World Culture
This mighty animal is revered by Native American culture as an earthly representation of strength, bravery, and respect, and once roamed the Great Plains in great numbers
What is the Buffalo?
The only country that borders the United Kingdom
Wriggling under pressure, and a pink invertebrate
What is Squirm worm?
Precursor to the piano; staple of Baroque musicians to play and compose music
Who is Tsar Alexander I?
This river valley is what the civilization "India" developed around and is named after
What is the Indus?
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The largest desert in the world
What is Antarctica?
an inconsolable tree, and something to set your head on
What is willow pillow?
This world famous composer fathered 20 children over two marriages, only 10 of whom survived to adulthood.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
The oldest city in European history
What is Athens, Greece?
What is water?
Established in 1883, this service runs from Paris to Istanbul
Soft fabric udder liquid
What is silk milk?
Composer of "Canon in D"
Who is Johan Pachelbel?
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Roman Catholic saint and Doctor of the Church who traveled to Avignon in 1376, successfully convincing Pope Gregory XI to return the papacy to Rome
Who is St. Catherine of Siena?
This ancient Japanese center of culture and former capital is where you can find the exotic cuisine "takoyaki", or "grilled octopus"
To cross the treacherous Darién Gap is to go from one of these two countries to the other
What is Panama and Columbia?
Aragorn, when he was Stryder, and an as-of-yet-unknown relationship
What is Ranger Stranger?
This renowned Guitar maker shares its name with a famous actor / director / producer who is responsible for films such as "Hacksaw Ridge" and "Apocalypto"
What is Gibson?
The European state with the longest-surviving Constitution
What is San Marino?
This culture of people who reside in three small valleys of western Pakistan claim to be directly descended from Alexander the Great -- indeed, they are the only people of South Asia whose genes showcase European DNA, resulting in fair skin and light eyes.
Who are the Kalash people?
This small country is completely surrounded by South Africa
What is Lesotho?
Straightforward and easy pus volcano
What is a simple pimple?
Born in Paris, France and trained as a cello prodigy at Juilliard School in New York City, Yo-Yo Ma graduated in 1976 with a liberal arts degree from what famous university, instead of attending conservatory like many of his Juilliard peers?
What is Harvard University?
Under the Roman Empire, this modern country was a territory known as "Dacia", an affluent province of the Empire . . . until it rebelled so fiercely that after putting the rebellion down, Rome attempted to wipe every hint of the country from history, including renaming the entire province.
What is Romania?