Bishkek, formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative center of the Chüy Region. Although Bishkek is a relatively new city founded in 1825, history says that based on DNA evidence, the area near Bishkek is considered one of the possible origins of the Black Death between 1346 and 1353.
2. Nay Pyi Taw
Answer: Capitals
Nay Pyi Taw, which in Burmese means "Abode of Kings", also spelled as Naypyidaw or by the acronym NPT, is the capital and third-largest city of Myanmar, also called Burma. The city is the result of a construction project carried out by the military junta in power and which was proclaimed the capital in March 2006, replacing the then capital Yangon (formerly Rangoon), located 200 miles (320km) away.
3. Thimphu
Answer: Capitals
Thimphu, also spelled Thimbu, is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It is situated in the Himalayan Mountains at about 7,000 feet (2,000 meters) above sea level. It was chosen to be the seat of government in 1962 when a broad construction plan was implemented.
4. Dushanbe
Answer: Capitals
Dushanbe, the capital and largest city of Tajikistan, is located in the Gissar Valley. The city passed through several hands; in 1924 it became the capital of the Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and after the Tajik Civil War it became the capital of an independent Tajikistan.
5. Muscat
Answer: Capitals
Muscat is the capital and most populous city of Oman. As Muscat was ruled by several foreign powers the city has a very varied architecture. The city lies on the Arabian Sea along the Gulf of Oman and is close to the strategic Straits of Hormuz. The Hajar Mountains dominate Muscat's landscape.
6. Stater
Answer: Coins
The Stater was an ancient coin used in several regions of ancient Greece and its colonies. "Stater" means weight and was a reference standard with silver and gold coins widely circulated from the 7th century BCE to 50 CE. It is generally accepted that the first state-issued coinage was the Lydian Stater, made from a natural alloy of silver and gold. Iconography on staters varies hugely, usually associated with the mints and states issuing them.
7. Daric
Answer: Coins
The Daric was a monetary unit and gold coin of ancient Persia. This standard was popular for around three centuries. One gold Daric was roughly a month's wage for a mercenary soldier. These gold coins can be recognized quite easily because of an archer with bow and arrow depicted on one side and a punched incuse pattern on the other side.
8. Sestertius
Answer: Coins
The Sestertius was an ancient Roman coin (numus sestertius) and unit of counting money. The term refers to "two and a half". First issued by the Roman Republic (c. 230 BCE) as a small silver coin, the sestertius was later coined as copper and brass issues during the Roman Empire.
Its relative buying power and equivalence to other monetary standards changed over time. In coin design and in records of transactions, the acronym HS and variants were used to abbreviate "sestertius".
9. Zuz
Answer: Coins
The Zuz was an ancient Jewish silver coin dating back to the Bar Kokhba revolt of 132 CE. These coins used roman silver coins as their metal base, as a message of defiance for a free Jerusalem. They usually depict two trumpets on one face and a lyre on the opposing side.
The Hebrew word "Zuz" is associated with the concept of movement. Some scholars believe this relates to the coin due to the concept of money moving fast helps share and create wealth.
10. As
Answer: Coins
As (pl. assēs) was a primitive bronze coin of small value first coined around 280 BCE by the Roman Republic through rough casting. These coins were heavy, bulky substitutes for the beautiful Greek coins they replaced. They usually depicted galley bows and the double-faced deity Janus. Later, during the Empire, following a major monetary reform put forward by Augustus, the As was reissued in copper by striking, with smaller sizes and varied proportions to other coin standards.
11. Hakarl
Answer: Unusual foods
Hákarl is a national dish of Iceland. It is a type of dried aged shark fermented for a period of four to six months. It has a strong ammonia-rich smell and a fishy taste.
12. Sakuraniku
Answer: Unusual foods
Sakuraniku is a Japanese delicacy in which thin raw slices of horse meat are served in sashimi style with ground ginger, garlic, chives, and soy sauce. Sakuraniku is a very popular dish in Japan.
13. Balut
Answer: Unusual foods
Balut is a common food in Vietnam and the Philippines. Balut consists of the fertilized developing egg embryo that is boiled and eaten from the shell.
14. Casu martzu
Answer: Unusual foods
Casu martzu also named Maggot Cheese, is a food derived from traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live insects, maggots, and larvae.
15. Haggis
Answer: Unusual foods
Haggis is the national dish of Scotland and consists of a sheep's or calf's offal mixed with oatmeal, suet, and seasoned and boiled in a bag, traditionally one made from the animal's stomach.
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