List of culture and geography puzzle topics

This is a list of culture- and geography-related topics that have been used in puzzles in puzzle hunts.

Culture-related topics include all facets of world culture and non-media aspects of pop culture, including the more traditional cultural topics like history, linguistics, and religion, as well as more modern ones like fashion, food and drink, and puzzle-specific culture.

Geography-related topics include both physical geography (including natural and manmade landmarks) and political geography (borders, cities, countries, etc.). It also includes topics about travel and transportation

Culinary Culture (Food and Drink)

 * Alcohol
 * Beer
 * Untappd (App)
 * Cocktails/Mixed Drinks
 * Beverages (Bottles and Cans)
 * Cereal
 * Cheese
 * Cookies
 * Cooking
 * Bring Us Food
 * Recipes
 * Fruit
 * Meat
 * Pasta
 * Restaurants and Chains
 * Starbucks
 * Sauces and Condiments
 * Mother Sauces
 * Spices
 * Tea

Fashion and Trends

 * Designers
 * Hairstyles
 * Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed List
 * Types of Clothing
 * Shoes

History

 * Battles
 * Calendars
 * Epithets
 * Genealogy
 * Famous Figures
 * Captains
 * Duos
 * Women
 * Feast Days (Catholic)
 * Knights (British)
 * Monarchs
 * US History
 * The US Constitution
 * The Declaration of Independence
 * House of Representatives
 * Presidents
 * Secret Service Codenames
 * The US Senate

English

 * Grammar
 * Phonetics
 * International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
 * NATO Phonetic Alphabet
 * Stress Patterns
 * Voiced and Unvoiced Sounds
 * Phrase Structures
 * Snowclones
 * X and Y
 * X in the Y
 * X of the Y
 * X X Y
 * Three Letter Acronyms (TLAs)
 * Typography
 * Ascenders and Descenders
 * Fonts
 * Punctuation
 * Wordplay
 * Antonyms
 * Heteronyms
 * Homophones
 * Idioms
 * Palindromes
 * Pangrams
 * Rhyming
 * Synonyms

Other Languages

 * Arabic
 * Bengali
 * Catalan
 * Chinese (Mandarin)
 * Chinese Numerals
 * Cyrillic (Alphabet)
 * Czech
 * Dutch
 * Egyptian Hieroglyphics
 * Estonian
 * Farsi
 * Finnish
 * French
 * Futhark
 * German
 * Greek
 * Alphabet
 * Language
 * Numerals
 * Hebrew
 * Alphabet
 * Language
 * Hindi
 * Icelandic
 * Italian
 * Japanese
 * Hiragana
 * Kanji
 * Katakana
 * Language
 * Korean
 * Hangul
 * Language
 * Latin
 * Linear B
 * Malay
 * Norwegian
 * Polish
 * Portuguese
 * Russian
 * Sanskrit
 * Spanish
 * Swedish
 * Tamil
 * Thai
 * Welsh

Misc. Linguistic Topics

 * Conlangs
 * Chaotic
 * Esperanto
 * Klingon
 * Moon Type
 * Pig Latin
 * Solresol
 * UbbiDubbi
 * Diacritics
 * Etymology
 * Mnemonics
 * Nonsense Words
 * Portmanteaus
 * Puns
 * Quotations
 * Shorthand
 * Slang
 * Aussie Slang
 * Britishisms
 * Syllables
 * Toponyms
 * Translations
 * False Cognates
 * False Friends
 * Transliteration

General Topics

 * ACME's Have You Tried... document
 * Escape From Zyzzlvaria
 * Is It Hunt Yet?
 * Puzzle Construction

MIT-Specific Topics

 * Culture
 * Athena (Computer System)
 * Brass Rats
 * Hacking
 * IHTFP
 * MIT Mystery Hunt
 * Reuse@MIT
 * Smoot
 * The Tech
 * Courses
 * MIT Course Catalog
 * MIT Staff
 * Events
 * GetFit Program
 * MIT Charm School
 * Locations
 * The Alchemist
 * The Infinite Corridor
 * MIT Buildings
 * MIT Public Art

Religion

 * Astrology
 * Eastern Zodiac
 * Western Zodiac
 * The Bible
 * Mythology
 * Greek Mythology
 * Norse Mythology
 * Roman Mythology
 * Popes

Manmade Geography

 * Area Codes
 * Bridges
 * Cities
 * Capital Cities
 * Sister Cities
 * Country Codes
 * Country Subdivisions
 * Canadian Provinces
 * Swiss Cantons
 * US States
 * State abbreviations
 * State Nicknames
 * US Counties
 * Currencies
 * State quarters
 * Flags
 * Geocaching
 * Google Street View
 * Highways
 * Longitude/Latitude Coordinates
 * Maps
 * Political Geography
 * Gerrymandering
 * Time Zones
 * What3words
 * Zip Codes

Natural Geography

 * Archipelagos
 * Islands
 * Mountains
 * National Parks

Travel

 * Air Travel
 * Airline Codes
 * Airplane Call Signs
 * Airplane Tail Art
 * Airport Codes
 * Subway systems
 * Trains