Current Events
This tech entrepreneur was recently appointed to lead the newly established "Department of Government Efficiency" in the U.S. administration.
Elon Musk
"Give me the _____ and fuzzy."
warm
GMT
General Military Training
This Japanese surprise attack on December 7, 1941, led the United States to enter World War II.
Pearl Harbor
This man-made waterway was completed in 1869 by a French and British joint company.
Suez Canal
Today marks the _____ anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, leading to ongoing global discussions and diplomatic efforts.
third
"Let me repeat for _____ ."
penetration
POAM
Plan Of Action and Milestones
The "Great White Fleet," a showcase of American naval power, was sent on a world tour from 1907 to 1909 by this U.S. president.
Theodore Roosevelt
This maritime geographic feature was known as the Hellespont in antiquity.
Dardanelle Straits (100 points for Bosphorus Straits)
This historic ocean liner, once the fastest to cross the Atlantic, recently departed Philadelphia to be transformed into the world's largest artificial reef off the coast of Florida.
SS United States
"Please _____ this, sign it, and scan it."
one-line
OMM
Official Mail Message
Admiral Horatio Nelson led the British Royal Navy to victory at this famous 1805 battle against the French and Spanish fleets.
Battle of Trafalgar
This infrastructure project, completed in 1904, is the longest railway line in the world.
Trans-Siberian Railway
As part of its push into advanced computing, Microsoft recently announced a breakthrough in quantum computing with the Majorana 1 chip based on this entirely new state of matter.
Topoconductor
"I’m putting on my *insert title* _____ ."
hat
ALNAV
All Navy
This 1945 battle gave us the iconic photograph “Raising the Flag over Mt. Suribachi,” memorialized in the United States Marine Corps Museum.
Battle of Iwo Jima
This island, located at the chokepoint of the Malacca Straits, was known as the “Impregnable Fortress.”
Singapore
This president was recently involved in a month-long standoff with the Corruption Investigation Office, and was arrested on 14 January and charged with insurrection.
Yoon Seok Yeol (200 points for “South Korean President”)
"That was good, but a little _____ ."
loose
FORAC
For Action
This battle was the culminating point of the Russo-Japanese War, in which the entirety of the Russian Second Pacific Squadron was annihilated.
Battle of Tsushima
This mountain route on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, used in military operations from the time of Cyrus the Great of Persia up to the modern day, was a major part of the historic Silk Road.
Khyber Pass