Wildlife/Conservation
The fastest bird in the world during a hunting dive, reaching over 300 km/h.
What is the Peregrine Falcon?
This wizarding school appears in the Harry Potter series.
What is Hogwarts?
The Tour de France is primarily associated with this sport.
What is cycling?
This famous trade network connected China with the Mediterranean for over a thousand years.
What is the Silk Road?
The capital and largest city of Costa Rica.
What is San José?
This marine mammal can hold its breath for over two hours during deep ocean dives.
What is a sperm whale?
This fictional archaeologist and adventurer is famous for his whip and fedora.
Who is Indiana Jones?
This Argentine footballer has won multiple Ballon d'Or awards and led Argentina to victory in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Who is Lionel Messi?
This 1215 document forced the English king to accept limits on royal power and is considered a foundation of constitutional government.
What is the Magna Carta?
Costa Rica abolished this national institution in 1948 and instead invested heavily in education and healthcare.
What is the military/army?
This conservation term describes a species found only in one specific geographic location.
What is endemic?
Which singer's real name is Robyn Fenty?
Who is Rihanna?
This Jamaican sprinter holds the world record for the 100-meter dash.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This empire, centered in present-day Turkey, lasted over 600 years and controlled much of Southeast Europe and the Middle East.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This active stratovolcano near La Fortuna is one of Costa Rica’s most famous natural landmarks.
What is the Arenal Volcano?
This international organization publishes the Red List of Threatened Species.
What is the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)?
This South Korean survival drama series became Netflix’s most-watched show shortly after its 2021 release.
What is Squid Games?
This city hosts the annual marathon widely considered the most prestigious in the world.
What is Boston?
This explorer completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth, though he died before finishing the voyage.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
This Costa Rican conservation area is famous for its cloud forest ecosystem and hanging bridges.
What is the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
This type of species has a disproportionately large effect on its ecosystem relative to its abundance.
What is a keystone species?
This fantasy author created the world of Middle-earth.
Who is J. R. R. Tolkien?
This chess grandmaster from Norway became world champion in 2013.
Who is Magnus Carlsen?
This West African empire reached its peak in the 14th century under a ruler famous for his pilgrimage to Mecca.
What is the Mali Empire?
This national park on the Osa Peninsula is widely considered one of the most biologically intense places on Earth.
What is the Corcovado National Park?