Food and Drink
This Italian dessert literally translates to “pick me up.”
Tiramisu
This is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise.
Venus
This artist headlined the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show while pregnant with her second child.
Rihanna
Octopuses have three of these
Hearts
This European city is famous for canals, gondolas, and St. Mark’s Square
Venice
This pepper is the primary ingredient in traditional Sriracha sauce
Jalapeño
The currency used in Switzerland is this.
Swiss Franc
This streaming platform produced hit shows like The Crown and Bridgerton.
Netflix
This fruit floats in water because about 25% of its volume is air
Apple
This country is home to the Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef system in the world
Australia
The Japanese word umami is commonly described as this fifth taste.
savory
This desert is the largest hot desert in the world.
Sahara Desert
This artist became the first performer in history to win Album of the Year four times at the Grammys.
Taylor Swift
Bananas are technically classified as this type of fruit, the same category as tomatoes.
Berry
This Asian city is famous for the Shibuya Crossing, one of the busiest pedestrian intersections in the world.
Tokyo
This European country consumes more cheese per capita than any other nation
France
This physicist developed the theory of relativity.
Albert Einstein
This HBO adaptation of a popular video game starred Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey and debuted in 2023.
The Last of Us
This animal’s fingerprints are so similar to humans that they have occasionally confused forensic investigators.
Koala
This South American country is home to both Machu Picchu and the ancient Inca capital of Cusco
Peru
This rare and expensive fungus is often shaved over pasta or risotto, and some varieties can cost thousands of dollars per pound
Truffle
This canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
Suez Canal
This actor became the first person to win three Academy Awards for Best Actor, for roles in My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood, and Lincoln
Daniel Day-Lewis
Archaeologists opening ancient Egyptian tombs have discovered jars of this substance that were still perfectly edible after more than 3,000 years due to its natural preservatives and extremely low moisture content
Honey
This capital city sits on two continents, Europe and Asia, separated by the Bosphorus Strait
Istanbul