Bunkagame — July 11, 2026

Question 1

The 2014 release of Nintendo's racing game Mario Kart 8 sent Wii U console sales in the United Kingdom soaring 662% in one week. In which large country in the Southern Hemisphere did Nintendo also run a Club Nintendo promotion, offering buyers who registered by 31 July 2014 a free download code for another Wii U game?

Accepted Answer

In Australia, alongside North America and Europe, Nintendo gave buyers of Mario Kart 8 who registered on Club Nintendo before 31 July 2014 a free download code for another Wii U game. In the UK, Mario Kart 8 bundles made up 82 percent of Wii U consoles sold in the week after launch.

Question 2

Variations of dumplings range from Chinese jiaozi to Polish pierogi. In which country is the Acadian version, poutine rapee, made with pork mince wrapped inside a flour ball?

Accepted Answer

In Canada, poutine rapee is a traditional Acadian dumpling made with pork mince wrapped inside a flour ball, especially common in the Atlantic provinces. Brazil is another country with a wide variety of dumplings.

Question 3

The Hong Kong film industry, led by studios like the Shaw Brothers, saw its movies fill cinemas and video shops across nearby markets including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea. Which large Southeast Asian country, whose capital is Bangkok, was another big buyer of these films?

Accepted Answer

Thailand's capital, Bangkok, was one of the biggest markets for Hong Kong cinema in the region, alongside Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea.

Question 4

During the 2018 November test window, the French rugby coach Jacques Brunel led his national team to a rare win over a South American rugby power, nicknamed The Pumas that play their home games in Buenos Aires. In which country are The Pumas based?

Accepted Answer

France, coached by Jacques Brunel, beat Argentina during the 2018 November test window. Australia has featured in tours that Brunel navigated during his coaching career, including the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour that reshaped the Southern Hemisphere rugby calendar.

Question 5

The spiced rice dish Biryani shares its origins with biryan from back when much of Afghanistan was part of the Kabul and Qandahar Subahs. Southern India developed its own kinds in Hyderabad, Mangalore, Bhatkal, Thalassery, Ambur, Chettinad and which city on the Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh?

Accepted Answer

Vijayawada, on the Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh, has its own biryani style, alongside the more famous Hyderabad, Mangalore and Thalassery kinds. Biryani shares its origins with biryan from Kabul, back when much of Afghanistan was part of the Kabul and Qandahar Subahs.

Question 6

New Orleans, Louisiana has hosted the Super Bowl a record eleven times. On February 12, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, the Kansas City Chiefs came back from a halftime deficit to beat the Eagles 38 to 35 on a last-minute field goal to win Super Bowl LVII. In which US state is Glendale?

Accepted Answer

Glendale is a Phoenix-area city in Arizona, home to State Farm Stadium, which hosted Super Bowl LVII on February 12, 2023, with Kansas City beating Philadelphia 38 to 35. New Orleans, Louisiana has hosted the Super Bowl a record eleven times.

Question 7

St. Petersburg, Florida has been a longtime baseball hub, thanks to former mayor Al Lang who brought this spring training to the city in 1914. However, because of WWII travel restrictions, the Chicago Cubs and White Sox held their 1943-44 spring training in a small Midwestern town. Which town, later famous as Larry Bird's hometown, hosted them?

Accepted Answer

French Lick, Indiana hosted the Chicago Cubs and White Sox for spring training in 1943 and 1944, when WWII restricted long-distance travel. St. Petersburg, Florida is the historic spring training hub, thanks to former mayor Al Lang who brought the pre-season practice to the city in 1914.

Question 8

In gymnastics, Gervasio Deferr is Spain's most successful athlete. Spanish gymnasts first won a medal at their home Olympics in Barcelona in 1992 (silver) and reached their peak in Sydney 2000 (1 gold). In which South American city did Spanish gymnasts win a silver at the 2016 Games, ranking 14th overall?

Accepted Answer

Rio de Janeiro hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Spain's gymnasts took one silver medal, finishing 14th in the gymnastics rankings. Spanish gymnasts also won their first Olympic medal at home in Barcelona in 1992, taking silver.

Question 9

The Caribbean music and dance form of Bélé has roots in Benin fertility and mating festivals, brought over by enslaved Africans. On which volcanic French overseas territory, whose capital is Fort-de-France and which shares the Windward Islands with Saint Lucia and Dominica, is Bélé a legacy of the slave music tradition?

Accepted Answer

Martinique, a volcanic French overseas department with Fort-de-France as its capital, is home to the Bele tradition as a legacy of slave music. The dance has its roots in fertility and mating festivals of Benin, brought across the Atlantic by enslaved Africans.

Question 10

On February 27, 1812 the Argentine independence hero Manuel Belgrano raised the new national flag for the first time on the banks of the Parana at Rosario. In 1828 and 1832, patriots suggested renaming which town in Tucuman Province 'Villa Belgrano' in his honour, but were not successful in changing its name?

Accepted Answer

The name Villa Belgrano was suggested in 1828 and 1832 for what is now Monteros in Tucuman Province, honouring General Manuel Belgrano, but neither suggestion went through. Belgrano is remembered for raising the new Argentine flag for the first time on the banks of the Parana at Rosario on February 27, 1812.