Food and Drink
All Champagne comes from the region of Champagne in what country?
France
With some depths reaching 220 meters, what is the worlds deepest river?
The Congo
Who helped create the peace alliance between the Choushuu and Satsuma clans
Which tasty fish contains a neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin, making it dangerous to eat?
Pufferfish
Which festival held in Munich each year is famous for beer?
Oktoberfest
What is the most poisonous type of mushroom on earth?
The Death Cap
(tamago tengutake)
Due to its carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere which planet is the hottest in our solar system?
Venus
Why was Kublai Khan unable to invade Japan?
A Typhoon
What young pygmy hippo became world famous in 2024?
Moo Deng
The Holi festival is celebrated by throwing colorful powder on people at the festival in what country?
India
What two kinds of animals are used to hunt for truffles?
Pigs and dogs
Darvaza gas crater, also known as the Gates of Hell is a collapsed cavern filled with natural gas that has been on fire since the 1980's in which country?
Turkmenistan
What year did WWI begin?
1914
What is the other name for the animal known as the long-fingered lemur?
Aye-Aye
Midsommar is a festival in Sweden celebrating what?
The longest days of the year (summer solstice)
Which country in Africa is the largest producer of Cacao in the world?
Côte d'Ivoire (the Ivory Coast)
Known for its shipwrecks, sand dunes, and huge waves, the Skeleton coast is located in what country?
Namibia
What famous Egyptian queen was known for taking baths in donkey milk?
Cleopatra
Pugs were originally bread to be the companions of emperors of what country?
China
Songkran celebates which country's new years with giant water gun fights
Thailand
Dentist William Morrison at the 1904 World's Fair introduced the first machine to make what popular sweet?
Cotton Candy
What is the driest place on earth?
The Atacama Desert in Chile
The famous pirate Blackbeard's real name was what?
Edward Teach
What is the heaviest bony fish in the world, weighing up to 5,000lbs (2267.962 kg)
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
Dia de los Muertos in Mexico is a two day festival celebrating what?
Family and friends who have died