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BA isn't Bank of America, but speaking plane-ly, is this company
Boeing
On March 11, 2020, this organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic
WHO
1999: He founded Amazon
Jeff Bezos
These two countries, one named the same as a Thanksgiving dinner menu item, and one the largest by land mass, are found in two continents.
Turkey and Russia
The disaster at this facility near the city of Pripyat in 1986 contaminated large areas of northern Ukraine
Chernobyl
Once the face of photography, this company trades under KODK
Kodak
Founded in 1949, this organizations goal is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means. Putin blames it for his invasion of Ukraine
NATO
1938: German Chancellor who oversaw the unification of Germany with Austria and the Sudetenland in 1938
Adolf Hitler
The largest county in Texas by population, Harris, contains what major Texas city?
Houston
NASA lost an $125 million Mars orbiter in 1999 because engineers mixed up these two measurement systems
Metric and Imperial units
SHW is this brand that paints the town red (or another color of your choice)
Sherwin-Williams
This international organization has three main branches, including the General Assembly and the Security Council
United Nations
2022: TV President turned real, war time President
Volodomyr Zelenskyy
This country borders every South American nation except Chile & Ecuador
Brazil
Napoleon’s decision to invade this vast country in 1812 during winter proved disastrous for his Grand Armée, other countries have made the same mistake
Russia
This Canadian e-commerce company trades on the NYSE under SHOP
Shopify
In 1863, this organization began its goal to alleviate human suffering and protect life and health, especially during armed conflicts and other emergencies
The Red Cross
1957: Known for his involvement in the Cuban Missile Crisis, this Former Soviet leader who became the first to step foot in the Western Hemisphere when President Eisenhower hosted him at the White House
Nikita Khrushchev
Thailand has a long, skinny section on the Malay Peninsula, just south of this country that borders most of Thailand on the west
Myanmar
*This U.S. retail chain's expansion into Canada failed so badly that it closed all 133 stores in 2015
Target
This streaming and streaming device company’s ticker means "6" in Japanese
Roku
*Founded in 1971 in British Columbia, this organization aimed to stop nuclear testing on nearby Amchitka Island
Greenpeace
1995: He became Speaker of the House after he led the successful 1994 Republican midterms campaign as the party won both the House and Senate for the first time since 1954
Newt Gingrich
This river is often called the "Father of Waters" and is the longest river in North America
The Mississippi River
This American automaker’s “Edsel” launched in 1957 and quickly became a symbol of massive failure and poor design
Ford