80’s Rock
U2 ’s blockbuster album with 2 of their iconic hits “With or Without You” & “I Still Haven‘tFound What I’m Looking For”
The Joshua Tree
Greta Thunberg, the climate activist, was banned from this iconic Italian canal city for dyeing its most famous one green
Venice
Billy Ray Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Term commonly used for suicide air attacks carried out by Japanese pilots against Allied ships in the late stages of WW II
Kamakazi
Dracula meets Chaucescu. On this day in 1818, the Grand Union was signed merging these 2 countries
Transylvania & Romania
Australian band who’s 1980 album Back in Black was a a mega hit
AC/DC
Renowned British play write passed away this week at 88.
Tom Stoppard
Frank Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra
Term for the most famous of Japanese warriors
Samurais
On this date in 1919 this American heiress was seated in the House of Commons making history as the first female Member of Parliament
Nancy Astor
British band that released “Under Pressure” in a collaboration with David Bowie in 1981
Queen
DAILY DOUBLE
Pope Leo XIV met with Turkish religious leaders in this most famous mosque in Istanbul
Bob Marley
Ziggy Marley
1942 Pacific battle resulting in Japan losing 4 aircraft carriers and is widely seen as the turning point of the naval war in the Pacific in WW II
Battle of Midway
To some of us this is a Nordic country and to others of us it’s not. Either way, on this day in 1918 it was granted its independence from Denmark
Iceland
Police’s blockbuster album with “Every Breath You Take” “King of Pain” & “Wrapped Around Your Finger”on it in 1983
Synchronicity
Former President of this Central American country service 45 years for drug trafficking was in a U.S. prison and pardoned by Donald Trump this week
Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras
Johnny Cash
Rosanne Cash
Conflict in 1904-1905 between Japan and this major European power led to Japan emerging as a major military force
Russia
On this day in 1955 this this person was arrested for not giving up her seat during the Montgomery Bus Boycott starting the modern civil rights movement
Rosa Parks
Which famous guitarist played lead guitar on Michael Jackson’s hit “Beat it”
Eddie Van Halen
Ukraine’s key aide to President Zelensky resigned after his house was raided by an anti corruption task force (name or title)
Andri Yermak, Chief of Staff
DAILY DOUBLE
Ravi Shankar
In modern Japanese defense policy which nearby country is often cited as a key focus of the ground Self Defense Force’s posture, particularly in relation to the Senkaku Islands
China. Japan administers the islands claimed by Taiwan and China
On this day in 1822 Dom Pedro I was crowned marking the transition from a key Portuguese colony to a major South American power
Brazil