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100
This sweet treat used for candies, baking, and charcuterie boards is believed to have originated in Mexico.
What is chocolate?
100
The Rio Grande forms the border between Mexico and this US state.
What is Texas?
100
Celebrated on April 27th this Dutch holiday is known for street markets, concerts, and orange-themed decorations and attire, as orange is the color of the Dutch royal family.
What is King's Day?
100
This semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal lives in eastern Australia. It has a flat bill and lays eggs like a bird or reptile but feeds milk to its young like a mammal.
What is the platypus
100
This French-named festival season reflects the practice of the last night of consuming rich, fatty foods in preparation for the Christian fasting season.
What is Mardi Gras?
100
In 1821, Mexico gained its freedom from this country.
What is Spain?
100
This famous Canadian hockey player played from 1949-1974 and has an international franchise named after him.
Who is Tim Horton?
100
In South Africa, traffic lights are called this.
What is robots?
200
This Native American dish is made with flour, milk, sugar, salt, yeast, and water, and cooked in oil.
What is fry bread?
200
This country has the largest territory of any country on Earth.
What is Russia?
200
From September to October, during rainy season, this country celebrates Navratri, the nine nights of praying to the goddess.
What is India?
200
This Alberta destination was the first national park established in Canada.
What is Banff National Park?
200
Called "the greatest outdoor show on Earth" by its promoters, what is the name of the huge annual rodeo held for ten days every July in Alberta's most populous city?
What is Calgary Stampede?
200
This book by Nelson Mandela describes his 27 years in prison for opposing the country's apartheid system before he became President of South Africa.
What is Long Walk to Freedom?
200
As the winner of the largest amount of FIFA World Cups, Brazil has won how many championship cups?
What is five?
200
Developed by the Inuit in the Arctic, this innovative vessel is a small, narrow boat, with a sealed cockpit to protect the paddler from sinking in the event that the craft capsized.
What is the kayak?
300
This country is the world's second largest exporter of coffee.
What is Vietnam?
300
The terrain of this city in Mexico overlays three ecoregions—the Bajío Dry Forests, the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt Pine-oak Forests, and the Sinaloa Dry Forests.
What is Guadalajara?
300
This is the primary mode of transportation for many Dutch people and The Netherlands boasts an extensive infrastructure to accommodate this modality.
What is bicycling or cycling?
300
The Northern Mockingbird, the Nine-banded Armadillo, the Longhorn, the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat, the Blue Lacy, the Horned Lizard, the Monarch Butterfly, and Guadalupe Bass are synonymous with this state.
What is Texas?
300
This famous Canadian singer has sung songs titles such as “Ironic”, “Jagged little pill” and “Hand in my Pocket”
Who is Alanis Morrisette?
300
The Battle of Culloden was documented in the TV series Outlander and was fought in this country.
What is Scotland?
300
This sport was created in Scotland in the 16th century.
What is golf?
300
Many credit the invention of the airplane to this Brazilian inventor, and not to the Wright Brothers.
Who is Santos Dumont?
400
This soup made with beets and usually served with sour cream, is commonly associated with the cuisine of eastern and central Europe, especially Russia, Poland, and Ukraine.
What is borscht?
400
Often falsely considered to be the southern tip of Africa, this cape is known for being difficult to pass and is known as the location where the Flying Dutchman is said to be forever trying to navigate through.
What is the Cape of Good Hope?
400
This country is home to the largest Japanese and Japanese-descendant population outside of Japan.
What is Brazil?
400
This is Canada's national animal and one of the most iconic symbols of the country worldwide.
What is the beaver?
400
Founded in Quebec, this private entertainment company which has sold over 100 million tickets for its unique blend of continuous live music and circus-like acrobatics.
What is Cirque du Soleil?
400
The nickname given to Black calvary troops by the Plains Indians because of their dark, curly hair, which resembled a buffalo's coat and because of their fierce nature of fighting.
What are Buffalo Soldiers?
400
Before they were the Astros, Houston's MLB team was known as
What is The Colt .45's?
400
After regaining federal recognition, this Native American tribe began investing in various enterprises to provide revenue for its tribal government and jobs for community members. Among these enterprises was the 1995 opening of its self-named casino and resort in Louisiana.
Who are the Coushatta?
500
Aska Lamen founded in 2000 by Takeshi Ito, the former President of Yokogawa Electric, was the first Ramen restaurant founded in this South American city.
What is Sao Paulo, Brazil?
500
This lake in Russia is known as the deepest and largest fresh-water lake by volume.
What is Lake Baikal?
500
This is the name of the folk dance of Gujarat.
What is Garba?
500
The Canadian “Toonie” features this animal on their $2 coin.
What is the polar bear?
500
This music style almost always includes a heavy presence of an accordion and a frottoir to blend Louisiana French music and Afro-Caribbean beats with Creole, Cajun, gospel and the blues.
What is zydeco?
500
Known as Code Talkers, members of this Native American tribe were the first to use their native language to confuse the enemy, having a significant impact on the outcome of World War I.
Who are the Choctaw?
500
Known as the pioneer of modern boxing, this native Texan was nicknamed the Galveston Giant.
Who is Jack Johnson?
500
This South African group of companies controls more than 80% of the world's supply of rough diamonds.
Who is the De Beers Group?
600
This South African delicacy, is a blend of buttermilk, flour, and a touch of sweetness, is baked until golden and dried until they achieve a crunchy texture. This chunky sweetish "rock" is dunked in coffee or tea to soften, before being eaten.
What is rusks?
600
Located in Mexico, this is the second largest coral reef in the world.
What is the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.
600
Known as stacking or nesting dolls, these wooden figurines were invented by Vasily Zvyozdochkin in the late 1800's.
What are Matryoshka Dolls?
600
This country is home to the largest land mammal (elephant), the largest bird (ostrich), the tallest animal (giraffe), the largest fish (whale shark), the largest reptile (leatherback turtle), the fastest land mammal (cheetah) and the largest antelope (eland).
What is South Africa?
600
This country has been home to many famous painters, including Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Johannes Vermeer.
What is The Netherlands?
600
Known as the world's first recorded speculative bubble in the 17th century, the Netherlands experienced this event where plants sold for more than ten times the annual income of a skilled craftworker.
What is Tulip Mania?
600
This athlete, who once swam for the South African Olympic team, is now married to the Monarch of Monaco.
Who is Charlene Wittstock?
600
This Russian (Soviet) mathematician was the founder of modern probability theory.
Who is Andrey Kolmogorov?