Happened in 2025
Make Belgium great again
Lost in translation
Geographic Gastronomy
By the numbers
200

This now-famous clearance house holds almost 200B euros of Russian money?

What is Euroclear?

200

This Belgian city is often called the "Diamond Capital of the World"

What is Antwerp?

200

This sweet baked treat is often made with chips of chocolate, and typically dunked in milk

What is a cookie?

200

This country bridges Europe and Asia, famous for the Bosporus

What is Turkey?

200

How many countries are in the European Union?

27

400

This famous rock band, led by the 2 Gallagher Brothers, reformed in 2025 under the tour name Live'25

Who are Oasis?

400

This surrealist painter is famous for a pipe that is "not a pipe" and men in bowler hats

Who is René Magritte?

400

A luxury sailing vessel for the wealthy

What is a yacht?

400

This Duke defeated Napoleon at Waterloo and now shares a name with a beef dish wrapped in pastry

Who is the Duke of Wellington?

400

Musk's net worth on 22 December 2025?

749 Billion Dollars

600

This actress went viral for her "good jeans"

Who is Sydney Sweeney?

600

This 19th-century Belgian inventor gave the world the instrument most commonly associated with Jazz music

Who is Adolphe Sax?

600

This famous borough was named after the Dutch town Breukelen

What is Brooklyn?

600

This is the second-to-largest city in Germany and shares its name with a popular ground-beef sandwich

What is Hamburg?

600

How many keys are on a standard piano?

88

800

This is the new Democratic mayor of New York, and the first Muslim mayor of the city

Who is Zohran Mamdani?

800

This famous cartoonist created the smurfs

Who is Pierre Culliford, or Peyo?

800

This cabbage and mayo side dish pairs well with barbecue

What is coleslaw?

800

This French region in the north-east is the home of the city of Reims

What is Champagne?

800

What is the height in meters of the Eiffel Tower (including antenna)?

330 meters

1000

This is the full name and number of our new pope

Who is Leo XIV?

1000

This great Belgian is responsible for the way we draw our maps with parallel meridians. Greenland is massive, but Ecuador appears small

Who is Mercator?

1000

This brutal naval punishment involved dragging a sailor under the ship's bottom

What is keelhauling?

1000

This Swiss region in the valley of the Emme river

What is Emmental?

1000

How many bones are in the adult human body?

20