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Kristīne
100

This large lake, shared with neighboring Estonia, is one of the biggest in Europe.

What is Lake Peipus?

100

Australia’s national gemstone, known for its rainbow-like colors.

What is the opal?

100

Traditionally played on grass, this is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament that requires players to wear almost entirely white.

What is Wimbledon?

100

Not quite horns, these fur-covered lumps on a giraffe's head are actually made of some kind of cartilage.

What are ossicones?

100

First name only, this is the most incredible, beautiful, kind, and loving person in the world, who always works so hard for others who are in need.

Who is Kristīne?

200

This river, one of the longest in Latvia, flows through Riga before reaching the Gulf of Riga.

What is the Daugava River?

200

This animal and the emu appear on Australia’s national coat of arms.

What is the kangaroo?

200

This NBA superstar is often cited in debates between himself and Michael Jordan as the best basketball player in history, he's scored the most all-time points and is Limi's favourite player.

Who is Lebron James?
200

This is the national animal of Latvia, called the [blank] spotted [blank].

What is the two-spotted bird?

200

When you think about long sentences like this one it seems like there is some form of punctuation mark missing but I can't tell you what it is do you know because if you do know then you should say the answer and the answer is the thing that is missing from this sentence.

What is a ,

300

7-foot-3 Latvian basketball legend is sometimes affectionately referred to as this other playful nickname.

What is Tingus Pingus?
300

The Indigenous Australian instrument known for its deep, droning sound.

What is the didgeridoo?

300

In 1954, British athlete Roger Bannister became the first person to run this distance in under four minutes.

What is One Mile?

300

This is the only mammal capable of true, sustained flight, not just gliding.

What is a Bat?

300

This is just a letter, it may be obvious what it is but it doesn't matter, there are two on my face, so every day I am thankful, that I can see you better.

What is I?
400

Latvia joined both NATO and the European Union in this year.

What is 2004?

400

The architect Jørn Utzon famously claimed that the design of this iconic building's "sails" was inspired by orange peels.

What is the Sydney Opera House?

400

DOUBLE POINT ROUND!!!

The last gold Olympic medal Latvia has won, including both the Summer and Winter Olympics. For bonus points, the gold medal before that.

What is 3x3 men's basketball at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics?

Bonus: What is men's BMX at the 2012 London Olympics?

400

This famous primatologist and chimpanzee expert passed away in 2025 at the age of 91, leaving a massive legacy in conservation.

Who is Jane Goodall?

400

Some claim this term is overused, others might respond it is too often forgotten. It can scare us by coming on too strong, but we will despair if we feel it slipping away. It eludes the defining of dictionaries and baffles scientists still, all humans really, is there a fix, maybe a pill? All I know, the definition I prefer, from the big moments to the little acts of kindness, a smile, a hug, and occasional tears, I will always feel this, for her.

What is love? (baby don't hurt me, no more)

500

Latvia regained its independence from the Soviet Union in this year.

1991.

500

Measuring 2,228 meters (7,310 ft), this peak in the Snowy Mountains is the highest point on the Australian mainland.

Mount Kosciuszko.

500

Latvian ice hockey superstar, frequently cited as the greatest Latvian player ever,  competed for Dinamo Riga, CSKA Moscow, competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics and even spent a year playing for the Minnesota North Stars.

Who is Helmuts Balderis?

500

The Svalbard Global "something something" serves as a backup for the world's plant biodiversity in case of a global crisis.

What is 'Seed Vault'?

500

Finish: Kristīne, I love [blank]

You.