Where in the World is Mr. Lutchenkov?
No Llamas were sacrificed in the making of this category
Istanbul not Constantinople
"Pop"pourri
Maryland, My Maryland
100

The country in which the Pyramids of Giza are found.

What is Egypt?

100

The Aztecs settled in this modern day country.

What is Mexico?

100

Also known as "New Rome" this was the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

What is Constantinople?

100

On December 17, 2024 this team won the "NBA in Season Tournament," becoming the second team to lift the NBA Cup.  

Who are the Milwaukee Bucks? 

100

The Capital of Maryland.

What is Annapolis?

200

The "continental divide" is created by this North American mountain range and that runs from Arizona to Canada.    

The Rockies

200

The liquid believed to sustain the life of the Aztec Gods. 

What is Blood? 

200

The Capital of Iraq and the cultural center of the Islamic World during the Middle Ages and during the Golden Age of Islam.

What is Baghdad?

200

This 2024 movie features the characters of Elphaba and Glinda and their journey to find themselves and defy gravity.

What is Wicked? 

(Hold on! Her sister was a witch, right?! And what was her sister? A princess; The Wicked Witch of the East, bro! You're gonna look at me, and you're gonna tell me that I'm wrong?! She wore a crown, and she came down in a bubble, Doug! Grow up bro!)

200

The most populated city in Maryland. 

What is Baltimore?

300

The longest River in the World. Stretching from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea.

The Nile River

300

Tenochtitlan was the capital city of the Aztecs. Translated from Nahuatl it means " Place of the prickly pear this plant".....

What is a cactus?

300

Originally the "Megala Eglesia," this building in Istanbul was recently transitioned back into a mosque by presidential order.

What is the Hagia Sophia?

300

Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year 2024: the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. 

What is Brain Rot? 

300

Along with Jousting, this sport of native american origin is the Maryland State Sport.

What is Lacrosse?

400

This mountainous natural border runs between France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Slovenia, Austria, and Liechtenstein.  

What are the Alps?

400

A part of the Inca Empire, this is the highest commercial lake by altitude in the world.

Lake Titicaca

400

The Empire that conquered the Byzantines in 1453. 

Who are the Ottomans?

400

In 2024 this artist received 6 grammy nominations for her Album, The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess. (Good Luck Babe!!!)  

Who is Chappell Roan?

400

The Maryland State Bird.

What is the Oriole?

500

At 0 Degrees Longitude, this line separates the globe into the eastern and western hemispheres.

The Prime Meridian

500

These huts worked as a welfare/supply system for the Inca in times or War or need.

What are  Colcas?

500

A calculative contribution from the "Golden Age of Islam," translated from Arabic it means "reunion of broken parts."

What is Algebra?

500

On July 11, 2025 David Corenswet will join the likes of Christopher Reeve and Henry Cavill with his portrayal of this famous Kryptonian.    

Who is Superman?

500

The Maryland State Flower that is also the state Literary Excellence Award.

What is the Black Eyed Susan?