VERIFIED DAILY ANSWERS · OCTOBER 28, 2026

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This answer set covers Triple Take III, Sporting Colors, Chew or Shoe?, Casus Belli. Match both the displayed date and title before comparing answers with another player.

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Color / Pattern	In Sport
/sporting-colors/chequered.svg Chequered	flag F1 race finishedShown to every finisher, not just the winner.
/sporting-colors/red.svg Red	card Soccer sent off
/sporting-colors/yellow.svg Yellow	jersey Tour de France leaderThe leader has the lowest cumulative time, which does not require winning any stages.
/sporting-colors/green.svg Green	jacket Masters champion
/sporting-colors/white.svg White	clothing WimbledonWimbledon is the only tennis tournament with such strict clothing rules: even cream and off-white are banned. Colored trim at the neckline and cuffs must be no wider than one centimetre.
/sporting-colors/blue.svg Blue	flag F1 about to be lappedThe driver must let the faster car approaching from behind pass, allowing it to move a lap ahead.
/sporting-colors/gold.svg Gold	jacket Football Hall of Fame inductee
/sporting-colors/pink.svg Pink	jersey Giro d'Italia leaderIt matches the paper used by La Gazzetta dello Sport, the newspaper that founded the race.
/sporting-colors/black-white-stripes.svg Black-and-white stripes	shirt NFL referees
/sporting-colors/orange.svg Orange	cap IPL cricket most runs

Item	Correct category
Babka	Chew/chew-or-shoe/reveals/babka.jpg\|Sliced chocolate babka showing the swirls inside\|float:left;width:auto;max-width:45%;height:auto;max-height:240px;margin:0.1rem 0.8rem 0.45rem 0;border-radius:6pxA sweet yeast loaf twisted around a filling, often chocolate or cinnamon. Cutting across the twists exposes the swirls inside.
Brogue	Shoe/chew-or-shoe/reveals/brogue-grenson.jpg\|Brown full brogue with wing-shaped toe detailing and decorative perforations\|float:left;width:auto;max-width:45%;height:auto;max-height:240px;margin:0.1rem 0.8rem 0.45rem 0;border-radius:6pxA leather shoe decorated with patterns of small holes. Its name comes from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic words for "shoe".
Buskin	Shoe/chew-or-shoe/reveals/buskin.jpg\|1908 illustration of a laced buskin reaching up the leg\|float:left;width:auto;max-width:45%;height:auto;max-height:240px;margin:0.1rem 0.8rem 0.45rem 0;border-radius:6pxA laced boot reaching towards the knee. The word also became a name for tragic drama, through its association with the boots of ancient Greek actors.
Canelé	Chew/chew-or-shoe/reveals/canele.jpg\|A canelé with a dark, fluted crust\|float:left;width:auto;max-width:45%;height:auto;max-height:240px;margin:0.1rem 0.8rem 0.45rem 0;border-radius:6pxA Bordeaux pastry with a dark caramelized crust and a soft, custardy centre, flavoured with rum and vanilla.
Chopine	Shoe/chew-or-shoe/reveals/chopine.jpg\|A surviving pair of Italian platform shoes from about 1600\|float:left;width:auto;max-width:45%;height:auto;max-height:240px;margin:0.1rem 0.8rem 0.45rem 0;border-radius:6pxRaised platform shoes fashionable in Renaissance Venice. Some reached about 50 cm high, and wearers needed an attendant for balance.
Espadrille	Shoe/chew-or-shoe/reveals/espadrille.jpg\|Olive canvas shoes with rope soles\|float:left;width:auto;max-width:45%;height:auto;max-height:240px;margin:0.1rem 0.8rem 0.45rem 0;border-radius:6pxA light shoe with a rope sole and a canvas or cotton upper. Some versions have long ties that wind around the ankle.
Financier	Chew/chew-or-shoe/reveals/financier.jpg\|Two rectangular almond cakes shaped like gold bars\|float:left;width:auto;max-width:45%;height:auto;max-height:240px;margin:0.1rem 0.8rem 0.45rem 0;border-radius:6pxA small almond cake made with butter and egg whites, often baked in a mould shaped like a gold bar.
Galette	Chew/chew-or-shoe/reveals/galette.jpg\|A blueberry galette with folded pastry around the filling\|float:left;width:auto;max-width:45%;height:auto;max-height:240px;margin:0.1rem 0.8rem 0.45rem 0;border-radius:6pxA flat, round cake or pastry. In the rustic fruit version, the dough folds over the edge of the filling and leaves the centre open.
Ghillie	Shoe/chew-or-shoe/reveals/ghillie.jpg\|Scottish shoes with long laces tied around the ankles\|float:left;width:auto;max-width:45%;height:auto;max-height:240px;margin:0.1rem 0.8rem 0.45rem 0;border-radius:6pxA Scottish shoe with long laces that wrap around the ankle. The traditional kilt-outfit version has no tongue.
Madeleine	Chew/chew-or-shoe/reveals/madeleine.jpg\|Two madeleines showing the shell-shaped moulding\|float:left;width:auto;max-width:45%;height:auto;max-height:240px;margin:0.1rem 0.8rem 0.45rem 0;border-radius:6pxA small French sponge cake baked in a shell-shaped mould.
Moccasin	Shoe/chew-or-shoe/reveals/moccasin.jpg\|Beaded moccasins from the Bata Shoe Museum\|float:left;width:auto;max-width:45%;height:auto;max-height:240px;margin:0.1rem 0.8rem 0.45rem 0;border-radius:6pxSoft leather footwear made by many Indigenous peoples of North America.
Palmier	Chew/chew-or-shoe/reveals/palmier.jpg\|Puff pastries with two matching curls\|float:left;width:auto;max-width:45%;height:auto;max-height:240px;margin:0.1rem 0.8rem 0.45rem 0;border-radius:6pxPuff pastry and sugar folded into two matching curls, then sliced and baked. Also called an elephant ear.

Conflict	Spark or justification
Athens vs Sparta 431 BC	Banning an allied city's merchantsThe ban excluded citizens of Megara, a Spartan ally, from Athenian markets and ports. Sparta demanded that Athens repeal the Megarian Decree; Athens refused.
Mongol Empire vs Khwarazm 1219	Massacre of a trade caravanThe governor of Otrar seized the caravan and had its merchants killed. When Genghis Khan sent envoys to demand redress, the shah had one of them executed.
Britain vs Spain 1739	Ship captain's severed earSpanish coast guards cut off Robert Jenkins' ear while searching his ship for contraband in 1731. Eight years later, Britain declared war on Spain. Despite its almost comic name, the War of Jenkins' Ear was a major colonial conflict: fighting stretched from the Caribbean to the Pacific, and thousands died.
United States vs Britain 1812	Abducting sailors and forcing them into its own navyThe Royal Navy seized sailors from American ships to crew its own vessels, a practice called impressment. Britain claimed to be reclaiming its subjects and deserters, but the United States said its citizens were being taken too. The War of 1812 that followed included the burning of public buildings in both York (now Toronto) and Washington, D.C., but ended without changes to the border. It remains the last war between the United States and Britain.
France vs Algiers 1830	Diplomat struck with a fly whiskThe ruler of Algiers struck the French consul during a dispute over unpaid French debts in 1827. France used the insult to justify a blockade, then invaded three years later.
Britain vs Qing China 1839	Destruction of seized opiumThe drug was being smuggled into China, much of it from British India. Britain went to war after the crackdown, then demanded compensation for the destroyed opium.
Austria-Hungary vs Serbia 1914	Archduke assassinationGavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb, killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand during his visit to Bosnia, then part of Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary held Serbia responsible and issued an ultimatum that led to World War I.
Japan vs China 1931	Staged railway bombingJapanese army officers blew up their own railway near Mukden and blamed Chinese forces. The incident became the pretext for occupying Manchuria.
United States vs Iraq 1991	Invasion of a neighboring countryIraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990, citing alleged Kuwaiti slant drilling into Iraqi oil fields as its own casus belli. The coalition offensive followed in January 1991, after the deadline set by the UN Security Council for withdrawal.
United States vs Iraq 2003	Weapons of mass destructionDisarming Saddam Hussein was a central public justification for the invasion. No "weapons of mass destruction" were ever found.

Figure of speech	Phrase
Hyperbole	To infinity and beyond!Hyperbole: Deliberately exaggerating for emphasis. Buzz Lightyear, "Toy Story". Even infinity is not far enough for this boast.
Simile	Ogres are like onions.Simile: An explicit comparison using a word such as like or as. "Shrek". (The likeness is their layers: there is more to an ogre than his exterior.)
Euphemism	He's in a better place now.Euphemism: Using an indirect or gentler expression in place of something blunt or unpleasant. A comforting way to say someone has died, suggesting a peaceful afterlife.
Rhetorical question	What am I, chopped liver?Rhetorical question: Asking a question to make a point rather than to seek an answer. A familiar complaint about being overlooked. The speaker wants recognition, not an answer about their ingredients.
Malaphor	It's not rocket surgery.Malaphor: Blending two familiar sayings or expressions, often by mistake. (A mix of "rocket science" and "brain surgery".)
Anastrophe	Much to learn you still have.Anastrophe: Departing from normal word order for emphasis. Yoda, "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones".
Anticlimax	He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!Anticlimax: An abrupt drop from something grand or serious to something ordinary or trivial, often for comic effect. Brian's mother, "Monty Python's Life of Brian". A supposed saviour is reduced to a child being told off.
Epizeuxis	Bueller... Bueller...?Epizeuxis: Repeating a word or phrase with no other words between. The roll call in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".
Portmanteau	I am Kenough.Portmanteau: A word formed by blending parts of other words and their meanings. Ken + enough. The slogan on Ken's hoodie in "Barbie".
Antimetabole	When the going gets tough, the tough get going.Antimetabole: Repeating words in reverse order in successive phrases or clauses.

Movie	Quote
Psycho 1960	"A boy's best friend is his mother."Norman Bates says it to Marion Crane over sandwiches in the motel parlor. Mother, it turns out, is not much of a conversationalist.
The Graduate 1967	"I just want to say one word to you. Just one word: plastics."A family friend corners Dustin Hoffman's Benjamin at his graduation party with this career advice. The line works on multiple levels, including as typical useless advice from a blowhard elder: not enough to act on, but enough for him to say "I told you so" years later.
Dirty Harry 1971	"I know what you're thinking: did he fire six shots or only five?"Clint Eastwood's Inspector Harry Callahan says it during a standoff with a bank robber, shortly before the famous "Do I feel lucky?"
Wall Street 1987	"Greed, for lack of a better word, is good."Michael Douglas, as corporate raider Gordon Gekko, makes his case to the shareholders of a company he is trying to take over.
Jurassic Park 1993	"Clever girl."Game warden Robert Muldoon has a velociraptor in his sights, then realizes a second one has crept up beside him. The park wanted only female dinosaurs, to prevent breeding.
Pulp Fiction 1994	"Did you just order a five-dollar shake?"John Travolta's Vincent Vega can't believe the price of the shake Uma Thurman's Mia Wallace has ordered. The film is set in the 1990s; the Federal Reserve's figures put that at about $11.50 today.
There Will Be Blood 2007	"I drink your milkshake!"Preacher Eli Sunday comes to oilman Daniel Plainview's private bowling alley to sell him drilling rights to a neighbor's land. Plainview gloats that his wells around it have already drained the oil, like a straw reaching across the room into another glass. Daniel Day-Lewis won the Best Actor Oscar.
The Social Network 2010	"A million dollars isn't cool. You know what's cool? A billion dollars."Justin Timberlake's Sean Parker, the Napster co-founder, pitches a young Mark Zuckerberg over dinner on thinking bigger. Facebook's 2012 stock-market debut valued it at more than $100 billion.
Knives Out 2019	"A donut hole in a donut's hole."Daniel Craig's detective Benoit Blanc describes the shape of the case: a donut with a hole in it, and in that hole, another donut.
Barbie 2023	"My job… it's just beach."After a surfing wipeout, Ryan Gosling's Ken explains to Barbie that he is not a surfer, or even a lifeguard. Barbie has a job; Ken has beach.

Animal	Flower
/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-01-landscape.jpg\|Bumblebee\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Bumblebee	/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-08.jpg\|Flower photograph 8\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxBottle gentian keeps its petals closed. Only a bumblebee is strong enough to push them apart and crawl inside to reach the nectar.
/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-12-landscape.jpg\|Hummingbird\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Hummingbird	/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-03.jpg\|Flower photograph 3\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxA hummingbird's long beak and tongue reach the nectar deep inside cardinal flower's narrow tube. As the bird feeds, the flower brushes pollen onto its head.
/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-05-landscape.jpg\|Hawkmoth\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Hawkmoth	/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-11.png\|Flower photograph 11\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxIn Madagascar, Darwin's orchid stores nectar at the bottom of its extraordinary spur. Darwin predicted an insect with a tongue long enough to reach it, decades before this moth was discovered.
/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-09-landscape.jpg\|Carrion fly\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Carrion fly	/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-02.jpg\|Flower photograph 2\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxRafflesia smells like rotting flesh. Its fleshy appearance and scent lure flies looking for a place to feed or lay eggs.
/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-06-landscape.jpg\|Nectar bat\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Nectar bat	/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-14.jpg\|Flower photograph 14\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxThe leaf above the echo vine's flowers is shaped like a satellite dish and helps bats locate them in the dark.
/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-10-landscape.jpg\|Wasp\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Wasp	/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-04.jpg\|Flower photograph 4\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxThe mirror orchid mimics a female wasp, including her scent. Males try to mate with the flower and carry away its pollen.
/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-13-landscape.jpg\|Elephant shrew\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Elephant shrew	/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-07.jpg\|Flower photograph 7\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxPagoda lily holds its flowers close to the ground. A Cape rock sengi laps up nectar and gets pollen on its long snout.
/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-16-landscape.jpg\|Raspy cricket\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Raspy cricket	/flowers-and-pollinators/photo-15.jpg\|Flower photograph 15\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxAngraecum cadetii is pollinated by this flightless cricket on Réunion. It climbs through the leaves to drink nectar, picking up pollen on its head.

Language	{{img:/knife-fork-spoon/knife.svg\|knife\|display:inline-block;width:2rem;height:2rem;vertical-align:middle;margin-inline:0.05em}} · {{img:/knife-fork-spoon/fork.svg\|fork\|display:inline-block;width:2rem;height:2rem;vertical-align:middle;margin-inline:0.05em}} · {{img:/knife-fork-spoon/spoon.svg\|spoon\|display:inline-block;width:2rem;height:2rem;vertical-align:middle;margin-inline:0.05em}}
Dutch	Mes · Vork · Lepel
French	Couteau · Fourchette · Cuillerecouteau · fourchette · cuillère
German	Messer · Gabel · LoffelMesser · Gabel · Löffel
Haitian Creole	Kouto · Fouchet · Kiyekouto · fouchèt · kiyè
Russian	Nozh · Vilka · Lozhkaнож · вилка · ложка
Italian	Coltello · Forchetta · Cucchiaio
Japanese	Naifu · Foku · Supunナイフ · フォーク · スプーン (naifu · fōku · supūn). All three are borrowed from English.
Spanish	Cuchillo · Tenedor · Cuchara
Swedish	Kniv · Gaffel · Sked
Tagalog (Philippines)	Kutsilyo · Tinidor · Kutsara

Song	Really about
Every Breath You Take The Police	A stalker obsessed with a former partnerSting has called it "very, very sinister and ugly" and said he was thinking of "Big Brother, surveillance and control."
The One I Love R.E.M.	Using someone and casting them asideMichael Stipe called it "incredibly violent" and "about using people over and over again." Of the fans who heard a love song, he said: "It's probably better that they just think it's a love song at this point."
One U2	Two people tearing each other apartIt grew out of the band nearly splitting up during the _Achtung Baby_ sessions in Berlin. When fans told Bono they had played it at their weddings, he replied: "Are you mad? It's about splitting up!"
Take Me to Church Hozier	Refusing to be ashamed of who you loveHozier said the church "would undermine humanity by successfully teaching shame about sexual orientation." The video drew attention to the persecution of gay people in Russia.
Don't Stand So Close to Me The Police	A teacher tempted by a studentSting taught English before the Police took off. The lyrics even nod to Nabokov, author of _Lolita_.
Macarena Los del Río	Cheating on a man away in the armyIn the Spanish verses, Macarena's boyfriend Vitorino is sworn into the army, and she gets together with two of his friends.
Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	A veteran returning to nothingThe verses follow a Vietnam veteran who comes home to no work and no help. In 1984 Ronald Reagan praised the "message of hope" in Springsteen's songs on the campaign trail.
99 Luftballons Nena	A harmless mix-up that starts a warGuitarist Carlo Karges watched balloons being released at a 1982 Rolling Stones concert in West Berlin and wondered what would happen if they drifted over the Wall.
Pumped Up Kicks Foster the People	A troubled teenager planning violenceMark Foster wanted to reveal "that internal dialogue of a kid who doesn't have anywhere to turn," and said the song is "not about condoning violence at all."
Beds Are Burning Midnight Oil	Paying back a debt long overdueMidnight Oil wrote it after touring remote Aboriginal communities in 1986, as a call to give the land back. They played it at the Sydney 2000 Olympics closing ceremony.

Instrument	Picture
Balalaika	/musical-instruments/instrument-13-r2.jpg\|Instrument photo 13\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px
Banjo	/musical-instruments/instrument-02.jpg\|Instrument photo 2\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px
Erhu	/musical-instruments/instrument-15.jpg\|Instrument photo 15\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px
Hammered dulcimer	/musical-instruments/instrument-14.jpg\|Instrument photo 14\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px
Harp	/musical-instruments/instrument-12.jpg\|Instrument photo 12\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px
Hurdy-gurdy	/musical-instruments/instrument-04.jpg\|Instrument photo 4\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxThe handle turns a wheel that rubs against the strings like a continuous bow. One hand keeps it turning while the other plays the keys.
Mandolin	/musical-instruments/instrument-05-r2.jpg\|Instrument photo 5\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px
Nyckelharpa	/musical-instruments/instrument-06.jpg\|Instrument photo 6\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxA Swedish keyed fiddle. A short bow sounds the strings, while the wooden keys change their pitch.
Sitar	/musical-instruments/instrument-09.jpg\|Instrument photo 9\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxBeneath the main strings are extra "sympathetic" strings. They resonate with the notes being played, adding to the ringing sound.
Violin	/musical-instruments/instrument-11.jpg\|Instrument photo 11\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px

Item	Correct category
Bice	BlueA name for blue pigments such as ground azurite, a copper mineral. It also covered green pigments. The name comes from an old French word for a dull, dark grey.
Cinnabar	RedThe red mercury mineral that was ground to make the pigment vermilion. The name reached English through Latin and Greek; its older origin is uncertain.
Icterine	YellowJaundice yellow, from Greek ikteros, "jaundice." The icterine warbler is named for its yellowish plumage.
Jonquil	YellowThe yellow of the jonquil, a fragrant narcissus. Its name comes from Spanish junquillo, "little rush," for its rush-like leaves.
Kermes	RedA crimson insect dye. Its name comes from Arabic qirmiz, part of the same word family as "crimson" and "carmine."
Mazarine	BlueA deep rich blue, probably named for the seventeenth-century French statesman Cardinal Mazarin.
Or	YellowGold or yellow in heraldry, from French or, "gold," which comes from Latin aurum.
Rubicund	RedRuddy or reddish, especially of the face. From Latin rubere, "to be red," in the same word family as ruby.
Sapphire	BlueA deep blue named for the gemstone. In antiquity, the Greek word sappheiros probably meant lapis lazuli.
Scarlet	RedOriginally a name for fine cloth, which wasn't necessarily red.
Sulphur	YellowThe pale yellow of sulphur crystals. The element was once called brimstone.
Woad	BlueBlue dye from the leaves of the woad plant, Europe's main source of blue before imported indigo took over.

Opera	Plot
Carmen	A soldier deserts for a factory worker who later chooses a bullfighter1875 premiere. Music by Georges Bizet. Based on Prosper Mérimée's novella.
Madama Butterfly	A Japanese bride waits for her American husband, who returns with another wife1904 premiere. Music by Giacomo Puccini. Based on David Belasco's play, adapted from John Luther Long's short story.
La bohème	A poor Parisian poet falls in love with a seamstress dying of consumption1896 premiere. Music by Giacomo Puccini. Based on Henri Murger's Scènes de la vie de bohème.
Orpheus and Eurydice	A musician can bring his wife back from the underworld, provided he does not look at her on the journey1762 premiere. Music by Christoph Willibald Gluck. Based on the Greek myth.
Don Giovanni	A serial seducer invites the statue of a man he killed to dinner1787 premiere. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Based on the Spanish legend of Don Juan.
The Barber of Seville	A scheming matchmaker helps a count woo a young woman whose guardian plans to marry her himself1816 premiere. Music by Gioachino Rossini. Based on Pierre Beaumarchais's play.
Otello	A general is tricked into believing his wife is unfaithful and kills her1887 premiere. Music by Giuseppe Verdi. Based on William Shakespeare's Othello.
Hansel and Gretel	Two hungry children discover an edible house and turn the tables on its owner1893 premiere. Music by Engelbert Humperdinck. Based on the fairy tale collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
Aida	An enslaved Ethiopian princess loves an Egyptian commander and joins him in a sealed tomb1871 premiere. Music by Giuseppe Verdi. Based on an original story credited to the Egyptologist Auguste Mariette.
Macbeth	An ambitious couple murder their way to the Scottish throne1847 premiere. Music by Giuseppe Verdi. Based on William Shakespeare's play.

Pasta shape	Photo
Ravioli	/artipasti/v1001/photo-01.jpg\|Pasta photo 1\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px
Alfabeto	/artipasti/v1001/photo-02.jpg\|Pasta photo 2\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px
Tortellini	/artipasti/v1001/photo-03.jpg\|Pasta photo 3\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px
Stelline	/artipasti/v1001/photo-04.jpg\|Pasta photo 4\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px"Little stars," from stella.
Calamari	/artipasti/v1001/photo-05.jpg\|Pasta photo 5\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxNamed for the squid rings they resemble.
Vesuvio	/artipasti/v1001/photo-06.jpg\|Pasta photo 6\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxNamed for Mount Vesuvius, the volcano near Naples.
Cascatelli	/artipasti/v1001/photo-07.jpg\|Pasta photo 7\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px"Little waterfalls." Created by food podcaster Dan Pashman and pasta maker Sfoglini in 2021.
Foglie d'ulivo	/artipasti/v1001/photo-08.jpg\|Pasta photo 8\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px"Olive leaves." Spinach gives the pasta its green color.
Creste di gallo	/artipasti/v1001/photo-09.jpg\|Pasta photo 9\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px"Roosters' combs," the crests on top of their heads.
Lanterne	/artipasti/v1001/photo-10-v2.jpg\|Pasta photo 10\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px"Lanterns."

French	English meaning
Amour-propre	Self-esteem or personal prideLiterally "self-love".
Tête-à-tête	Private conversation between two peopleLiterally "head to head". It also names an S-shaped sofa whose two occupants sit almost face to face.
Double entendre	Remark with two meanings, one often suggestiveEnglish kept an old French expression that has fallen out of use in French itself.
Enfant terrible	Person who shocks others by defying conventionLiterally "terrible child".
Laissez-faire	Letting people act without interferenceIn economics, this means keeping government intervention in business to a minimum.
Sang-froid	Calmness under pressureLiterally "cold blood".
Je ne sais quoi	Appealing quality that is hard to describeLiterally "I don't know what".
Tour de force	Achievement showing exceptional skill
Cause célèbre	Controversy that draws widespread public attentionLiterally "famous case".
De rigueur	Expected by fashion or social custom

Book	Objects
Dracula	Boxes of earth · phonographThe Count ships soil from his homeland to England for his resting places. Dr. Seward records his diary on the machine.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland	Pocket watch · bottle labelled "DRINK ME"A rabbit consulting a watch starts the chase. The drink shrinks Alice to ten inches tall.
Les Misérables	Silver candlesticks · convict's yellow passportThe papers make people turn the newly freed Jean Valjean away. A bishop takes him in and, after Valjean steals his silver, gives him the candlesticks too.
Treasure Island	Black-spotted scrap of paper · brass telescopeThe marked paper is a pirate summons or verdict. One is cut from a Bible, alarming the superstitious crew. Billy Bones watches the coast through the telescope.
Robinson Crusoe	Homemade skin umbrella · post notched as a calendarStranded for years, he makes his own shelter from the sun and rain. Longer cuts in the post distinguish weeks and months from ordinary days.
The Hobbit	Invisibility ring · map with moon-lettersThe hidden writing can only be read by moonlight of the right phase and season. It tells the travellers when to look for a secret entrance.
The Picture of Dorian Gray	Yellow-backed novel · shattered hand mirrorA book about a life devoted to sensation becomes an obsession. He eventually stamps on the glass in disgust at the beauty and youth he once prized above everything.
Life of Pi	Survival manual · whistle from a life jacketThe manual offers plenty of advice about surviving at sea, but nothing about sharing a lifeboat with a tiger. Pi uses the whistle to train his dangerous passenger.
The Kite Runner	Slingshot · wristwatch hidden under a mattressHassan uses the slingshot to protect Amir. Amir later hides the watch under Hassan's mattress to frame him for theft, hoping to drive away the friend whose loyalty makes him feel guilty.
The Martian	Potatoes · duct tapeThe crew's Thanksgiving dinner becomes a crop that keeps the stranded astronaut alive. Weir timed the mission around the holiday to explain why fresh potatoes were on board.

Item	Correct category
/associated-prints-iv/print-01.jpg\|Green ridged fruits growing among leaves\|display:block;width:clamp(112px,22vw,160px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px	StarStarfruit, also called carambola. Slice it across to see the shape behind its name.
/associated-prints-iv/print-02.jpg\|Royal portrait with a dark wig and ermine robes\|display:block;width:clamp(112px,22vw,160px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px	SunLouis XIV of France, the Sun King.
/associated-prints-iv/print-03.jpg\|Stamped round pastry with a wedge removed\|display:block;width:clamp(112px,22vw,160px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px	MoonA mooncake, traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
/associated-prints-iv/print-04.jpg\|Translucent jellyfish against a dark background\|display:block;width:clamp(112px,22vw,160px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px	MoonMoon jellyfish.
/associated-prints-iv/print-05.png\|Black-and-white photograph of an ocean liner with four funnels\|display:block;width:clamp(112px,22vw,160px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px	StarTitanic, operated by the White Star Line.
/associated-prints-iv/print-06.jpg\|Rounded red-and-green leaves covered in droplets, growing from dark soil\|display:block;width:clamp(112px,22vw,160px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px	SunSundew. Its sticky droplets trap insects.
/associated-prints-iv/print-07.jpg\|Drummer raising a stick under red stage lighting\|display:block;width:clamp(112px,22vw,160px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px	MoonKeith Moon, drummer for the Who.
/associated-prints-iv/print-08.png\|Large flattened fish with tall fins\|display:block;width:clamp(112px,22vw,160px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px	SunOcean sunfish, also known as mola.
/associated-prints-iv/print-09.jpg\|Circular opening in a garden wall\|display:block;width:clamp(112px,22vw,160px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px	MoonA moon gate, a circular opening used in Chinese garden walls.
/associated-prints-iv/print-10.jpg\|Smiling musician with round glasses and a beard\|display:block;width:clamp(112px,22vw,160px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px	StarRingo Starr, the Beatles' drummer.

Person	Fact
Abraham Lincoln	Held a patentHis 1849 invention used inflatable chambers to lift boats over sandbars without unloading their cargo. He is the only US president to have received a patent.
Isaac Newton	Invented calculusDeveloped it in the 1660s and used it to study planetary motion. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz independently developed it in the 1670s while working on tangents and areas under curves.
Catherine the Great	Bought Voltaire's book collectionIn 1778, after the philosopher's death. His secretary travelled to St Petersburg to arrange the books in the same order as in his French home.
Joan of Arc	Had a conviction overturned 25 years after being executedHer heresy conviction was annulled in 1456, 25 years after she was burned at the stake.
Leonardo da Vinci	Designed a parachuteHis sketch shows a person hanging beneath a pyramid-shaped canopy, about seven metres high and seven metres across.
Mahatma Gandhi	Organized an ambulance corps in South AfricaIts stretcher-bearers carried wounded soldiers for the British during the Boer War. He hoped that demonstrating loyalty to the Empire would help Indians secure equal rights.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie	Born in the Russian EmpireThe Polish double Nobelist was born in Warsaw in 1867, when it was part of the Russian Empire. She and Pierre deliberately left their radium work unpatented so others could use it freely.
Napoleon Bonaparte	Escaped from exile on an islandHe escaped the Mediterranean island of Elba in 1815 and returned to power in France. After defeat at Waterloo, he was sent into a second exile on the much more remote St Helena.
Nelson Mandela	Lived longest95 years, from 1918 to 2013. He was already 75 when he became president of South Africa.
Winston Churchill	Won a Nobel Prize in LiteratureThe 1953 award recognized his historical and biographical writing as well as his speeches.

Podcast	Episodes
Serial	The Alibi / The Case Against Adnan Syed
Stuff You Should Know	How Porta-Potties Work / The Dyatlov Pass Mystery
Radiolab	Memory and Forgetting / Parasites
Hardcore History	Blueprint for Armageddon I / Wrath of the Khans I
Freakonomics Radio	Why Does Tipping Still Exist? / The Invisible Paw
How I Built This	Airbnb: Joe Gebbia / Patagonia: Yvon Chouinard
The Rest Is Football	Reacting To Man City's 115 Charges Verdict / The Marcus Rashford Interview
Office Ladies	The Dundies / Scott's Tots with B.J. Novak
The Joe Rogan Experience	#1368 - Edward Snowden / Fight Companion - October 26, 2024

Term	Pursuit
Cowlick	HairdressingA patch of hair that grows in a different direction from the hair around it, making it stick up or resist lying flat.
Water hammer	PlumbingWhen a valve shuts quickly, the moving water sends a pressure wave back through the pipes. The resulting bang can sound like someone striking them.
Field dressing	HuntingRemoving the internal organs soon after the animal is killed lets the carcass cool faster and helps keep the meat from spoiling.
Fat bloom	Chocolate makingA pale, cloudy coating that forms when fat migrates to the surface and recrystallizes. Poor tempering or warm storage can cause it.
Angels' share	Whisky ageingSome of the spirit evaporates through the wood as it ages in a cask. The missing portion is imagined as a drink for the angels.
Dead cat bounce	Stock tradingA brief price recovery during a continuing decline. The grim image is that even something dead can bounce after a long fall.
Turbo lag	Performance drivingThe engine's exhaust drives the turbocharger. After you press the accelerator, it can take a moment to spin up and deliver extra power.
Goosewinging	SailingWith the wind behind the boat, the mainsail and foresail spread to opposite sides like wings, allowing both to catch the wind.
Papering the house	TheatreGiving away tickets to fill empty seats. A fuller audience can give a new show more atmosphere and help spread word of mouth.
Onion skinning	AnimationShowing neighboring frames as faint layers over the current drawing helps line up the movement. Traditionally, artists saw through thin sheets of paper on a lightbox.

Journey	the Place
us New York - vn Hanoi	/great-circles/place-01.svg\|Flyover picture 1\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px North PoleThe path passes about 14 km from the pole. /great-circles/route-01.webp\|Flight path with endpoint dots and a gold flyover star\|display:block;width:100%;max-width:360px;height:auto;margin:0.75rem auto 0
au Sydney - pe Lima	/great-circles/place-02.jpg\|Flyover picture 2\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px nz Christchurch, NZThe path passes about 7 km from the city centre. /great-circles/route-02.webp\|Flight path with endpoint dots and a gold flyover star\|display:block;width:100%;max-width:360px;height:auto;margin:0.75rem auto 0
th Bangkok - au Melbourne	/great-circles/place-03.jpg\|Flyover picture 3\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px au UluruThe path passes about 17 km from the landmark. /great-circles/route-03.webp\|Flight path with endpoint dots and a gold flyover star\|display:block;width:100%;max-width:360px;height:auto;margin:0.75rem auto 0
nz Auckland - vn Hanoi	/great-circles/place-04.jpg\|Flyover picture 4\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px au Great Barrier Reef\|style:font-size:0.9em;color:inheritThe path crosses reefs off Queensland, including John Brewer Reef and Rib Reef. /great-circles/route-04.webp\|Flight path with endpoint dots and a gold flyover star\|display:block;width:100%;max-width:360px;height:auto;margin:0.75rem auto 0
ca Vancouver, BC - us Atlanta, GA	/great-circles/place-05.jpg\|Flyover picture 5\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px us Mt. Rushmore, SDThe path passes about 13 km from the landmark. /great-circles/route-05.webp\|Flight path with endpoint dots and a gold flyover star\|display:block;width:100%;max-width:360px;height:auto;margin:0.75rem auto 0
us Austin, TX - it Rome	/great-circles/place-06.jpg\|Flyover picture 6\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px ca us Niagara FallsThe path passes about 20 km from the landmark. /great-circles/route-06.webp\|Flight path with endpoint dots and a gold flyover star\|display:block;width:100%;max-width:360px;height:auto;margin:0.75rem auto 0
us Memphis, TN - br Rio de Janeiro	/great-circles/place-07.jpg\|Flyover picture 7\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px us Miami, FLThe path passes about 2 km from the city centre. /great-circles/route-07.webp\|Flight path with endpoint dots and a gold flyover star\|display:block;width:100%;max-width:360px;height:auto;margin:0.75rem auto 0
in Delhi - hk Hong Kong	/great-circles/place-08.jpg\|Flyover picture 8\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px np cn Mt. EverestThe path passes within 1 km of the summit. /great-circles/route-08.webp\|Flight path with endpoint dots and a gold flyover star\|display:block;width:100%;max-width:360px;height:auto;margin:0.75rem auto 0
sn Dakar - fi Helsinki	/great-circles/place-09.jpg\|Flyover picture 9\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px gi GibraltarThe path passes about 20 km from the Rock of Gibraltar. /great-circles/route-09.webp\|Flight path with endpoint dots and a gold flyover star\|display:block;width:100%;max-width:360px;height:auto;margin:0.75rem auto 0
sa Mecca - it Rome	/great-circles/place-10.jpg\|Flyover picture 10\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px eg Giza PyramidsThe path passes about 29 km from the landmark. /great-circles/route-10.webp\|Flight path with endpoint dots and a gold flyover star\|display:block;width:100%;max-width:360px;height:auto;margin:0.75rem auto 0

Noun	Verb
chess piece	to pledge for cashPawn
belgian treat	to be indecisiveWaffle
fencing weapon	to ruin (a plot)Foil
hunting cabin	to file (a complaint)Lodge
wineglass part	to stop the flowStem
cliff	to fake strengthBluff
jeans pocket stud	to fascinateRivet
nobleman	to matterCount
ray of light	to smile broadlyBeam
shelter for strays	to throbPound

Painter	Painting
Vincent van Gogh	/master-strokes--v1001/painting-04.jpg\|Painting 1\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxThe Bedroom, 1889. He made three versions of this room in his Yellow House in Arles.
Piet Mondrian	/master-strokes--v1001/painting-01.jpg\|Painting 2\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxComposition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow, 1930.
Leonardo da Vinci	/master-strokes--v2001/painting-03.jpg\|Painting 3\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxLady with an Ermine, c. 1490.
Claude Monet	/master-strokes--v2001/painting-04.jpg\|Painting 4\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxWoman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son, 1875.
Gustav Klimt	/master-strokes--v2001/painting-02.jpg\|Painting 5\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxPortrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907, also known as the Woman in Gold.
Wassily Kandinsky	/master-strokes--v2001/painting-01.jpg\|Painting 6\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxComposition 8, 1923.
Rembrandt van Rijn	/master-strokes--v2001/painting-08.jpg\|Painting 7\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxThe Return of the Prodigal Son, c. 1668.
Jacques-Louis David	/master-strokes--v2001/painting-05.jpg\|Painting 8\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxNapoleon Crossing the Alps, 1800-1801. He actually crossed the pass on a mule.

Item	Correct category
Blowing tobacco smoke up drowning victims' bottoms	No longer doneRescue kits along the Thames included bellows for pumping tobacco smoke into the patient. The warm, dry smoke was supposed to restart the heart and lungs. The practice faded as nicotine's toxicity became understood. /still-a-thing/tobacco-kit.jpg\|An early nineteenth-century resuscitation kit with bellows, tubes and nozzles in a wooden case\|display:block;width:100%;max-width:360px;height:auto;margin:0.75rem 0 0.5rem;border-radius:6px [Photo ↗](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Resuscitation_set,_Europe,_1801-1850_Wellcome_L0057782.jpg): Wellcome Collection, [CC BY 4.0 ↗](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Resized.
Cleaning kilns with guns	Still doneHard deposits build up inside rotary kilns. Workers shoot them loose with mounted industrial guns that can weigh over 100 kilograms. It saves sending a crew inside to chip them out.
Cleaning particle-accelerator tubes with a ferret	No longer doneAt Fermilab in 1971, a ferret named Felicia pulled a string through narrow tubes so workers could drag cleaning swabs through. She was retired later that year when a mechanical replacement could tackle longer pipes.
Dropping live fish from planes into lakes	Still doneUtah stocks lakes too remote for trucks. The fish are only 1-3 inches long, so air resistance slows their fall. One flight can drop over 10,000 fish into seven lakes.
Ejecting bears from supersonic jets	No longer doneEngineers were testing whether enclosed escape capsules could protect crews during ejection. Sedated bears took the place of airmen in B-58 trials in 1962.
Fishing with birds on leashes	Still doneOn Japan's Nagara River, fishermen work with trained cormorants. Neck ties keep the birds from swallowing larger fish, which the fishermen retrieve.
Lassoing iceberg chunks for drinks	Still doneOff Newfoundland, crews snag floating ice, hoist it aboard and melt it. The freshwater goes into bottled water, beer and vodka.
Making dentures from dead soldiers' teeth	No longer doneTeeth taken from battlefield corpses were sold as "Waterloo teeth" in the 1800s. They fell out of use as artificial teeth became more convincing.
Roasting meat with dog-powered wheels	No longer doneThe wheel above the fireplace worked like a hamster wheel, with a dog inside providing the power to turn the meat. Short-legged dogs were bred for the job. Cheap clockwork mechanisms replaced them in the 1800s, and the breed became extinct. /still-a-thing/turnspit-dog.jpg\|A historical kitchen illustration with a dog running in a wheel above the fireplace to turn a roasting spit\|display:block;width:100%;max-width:360px;height:auto;margin:0.75rem 0 0.5rem;border-radius:6px [Illustration ↗](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turnspit_Dog_Working.jpg) from Henry Wigstead's 1799 account of a tour of Wales. Public domain; resized.
Treating rheumatism inside rotting whales	No longer doneVisitors to Eden, Australia, stood neck-deep in warm whale carcasses seeking relief from joint pain. One 1896 account ended: "The smell has never left me: that dead whale haunts me still."
Trimming trees with saws hanging from helicopters	Still doneTen circular saw blades hang in a row below the helicopter, clearing branches along power lines, pipelines and railways.
Using giant rats to detect tuberculosis	Still doneAPOPO trains African giant pouched rats to sniff patients' sputum samples. A rat can check 100 samples in as little as 20 minutes. Suspect samples get further laboratory testing; the rats help find cases clinics have missed.

Location	Statue
ch Bern Switzerland	/where-is-my-statue/photo-27-context.webp\|Statue photograph 27\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Albert EinsteinHe was working at the patent office here when he published his breakthrough papers in 1905, including special relativity. This bench statue looks out over the old town.
gb-eng Freshwater, Isle of Wight England	/where-is-my-statue/photo-17-context.webp\|Statue photograph 17\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Jimi HendrixHe played the nearby Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, just weeks before his death. The statue stands in the memorial garden at Dimbola Museum.
pt Funchal Madeira, Portugal	/where-is-my-statue/photo-14-context.webp\|Statue photograph 14\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Cristiano Ronaldo\|style:font-size:clamp(18px,4.6vw,20px);color:inheritHis home city hosts the CR7 museum and this full-length bronze. It is a different work from the much-discussed airport bust.
ca Harbour Grace, Newfoundland Canada	/where-is-my-statue/photo-22-context.webp\|Statue photograph 22\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Amelia EarhartShe took off from here in 1932 and landed in Northern Ireland, becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The aircraft behind the statue is a separate park exhibit.
it Imola Italy	/where-is-my-statue/photo-12-context.webp\|Statue photograph 12\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Ayrton SennaHe died at the nearby Tamburello corner during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. This seated memorial stands in the park beside the circuit.
gb-eng Manchester England	/where-is-my-statue/photo-23-context.webp\|Statue photograph 23\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Alan TuringAfter his wartime codebreaking, he worked on early computers at the university here. His memorial sits on a bench in Sackville Gardens, holding an apple.
ca Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada	/where-is-my-statue/photo-01-context.webp\|Statue photograph 1\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Nikola TeslaHis alternating-current system helped turn the falls into a major source of electric power. This is the Canadian monument; a different statue stands across the border.
xk Pristina Kosovo	/where-is-my-statue/photo-03-context.webp\|Statue photograph 3\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Bill ClintonKosovo Albanians erected the statue in gratitude for his role in NATO's 1999 intervention. He attended its unveiling in 2009.
cl Punta Arenas Chile	/where-is-my-statue/photo-25-context.webp\|Statue photograph 25\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Ferdinand Magellan\|style:font-size:clamp(16px,4.1vw,20px);color:inheritHe stands at the top of this monument, unveiled in 1920 to mark 400 years since his expedition sailed through the nearby strait.
pl Warsaw Poland	/where-is-my-statue/photo-21-context.webp\|Statue photograph 21\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:1/1;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px Marie CurieBorn Maria Skłodowska here, she named polonium after her native country. The statue holds a model of the atom.

Spin-off	Original show
Joey	FriendsJoey Tribbiani leaves New York for Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.
Mork & Mindy	Happy Days
NCIS	JAG
Xena: Warrior Princess	Hercules: The Legendary JourneysIntroduced as a villain, Xena was meant to die at the end of her three-episode guest arc.
The Bionic Woman	The Six Million Dollar Man
The Cleveland Show	Family Guy
Gen V	The BoysThe action moves to a university where young superheroes train for lucrative careers.
Holby City	CasualtySame hospital, different wards: the emergency department makes way for the surgical teams.
Ashes to Ashes	Life on MarsGene Hunt moves from 1970s Manchester to 1980s London.
Maude	All in the Family

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Item	Correct category
Asparagus can give it a distinctive smell	PeePeople vary in both making the smell and detecting it. Most participants in a small lab study could do both, but some produced it without being able to smell it themselves.
Can be donated to treat an infection	PoopTransplants from screened donors can restore gut microbes and treat recurring C. difficile infections.
Usually checked after a test drink to diagnose lactose intolerance in adults	ExhaleGut bacteria feeding on undigested lactose release hydrogen that travels through the blood to the lungs. This can be detected with a breath test, similar to a roadside alcohol check.
Deadliest disease vector historically	ExhaleDeadliest disease vector historically, with Tuberculosis a major contributor to that toll. It spreads through the air and is estimated to have killed more people over the past two centuries than any other infectious disease.
Least deadly disease vector historically	PeeLong thought sterile in a healthy person, new research showed that even healthy urine can contain living bacteria. However it is by far the least likely of the three to pass disease.
Main exit for cholesterol	PoopSome leaves unchanged; some is first converted into bile acids.
Main exit for creatinine, a muscle waste product	PeeThe kidneys remove it from the blood. Its blood level helps doctors assess how well they are filtering.
Main exit for the mass of burned fat	ExhaleAbout 84% of the fat you burn leaves as carbon dioxide. Exercise burns more fuel, so you breathe harder to supply oxygen and clear the extra gas. You can't cheat by just breathing faster: that only makes you hyperventilate and faint.
Usually removes the least mass per day	PoopA large review found a median daily output of about 130 grams.
Usually removes the most mass per day	PeeA large review found a median daily output of about 1.4 kilograms.

Entity	Flag
Yugoslavia	/banner-years-next/flag-01.png\|Historical flag image 1\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;padding:6px;box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.12)1946-1992: Serbia and Montenegro kept the blue-white-red stripes when they formed a smaller Yugoslavia in 1992, but removed the communist star.
Zaire	/banner-years-next/flag-02.png\|Historical flag image 2\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;padding:6px;box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.12)1971-1997: The torch-bearing arm came from the emblem of dictator Mobutu Sese Seko's ruling party. After his overthrow, the country dropped both the flag and the Zaire name, becoming the Democratic Republic of the Congo again.
Imperial Iran	/banner-years-next/flag-03.png\|Historical flag image 3\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;padding:6px;box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.12)This 1970s design carries the Lion and Sun, a symbol used on Persian flags for centuries. It briefly outlasted the 1979 revolution before the Islamic Republic replaced it in 1980.
Empire of Brazil	/banner-years-next/flag-04.png\|Historical flag image 4\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;padding:6px;box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.12)1870-1889: Green represented Emperor Pedro I's family and yellow the family of his wife, Empress Leopoldina. The republic kept both colors when it replaced the imperial arms with a starry globe.
Siam	/banner-years-next/flag-05.png\|Historical flag image 5\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;padding:6px;box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.12)1855-1916: Merchant ships from Siam, now Thailand, had flown plain red. As foreign trade grew, they were allowed to use the royal white elephant so their flag could be recognized abroad.
Republic of Formosa	/banner-years-next/flag-06.png\|Historical flag image 6\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;padding:6px;box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.12)1895: This republic in Taiwan lasted only five months, formed to resist the island's handover from China to Japan. The yellow tiger survives in a museum replica of the lost original flag. [Artwork ↗](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Republic_of_Formosa_%28Detailed%29.svg)
Kingdom of Portugal	/banner-years-next/flag-07.png\|Historical flag image 7\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;padding:6px;box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.12)1830-1910: The republic chose green and red, rejecting blue for its association with the Virgin Mary. Supporters of blue and white demanded a public vote, but the government refused.
Spanish Republic	/banner-years-next/flag-08.png\|Historical flag image 8\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;padding:6px;box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.12)1931-1939: Purple was added to represent Castile, based on a mistaken belief about the color of its historic banner. Castile's royal banner was red. The republic kept purple until its defeat in 1939. Its Nationalist opponents had restored red-yellow-red in 1936, during the Civil War. [Artwork ↗](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Spain_%281931%E2%80%931939%29.svg)
Biafra	/banner-years-next/flag-09.png\|Historical flag image 9\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;padding:6px;box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.12)1967-1970: Biafra was a breakaway state in southeastern Nigeria. Its attempt to become independent led to a civil war; after its defeat, the territory became part of Nigeria again. [Artwork ↗](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Biafra.svg)
South Vietnam	/banner-years-next/flag-10.png\|Historical flag image 10\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:contain;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;padding:6px;box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.12)1948-1975: Many Vietnamese refugees and their descendants still fly this flag as a symbol of their heritage. Its use remains controversial, and some Vietnamese people find it offensive.

Team	Ground
Manchester United	/home-grounds/photo-01.jpg\|Ground photo 1\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxOld Trafford\|style:display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);white-space:normal;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.2;margin-top:3pxgb-eng Greater Manchester · Premier League Bomb damage forced a move to rivals Manchester City’s Maine Road. The rebuilt ground reopened in 1949.
Chelsea	/home-grounds/photo-02.jpg\|Ground photo 2\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxStamford Bridge\|style:display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);white-space:normal;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.2;margin-top:3pxgb-eng London · Premier League Opened as an athletics ground in 1877, decades before the club was founded in 1905.
Fulham	/home-grounds/photo-03.jpg\|Ground photo 3\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxCraven Cottage\|style:display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);white-space:normal;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.2;margin-top:3pxgb-eng London · Premier League The cottage in the corner is a real pavilion; its balcony overlooks the pitch.
Rangers FC	/home-grounds/photo-04.jpg\|Ground photo 4\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxIbrox Stadium\|style:display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);white-space:normal;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.2;margin-top:3pxgb-sct Glasgow · Scottish Premiership The red-brick Bill Struth Main Stand is a listed building.
Bayern Munich	/home-grounds/photo-05.jpg\|Ground photo 5\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxAllianz Arena\|style:display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);white-space:normal;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.2;margin-top:3pxde Munich · Bundesliga Originally shared with local rivals 1860 Munich, who left in 2017.
Borussia Dortmund	/home-grounds/photo-06.jpg\|Ground photo 6\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxSignal Iduna Park\|style:display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);white-space:normal;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.2;margin-top:3pxde Dortmund · Bundesliga The “Yellow Wall” holds more than 24,000 standing supporters in a single stand.
Boston Red Sox	/home-grounds/photo-07.jpg\|Ground photo 7\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxFenway Park\|style:display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);white-space:normal;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.2;margin-top:3pxus Boston · MLB The Green Monster’s ladder once retrieved balls from a net; it stayed when seats replaced the net.
San Francisco Giants	/home-grounds/photo-08.jpg\|Ground photo 8\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxOracle Park\|style:display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);white-space:normal;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.2;margin-top:3pxus San Francisco · MLB
Green Bay Packers	/home-grounds/photo-09.jpg\|Ground photo 9\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxLambeau Field\|style:display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);white-space:normal;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.2;margin-top:3pxus Green Bay, WI · NFL The “frozen tundra” has had a heating system beneath the turf since 1967.
Dallas Cowboys	/home-grounds/photo-10.jpg\|Ground photo 10\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);margin:0 auto;border-radius:4pxAT&T Stadium\|style:display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);white-space:normal;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.2;margin-top:3pxus Arlington, TX · NFL

Planet	Fact
Mercury	Sun can backtrack: rise, set, rise in one dayNear its closest approach to the Sun, the planet moves around its orbit faster than it turns on its axis. That briefly sends the Sun backwards across the sky. From the right location, you can watch it rise, dip below the horizon, then rise again. This happens within one local solar day, which lasts 176 Earth days. /planetarium/mercury-backtrack.svg\|Animated schematic of solar height over time: the Sun rises above the horizon, dips below it, then rises again. Not to scale.\|display:block;width:420px;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin-top:8px;border-radius:10px
Venus	Day (one rotation) longer than year (one revolution)A year passes before the planet finishes a single turn: one rotation takes 243 Earth days, while one orbit takes 225.
Earth	Nuclear reactors formed naturallyAbout two billion years ago, uranium deposits at Oklo, Gabon, became natural fission reactors. Groundwater slowed the neutrons enough to sustain a chain reaction. Heat boiled the water away and stopped the reaction; returning water could restart it. Evidence from one reactor suggests a remarkable rhythm: about 30 minutes on, then two and a half hours off. Reactor activity at Oklo lasted an estimated 150,000 years.
Mars	Red days, blue sunsetsDust gives the daytime sky a rusty orange colour. At sunset, a blue glow stands out around the Sun as the dust scatters blue light towards the viewer. Daytime /planetarium/mars-daytime.jpg\|Mars Pathfinder photograph of an orange daytime sky above the rocky Martian landscape.\|display:block;width:420px;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin-top:8px;border-radius:10px Sunset /planetarium/mars-pathfinder-sunset.jpg\|Mars Pathfinder photograph of a blue glow around the setting Sun above the dark Martian horizon.\|display:block;width:420px;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin-top:8px;border-radius:10px Mars Pathfinder. Images: [NASA/JPL ↗](https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/blue-sky/en/).
Jupiter	Persistent atmospheric pentagonThe fifth planet has a pentagon. Five giant cyclones surround a sixth at the south pole, forming a five-sided arrangement of separate storms. Juno captured their heat in infrared; the white outline connects the five outer cyclones. /planetarium/jupiter-pentagon.jpg\|Juno infrared image showing five cyclones outlined as a pentagon around a central cyclone at the south pole.\|display:block;width:420px;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin-top:8px;border-radius:10px Image: [NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM ↗](https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/a-pentagon-of-jovian-cyclones/). Coincidentally, Saturn, the sixth planet, has a hexagon. A fast jet stream follows a six-sided path around its north pole, with a hurricane at the centre. The pattern has persisted for decades.
Saturn	Even in a child's drawing, its outline isn't just a circle./planetarium/saturn-childs-drawing.jpg\|A child's marker drawing of planets, with Saturn and its rings beneath the handwritten label Saturn.\|display:block;width:420px;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin-top:8px;border-radius:10px Saturn and its rings, drawn by Thomas, age 7.
Uranus	Polar night lasts 42 Earth yearsMost planets spin like upright tops; Uranus spins on its side. Each pole spends half the orbit facing away from the Sun. One orbit takes 84 Earth years, so a polar night lasts 42.
Neptune	Discovered through mathematicsUranus was straying from its predicted orbit, suggesting that an unseen planet's gravity was pulling on it. In 1846, Urbain Le Verrier used those deviations to calculate where that planet should be. Astronomers pointed their telescope at that position and saw Neptune.

Expression	Meaning
Carry a torch	Long for someone who does not love you backThe torch represents a flame of love that someone keeps burning.
Chew the fat	Have a leisurely chatthe origin is uncertain; one explanation compares chatting to chewing, with the jaws constantly moving
Cut a rug	Dance energeticallythe origin is disputed; one theory pictures dancing hard enough to wear through the rug
Get your ears lowered	Get a haircutApparently, this refers to the ears looking lower once the hair around them has been trimmed back.
Give someone the mitten	Reject a lover or admirerOne proposed origin is a courtship custom in which returning a suitor's gift of gloves signalled rejection.
Go on a toot	Go on a drinking spreethe origin is uncertain; one theory compares a noisy drinking spree to tooting a horn
Put on the dog	Dress or entertain extravagantlyYale students were saying this in the 1800s. An 1871 account of college life listed "dog" as slang for "style, splurge".
Sell wolf tickets	Make threats you will not back upthe origin is disputed; one theory links it to "woofing", black American slang for bluffing or boasting: barking without biting
Show the white feather	Lose your nerveCockfighters believed a white feather in a rooster's plumage marked it as a poor fighter.
Take a powder	Leave in a hurrythe origin is disputed; one theory links it to laxative powders, which would make you "go"

Item	Correct category
Alfred Hitchcock	0 OscarsFive Best Director nominations, including Rear Window and Psycho. His 1968 Thalberg award was noncompetitive. Rebecca won Best Picture for its producer, not for Hitchcock as director.
Daniel Day-Lewis	3+ OscarsThree Best Actor wins: My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln.
Frances McDormand	3+ OscarsFour wins: acting in Fargo, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Nomadland, plus producing Nomadland.
Francis Ford Coppola	3+ OscarsFive wins: screenplays for Patton and The Godfather, then writing, directing and producing The Godfather Part II.
Glenn Close	0 OscarsEight acting nominations, including Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons and The Wife.
Johnny Depp	0 OscarsThree acting nominations: Pirates of the Caribbean, Finding Neverland and Sweeney Todd.
Meryl Streep	3+ OscarsThree acting wins: Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie's Choice and The Iron Lady.
Ralph Fiennes	0 OscarsNominated for Schindler's List, The English Patient and Conclave.
Sigourney Weaver	0 OscarsNominated for Aliens, then for both Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl at the same ceremony in 1989.
Steven Spielberg	3+ OscarsThree wins: directing and producing Schindler's List, plus directing Saving Private Ryan.
Tom Cruise	0 OscarsNominated for Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire and Magnolia, and as a producer of Top Gun: Maverick. Received an honorary Oscar in 2025.
Walt Disney	3+ Oscars22 competitive wins, the record for any individual. He also received four honorary awards.

City	Fact
hu Budapest	Formed by merging three towns in 1873Buda, Pest and Óbuda. The third name means "Old Buda".
us Chicago	Reversed a river to protect its drinking waterIn 1900, a new canal sent sewage away from Lake Michigan instead of into it. The lake supplied the city's drinking water.
tr Istanbul	Stands on two continentsThe Bosphorus separates its European and Asian sides.
gb London	Hosted the first UN General AssemblyDelegates from 51 countries met in Westminster Central Hall on January 10, 1946.
au Melbourne	Longest tram network on this boardAbout 250 km of network, also described by its operator as the largest operational tram network in the world.
mx Mexico City	Built over the ruins of an Aztec capitalTenochtitlan stood on an island in Lake Texcoco. After conquering it, the Spanish built over the ruins and began draining the lake.
us New York	First Otis passenger elevator installed here in 1857It served a five-storey department store. Otis had demonstrated his safety brake by standing on a raised platform and having its supporting rope cut.
se Stockholm	Northernmost city on this boardAbout 59.3° north.
jp Tokyo	Hosted a Summer Olympics in an odd-numbered yearThe pandemic postponed the 2020 Games until 2021. They kept "2020" in their name.
it Venice	Home of the world's oldest film festivalIt began in 1932 with screenings on a hotel terrace. The opening film was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

English Word	Language
Bong	ThaiFrom baung, a cylindrical wooden tube.
Pho	VietnameseWritten phở in the source language, and often pronounced "fuh" in English.
Hula	HawaiianThe hula hoop was named for the resemblance to the dancers' hip movements.
Kaput	GermanEnglish borrowed the German kaputt. The earlier French capot meant failing to win a single trick at cards.
Ghoul	ArabicGhul was an evil spirit said to rob graves and feed on corpses.
Shampoo	HindiChampo meant "massage!" English first used the word for massaging the body; washing the hair came later.
Smorgasbord	SwedishSmörgås means "open sandwich" and bord means "table."
Tycoon	JapaneseTaikun meant "great lord," a title used for the shogun. Abraham Lincoln's secretary called him "the Tycoon" before the word became associated with business magnates.
Vendetta	ItalianOriginally a family blood feud, with relatives avenging one killing with another.
Molasses	PortugueseFrom melaço, ultimately from the Latin mel, "honey." English adopted a plural form but treats it as singular.

Metal	Distinction
Lithium	Prescription mood stabilizerUsed to treat bipolar disorder. Exactly how it stabilizes mood is still not fully understood.
Calcium	Hardens bones and teethAn adult body contains about a kilogram of calcium.
Lead	Soft, heavy metal used for fishing weightsIts Latin name, plumbum, gave us both the symbol Pb and the word "plumbing".
Aluminium	Kitchen foil and drinks cansThe most abundant metal in Earth's crust, making up about 8% of its mass.
Plutonium	Nagasaki A-bomb fuelFat Man, dropped on Nagasaki, used plutonium, while Little Boy, dropped on Hiroshima, used uranium.
Bismuth	In pink upset-stomach medicineHence the second part of the name Pepto-Bismol.
Zinc	Mixed with copper to make brassZinc oxide is also a white ingredient in many mineral sunscreens.
Cobalt	At the centre of vitamin B12Cobalt's compounds also color glass and pottery blue.
Barium	Colors fireworks greenA different compound, barium sulfate, is swallowed before some digestive-tract X-rays. It blocks the rays and outlines the gut.
Gallium	Melts in a warm handWhile mercury is well known as the only metal liquid at room temperature, gallium will also melt if you crank up the heat. It melts at about 30°C, and unlike most materials, its solid floats on its liquid, just like ice on water.

Country	Flag in negative
Japan	/negative-flags/matching-01-negative-v1.svg\|Flag in negative\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0 auto;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888/negative-flags/matching-01-negative-v1.svg\|Original flag\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888;filter:invert(100%)
Bangladesh	/negative-flags/matching-02-negative-v1.svg\|Flag in negative\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0 auto;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888/negative-flags/matching-02-negative-v1.svg\|Original flag\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888;filter:invert(100%)
Indonesia	/negative-flags/matching-03-negative-v1.svg\|Flag in negative\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0 auto;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888/negative-flags/matching-03-negative-v1.svg\|Original flag\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888;filter:invert(100%)
Ukraine	/negative-flags/matching-04-negative-v1.svg\|Flag in negative\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0 auto;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888/negative-flags/matching-04-negative-v1.svg\|Original flag\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888;filter:invert(100%)
France	/negative-flags/matching-05-negative-v1.svg\|Flag in negative\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0 auto;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888/negative-flags/matching-05-negative-v1.svg\|Original flag\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888;filter:invert(100%)
Nigeria	/negative-flags/matching-06-negative-v1.svg\|Flag in negative\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0 auto;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888/negative-flags/matching-06-negative-v1.svg\|Original flag\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888;filter:invert(100%)
Guinea	/negative-flags/matching-07-negative-v1.svg\|Flag in negative\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0 auto;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888/negative-flags/matching-07-negative-v1.svg\|Original flag\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888;filter:invert(100%)
Armenia	/negative-flags/matching-08-negative-v1.svg\|Flag in negative\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0 auto;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888/negative-flags/matching-08-negative-v1.svg\|Original flag\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888;filter:invert(100%)
Sierra Leone	/negative-flags/matching-09-negative-v1.svg\|Flag in negative\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0 auto;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888/negative-flags/matching-09-negative-v1.svg\|Original flag\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888;filter:invert(100%)
Gabon	/negative-flags/matching-10-negative-v1.svg\|Flag in negative\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0 auto;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888/negative-flags/matching-10-negative-v1.svg\|Original flag\|display:block;width:clamp(148px,22vw,190px);max-width:calc(50vw - 38px);height:auto;margin:0;box-shadow:0 0 0 1px #888;filter:invert(100%)