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Secretary of State Marco Rubio led a delegation to negotiate peace between Ukraine and this country, the largest in the world.
What is Russia?
This is a soft-bodied, eight-legged mollusk.
What is an octopus?
Name the first planet from the Sun.
What is Mercury?
This artist, nicknamed "Queen B," holds the record for most Grammy wins at 35.
Who is Beyonce?
The retina, cornea, iris and lens are part of this organ.
What are the eyes?
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Three days ago, a stampede in a train station in the city of New Delhi killed 18 people in this South Asian country.
What is India?
Anglerfish produce this visible property that can be seen, which attracts smaller fish as prey.
What is light?
Name the largest planet in the Solar System.
What is Jupiter?
Quincy Jones was a producer who won 28 Grammy Awards and produced numerous hit songs for Michael Jackson. One song was released in 1983 and features these lyrics:
"And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike
"You know it's ________, ________ night"
What is Thriller?
The patella is the medical term for this bone that forms a joint in the leg.
What is the kneecap?
On February 13, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was confirmed as the secretary of this cabinet-level department responsible for protecting the health of the U.S. people.
What is the Department of Health and Human Services?
This vulnerable species is a marine reptile and lays eggs on land. The average adult member of this species weighs nearly 300 lbs. and is found in all oceans. Loss of habitat, especially beaches, threatens its survival.
What is the loggerhead sea turtle (or "sea turtle")?
This planet has the most moons in the solar system, at 146.
What is Saturn?
This rapper was formerly married to Kim Kardashian, has won 24 Grammy Awards, and has recently gained fame for his outspoken and controversial political views.
Who is Kanye West (or "Ye")?
What is the ear?
A new president was elected in this European country home to the city of Athens and the island of Crete.
What is Greece?
This is the largest mammal ever known to have existed.
What is the blue whale?
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This region of space is between Mars and Jupiter and contains millions of irregularly shaped, solid bodies and rock and ice.
What is the Asteroid Belt?
This rock singer nicknamed "The Boss" won 20 Grammy Awards and is known for his hit songs, "Born to Run" and "Born in the U.S.A."
Who is Bruce Springsteen?
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Food passes from the mouth to the stomach via this tube made of smooth muscle.
What is the esophagus?
On February 10, President Trump imposed a 25% tariff on all imports of two metals. Name one of them.
What are aluminum and steel?
These microscopic organisms that drift in ocean currents cannot swim, and are the primary diet for baleen whales without teeth. They perform photosynthesis and produce about half of the world's oxygen.
What are plankton?
Mars' poles have ice in the form of frozen water and dry ice, which is a frozen form of this gas that is expelled by animals.
What is carbon dioxide?
This band based in Seattle won 15 Grammy Awards and was initially founded by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl in 1994. It shares its name with a term used by WWII pilots to describe UFOs.
Who are the Foo Fighters?
Hair and fingernails are made of this fibrous protein that enables hair to be straightened, dyed and heated due to its relatively high concentration of sulfur atoms.
What is keratin?