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This title ends the Lady Gaga lyric "I'm beautiful in my way 'cause God makes no mistakes, I'm on the right track, baby, I was..."
What is Born This Way?
In 622, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) & his followers made the journey known as the Hijrah, fleeing to Medina from this city
What is Mecca?
This narrow chokepoint remains central to global energy security and is frequently cited in escalation scenarios involving Iran.
What is the Strait of Hormuz?
This TV show features a chemistry teacher turned meth producer named Walter White.
What is Breaking Bad?
This Italian town is the setting for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
What is Verona?
This 2024 rap feud culminated in a song that broke the record for the most Spotify streams in a single day for a hip-hop song.
Who are Kendrick Lamar and Drake?
It arrived in the U.S. in June of 1885 in 214 cases aboard the French ship Isere
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This was the official U.S. codename for the massive joint air campaign launched in February 2026 and escalated direct conflict with Iran.
What is Operation Epic Fury?
The fictional Roy family fights for control of Waystar RoyCo in this HBO drama that ended in 2023.
What is Succession?
This river flows from south to north, passing through 11 countries before emptying into the Mediterranean.
What is the Nile river?
A No. 1 hit by Taylor Swift says, "You dug me out of my grave & saved my heart from" this, a Shakespeare reference
What is The Fate of Ophelia?
Before becoming a master of non-violent resistance in India, this man worked as a lawyer in South Africa for 21 years.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
Following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the initial February 28th strikes, this man, his son, was reportedly selected as his successor.
Who is Mojtaba Khamenei?
Jennifer Lopez met the Quintanilla family as part of her research in playing the title role in this film
What is Selena the movie?
This small kingdom in the Himalayas lies between Tibet & India
What is Bhutan?
This four-word phrase became a massive TikTok trend in 2024, used by creator Jools Lebron to describe a "modest" and "mindful" way of acting.
What is "Very demure, very mindful"?
In 1932, the military of this country officially lost a "war" against a flightless bird called the Emu.
What is Australia?
While the UN Security Council remains deadlocked, these two countries notably abstained from an April resolution demanding Iran end its attacks on Arab Gulf states.
What is China and Russia?
HBO officially began production in 2025 on a decade-long TV adaptation of this book series, promising a "more faithful" version than the films.
What is Harry Potter?
Located on the Seltjarnarnes Peninsula, it's the northernmost capital of a country
What is Reykjavik?
This 2025 viral phrase, popularized by Justin Bieber, became the year's defining slang for when someone isn't understanding an obvious truth.
What is "It's not clocking to you"?
Signed in 1648, this series of peace treaties ended the Thirty Years' War and established the modern concept of "sovereign states."
What is the Peace of Westphalia?
According to an IMF report released today, April 17th, these three Middle Eastern nations have been "hardest-hit" by the war, largely due to the collapse of regional air traffic and the energy blockade.
What is Iran, Iraq and Qatar?
This 2019 film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, becoming the first non-English-language film to do so.
The Madeira River, a major tributary of the Amazon, is on the border of these 2 nations that start with the same letter
What is Brazil and Bolivia?