Bunkagame — September 25, 2026

Question 1

Which famous American doughnut chain opened its first store outside the United States in Mississauga, Ontario in December 2001, and by the end of 2024 had its glazed rings also being sold in McDonald's restaurants in cities like Pittsburgh and Columbus, Ohio?

Accepted Answer

Krispy Kreme, the American doughnut chain, opened its first non-US location in Mississauga, Ontario in December 2001. By late 2024 its doughnuts were being sold at McDonald's outlets in cities such as Pittsburgh and Columbus, Ohio.

Question 2

Which live variety-show style, made up of song, dance, comedy sketches and novelty acts, was hugely popular in both the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s, with B. F. Keith building an empire of theatres that helped spread it?

Accepted Answer

Vaudeville, a variety-show style with song, dance and comedy, was popular in the United States and Canada from the 1880s to the 1930s. Impresario B. F. Keith turned it into a mass business by linking dozens of theatres into a single circuit.

Question 3

In Nepal, this deep-fried triangular pastry, usually filled with spiced potatoes or lentils, was popularised by Indian Marwari merchants. In Australia, frozen versions of the same snack are widely sold in grocery stores and served at cafés. Which snack is it?

Accepted Answer

The samosa, a triangular fried pastry from South Asia, was carried to Nepal by Indian Marwari merchants. In Australia, frozen samosas are widely sold in grocery stores alongside similar imports in Canada and the United States.

Question 4

Which popular Korean boy band launched their What Time Is It? Asia tour at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai in November 2012, and in 2013 and 2014 also headlined arena tours across Japan, including stops in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo?

Accepted Answer

2PM, one of the leading K-pop boy bands of the 2010s, launched their What Time Is It? Asia tour in Shanghai in November 2012 and later ran huge Japan tours that stopped in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo.

Question 5

Which Malaysian pop icon became the first Southeast Asian singer to perform a solo concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2005, backed by the London Symphony Orchestra, and has brought her international tours to major U.S. cities including Houston?

Accepted Answer

Siti Nurhaliza, one of Malaysia's most successful pop singers, made history in 2005 by becoming the first Southeast Asian artist to perform solo at the Royal Albert Hall in London, backed by the London Symphony Orchestra. She has toured internationally as well.

Question 6

In July 2015 the Denver Outlaws set the professional single-game attendance record for this sport with 31,644 fans. Baltimore is another major hub, and its M&T Bank Stadium hosted the NCAA championship weekend in 2007 with more than 123,000 total attendees. Which stick-and-ball sport is being described?

Accepted Answer

Field lacrosse is a top attraction in both Denver and Baltimore. The Denver Outlaws set the professional single-game attendance record in July 2015 with 31,644 fans, while Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium drew 123,225 fans across the 2007 NCAA championship weekend.

Question 7

Which Nordic indoor stick sport, played with a plastic ball and light sticks on a small rink, is one of the fastest-growing team games in Europe, with Norway as one of its top medal-winning nations and Sierra Leone the first African country to join its world governing body?

Accepted Answer

Floorball is dominated by Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, the only five countries ever to medal at a World Championship. Sierra Leone joined the sport's world federation as the first African member.

Question 8

Which racing formula had its Benelux championship launched by the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium and Kronos Events in December 2014, with Spain among the first national championships (alongside Italy, Germany, Portugal and Russia) folded into the pan-European series in 2016?

Accepted Answer

TCR Touring Car is a global touring-car category launched in 2015 by former WTCC boss Marcello Lotti, designed around cost-controlled front-wheel-drive production-based race cars. National series across Europe, Asia and the Americas feed into the FIA-sanctioned World Tour.

Question 9

The St. Louis Rams beat the Philadelphia Eagles in this playoff game after the 2001 NFL season on their way to a Super Bowl. As of 2024 the Detroit Lions are the only current member of this conference never to have won or hosted this same championship game. Which title game is it?

Accepted Answer

The NFC Championship Game decides the National Football Conference's Super Bowl representative. The St. Louis Rams won it 29-24 over Philadelphia after the 2001 season, and the Detroit Lions have yet to win or host the game.

Question 10

Which huge road network stretches from Alaska in the north to the tip of South America (with a famous gap in the Panama jungle), enters Nicaragua's capital Managua from the north, and runs through Choluteca, the only major Honduran city on its route?

Accepted Answer

The Pan-American Highway enters Managua from the north, linking Nicaragua's capital to the country's northern departments, and passes through Choluteca, the only major Honduran city on the route.