300

Born in the Caribbean, this athlete has a fitting last name.

Who is Usain Bolt?

300

This sport has been played in North America since the 12th century.

What is lacrosse?

300

Named for a British queen in 1858, this lake is Africa’s largest. 

What is Lake Victoria?

300

Published in 1957, this beloved rhyming children’s book features a feline.

What is The Cat in the Hat

400

This significant event occurred at 9:20 p.m. on February 28, 2025. After that, Hannah’s iMessage was never the same again.

What is the first time Ben texted Hannah?

400

Pope John Paul II meets this revered maternal figure in India.

Who is Mother Theresa?

400

Britney Spears starred in this 2002 movie about a road trip.

What is Crossroads? 

400

Maseru is the capital of this country that is entirely surrounded by another.

What is Lesotho?

400

This prolific pop star’s cats are are named for pop culture figures: Olivia Benson (Law & Order: SVU), Meredith Grey (Grey’s Anatomy), and Benjamin Button. 

Who is Taylor Swift?

500

After Ben fell in love with Hannah, he asked this question in the form of a lyric.

What’s left to dream about?

500

This baseball team — now an underdog — won the World Series. It hasn’t won another since.

Who are the New York Mets?

500

The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet lends its name to this type of company.

What is an airline?

500

The White and Blue branches of this river meet in Khartoum.

What is the Nile River?

500

This Austrian Nobel Prize-winning physicist proposed a thought experiment involving a cat in a box.

Who is Erwin Schrödinger?