Bunkagame — August 8, 2026

Question 1

Which 2018–2019 concert tour by South Korean group BTS ran through South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and many other stops, and made BTS the nineteenth best-selling touring act in Japan for 2018?

Accepted Answer

The Love Yourself World Tour by BTS in 2018 and 2019 took the South Korean group to Japan, the United States, Europe and Southeast Asia. In Japan it earned them the nineteenth spot on Nikkei Entertainment's Concert Mobilization Ranking Top 50 for that year.

Question 2

Which American cinnamon-roll bakery chain has franchise operations in over 50 countries, including Honduras in Central America and Egypt in North Africa, and was reportedly the first US franchise to open in Libya after 2011?

Accepted Answer

Cinnabon, the American cinnamon-roll bakery chain, has franchise stores in more than 50 countries and territories, including Honduras and Egypt. It was noted as the first US franchise to open in Libya after the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya in 2011.

Question 3

Chinese-American artist Tyrus Wong received the Hope of Los Angeles Award from Mayor Villaraigosa and was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Which New York borough hosted his 2015 retrospective Water to Paper, Paint to Sky at the Museum of Chinese in America?

Accepted Answer

Manhattan hosted the eight-decade career retrospective of Tyrus Wong at the Museum of Chinese in America in 2015. The Los Angeles-based artist was best known for his atmospheric concept art for Disney's Bambi.

Question 4

The Ranjit Vilas Palace, home of the Thakore Sahebs of Rajkot, is one of many royal palaces still standing across India. Which small town in northeast India's Darjeeling hills, high in a beautiful mountain area near the border with Bhutan, holds Bhutan House, the royal home of the Dorji family?

Accepted Answer

Kalimpong is a small hill town in West Bengal near the border with Bhutan and Sikkim, and Bhutan House there is the royal residence of the Dorji family. The Ranjit Vilas Palace in Rajkot, Gujarat, is one of several palaces built for the Thakore Sahebs of Rajkot in western India.

Question 5

The American teen sitcom Hang Time was aired in the Republic of Ireland on Network 2 during its original run. Which Central European country, home to TVN and ZigZap, also broadcast this basketball-themed 1990s show?

Accepted Answer

Poland's TVN and ZigZap channels aired Hang Time, an NBC teen sitcom about a high school basketball team. It also aired on Ireland's Network 2 and RTÉ2 during its original 1995 to 2000 run.

Question 6

Which biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States has been hosted at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minnesota in 2016 and at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina?

Accepted Answer

The Ryder Cup, a biennial team golf competition between Europe and the United States, has been played at Hazeltine in Minnesota in 2016 and at North Carolina's famed Pinehurst Resort. Pinehurst has also hosted PGA Championships and US Opens.

Question 7

Which winter team sport, played on ice by sliding heavy granite stones toward a target while teammates sweep the ice with brooms, is popular in Norway and Japan alongside Canada, Scotland and Sweden?

Accepted Answer

Curling is played across the world's ice-friendly nations, including Norway and Japan alongside Canada, Scotland, Sweden and others. Teams slide 20-kilogram granite stones down a sheet of ice toward a target while teammates sweep the path.

Question 8

Riga in Latvia is home to the Latvian National Opera (1863) and Latvian National Theatre (1902), while the small Austrian town of Weitra has a Castle Theatre built in 1885. Which cultural tourism route connects such historic playhouses across Europe?

Accepted Answer

The European Route of Historic Theatres is a designated cultural tourism trail that links restored playhouses and opera houses across Europe. It includes Riga's National Opera and Latvian National Theatre alongside small gems like the 1885 Castle Theatre in Weitra, Austria.

Question 9

Kazakhstan's city of Almaty submitted a bid to host this event, while Slovakia's national hockey team won the bronze medal in the eventual host city of Beijing. Which international multi-sport event, held in China, is this?

Accepted Answer

The 2022 Winter Olympics were held in Beijing. Almaty had bid to host them, losing to Beijing, and Slovakia's men's hockey team took bronze in China. Both events are moments in each country's Winter Olympic history.

Question 10

The Czech Republic is one of seven EU countries that still uses its own national currency while Malta adopted the euro in 2008, joining the 20 member states who share the same currency. What is the name of this shared currency area?

Accepted Answer

The Eurozone is the group of 20 European Union countries that use the euro as their currency. Malta joined it on 1 January 2008, while the Czech Republic remains outside, together with Denmark, Sweden and several others.