Bunkagame — June 16, 2026

Question 1

What Brazilian football legend proposed legislation to reduce corruption in his home country's football, and also played in Italy against clubs like Inter Milan and AS Roma during tours with Santos?

Accepted Answer

While serving in government in Brasília, Pelé proposed a law to reduce corruption in Brazilian football that became known as the 'Pelé law'. On tour with Santos, Pelé also played in Milan against Inter Milan and AC Milan, and helped Santos retain the Intercontinental Cup against AC Milan.

Question 2

What culinary channel has featured bakeries in Racine, Wisconsin and the Oklahoma Sugar Arts Show in Tulsa?

Accepted Answer

Several local bakeries in Racine have been featured on the Food Network for their pastries. Tulsa hosts the Oklahoma Sugar Arts Show, a top sugar craft competition run by Tulsa-based Food Network personality Kerry Vincent.

Question 3

What annual festival in India is celebrated at the Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad and also marks a major celebration in Bengaluru?

Accepted Answer

In Ahmedabad, the annual Rath Yatra procession leaves from the Jagannath Temple on the Ashadh sud bij date in the Hindu calendar. At places of worship in Bengaluru, Rath Yatra is one of the major festivals celebrated, alongside Janmashtami and Vaikuntha Ekadashi.

Question 4

What sporting pursuit is a significant draw for visitors to both County Kilkenny and County Meath?

Accepted Answer

County Kilkenny hosts 16 National Hunt and Flat racing meetings every year. County Meath's tracks at Navan, Fairyhouse, and Bellewstown hold National Hunt races too, including the Irish Grand National and the Bobbyjo Chase.

Question 5

What major international sporting event saw both Belo Horizonte and Salvador, Brazil serve as host cities?

Accepted Answer

Belo Horizonte was a host city for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, having also hosted the 1950 tournament. Salvador, Bahia was another host city for the same 2014 FIFA World Cup, alongside the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Question 6

Which city hosted the Broadway production of the play War Horse, a co-production with Lincoln Center Theater, after its tour included Apeldoorn in the Netherlands?

Accepted Answer

The play War Horse toured the Netherlands after playing Amsterdam, with stops that included Apeldoorn. War Horse also opened on Broadway in New York City at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on 14 April 2011, as a co-production of the National Theatre and Lincoln Center Theater.

Question 7

Which Indian city is home to one of the three main Kathak dance traditions, a classical form also studied at the University of Pittsburgh's Dance and Theatre program?

Accepted Answer

Kathak, a form of dance in India, is found in three main traditions named for the cities where they grew up: Jaipur, Benares, and Lucknow. In Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh's Dance and Theatre program also studies Indian classical dance.

Question 8

What language is spoken in both Sabah, Malaysia and Riau, Indonesia due to historical emigration patterns from China?

Accepted Answer

In Sabah, Hokkien is one of the main Chinese dialects spoken, alongside Hakka, which is used by most of the state's Chinese community, and Cantonese. In Indonesia's Riau province, Chinese Indonesians speak a form of Hokkien, along with Minangkabau and Batak languages.

Question 9

What New Hampshire body of water shares its shores with the towns of Laconia and Meredith?

Accepted Answer

Laconia sits at the center of New Hampshire's Lakes Region, and Lake Winnipesaukee is one of four large bodies of water inside the city's limits. Meredith's main village lies between Meredith Bay, an arm of Lake Winnipesaukee, and the smaller Lake Waukewan.

Question 10

What natural feature gave its name to both Seven Springs, North Carolina and Bonner Springs, Kansas?

Accepted Answer

In Seven Springs, a hotel and resort opened to draw visitors to seven mineral springs in and around the town. Bonner Springs also grew up around its mineral springs, which gave the area its first recorded name, 'Coronado Springs'.