Bunkagame — October 11, 2026

Question 1

As of 2017 this zero-sugar cola brand was sold under this name in Luxembourg and Turkey, alongside dozens of other countries from Austria and Belgium to Thailand. It was introduced to Turkey in early 2007 alongside Brazil, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the UAE. Which black-can soft drink launched by PepsiCo?

Accepted Answer

Luxembourg and Turkey are both markets for Pepsi Max. As of 2017 Pepsi Max was sold under that name in both countries alongside dozens of others, after being introduced to Turkey in early 2007 together with Brazil, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the UAE.

Question 2

Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe' reached number one on the Gaon International chart in South Korea. In which country did the song debut at number one on April 8, 2012, sell nearly 107,000 copies in its first week, and go on to sell 1.35 million copies by 2017?

Accepted Answer

South Korea and the United Kingdom both took to 'Call Me Maybe'. The song topped the Gaon International chart in South Korea and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on April 8, 2012, selling nearly 107,000 copies that first week.

Question 3

In the 1840s this anise-flavored spirit was given to French troops serving in Algeria as a malaria preventive, and in Germany it was banned on 27 March 1923 before being re-legalized in 1991 under European standards. Which green, wormwood-based spirit from France and Switzerland?

Accepted Answer

Algeria and Germany are both tied to the history of absinthe. The spirit was given to French troops in Algeria in the 1840s as a malaria preventive, and Germany banned it in 1923 before re-legalizing it in 1991.

Question 4

Miss Egypt World 2001, Sally Shaheen, withdrew from Miss World 2001 after the September 11 attacks due to Middle East instability. The pageant itself, the 51st edition, was held on 16 November 2001 at the Super Bowl of Sun City Entertainment Centre. In which country did that pageant take place?

Accepted Answer

Egypt and South Africa were both tied to Miss World 2001. Miss Egypt World 2001 withdrew because of Middle East instability after September 11, and the 51st Miss World pageant took place in Sun City, South Africa on 16 November 2001.

Question 5

This 1991 Michael Jackson single hit number one in Australia and over 20 other countries, including the US, UK, Canada, France and Switzerland, while reaching number two in Germany and Austria. The RIAA certified it triple platinum. Which Jackson track from the Dangerous album?

Accepted Answer

Germany and Australia were both chart stops for Michael Jackson's 'Black or White'. The 1991 single hit number one in Australia and more than 20 other countries, and reached number two in Germany and Austria.

Question 6

The Brazilian footballer Garrincha starred for Botafogo in a 2-0 win against Barcelona at the 1964 Copa Iberoamericana. In which city, where his farewell match was later played at the Maracanã Stadium in 1973 before 131,000 fans, was Garrincha also based with his club?

Accepted Answer

Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro are both tied to Garrincha. He played for Rio-based Botafogo against Barcelona in a 1964 friendly, and his 1973 farewell match drew 131,000 fans to the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

Question 7

This United States Hockey League team currently plays its home games at the Ralston Arena in Omaha, Nebraska, and previously called the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa home from 2002 until 2008. Which USHL junior hockey franchise?

Accepted Answer

Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa are both home arenas in the Omaha Lancers' history. The USHL franchise now plays at the Ralston Arena in Omaha and previously called the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs home from 2002 until 2008.

Question 8

An elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio is named after the American poet and editor William Cullen Bryant, who gave up his Great Barrington law practice in 1825 for a literary career in a big East Coast city. In which city did he become editor of two major newspapers?

Accepted Answer

Cleveland and New York City are both tied to William Cullen Bryant. A Cleveland elementary school is named for him, and in 1825 he moved to New York City, where he became editor of two major newspapers.

Question 9

A park in the Bronx near Yankee Stadium is named after this American poet, whose most famous poem was first published in Chicago in the August 1913 issue of Poetry: A Magazine of Verse and who also has a triangle named for him in the city's Rogers Park neighborhood. Which poet, author of 'Trees'?

Accepted Answer

The Bronx and Chicago are both home to Joyce Kilmer namesakes. Joyce Kilmer Park sits near Yankee Stadium, and Chicago has Joyce Kilmer Triangle in Rogers Park and an elementary school named for him; his famous poem first appeared in Chicago's Poetry magazine in August 1913.

Question 10

Murray, Kentucky draws its locally owned electricity from this New Deal era federal agency, and Norris, Tennessee was built by the same agency in 1933 as a model planned community for workers constructing a dam on the Clinch River. Which US federal agency created by Franklin D. Roosevelt is this?

Accepted Answer

Murray, Kentucky and Norris, Tennessee are both tied to the Tennessee Valley Authority. Murray's local electric system draws all its energy from TVA, and Norris was built by TVA in 1933 as a model town for Norris Dam workers on the Clinch River.