Blunders
The disaster at this facility near the city of Pripyat in 1986 contaminated large areas of northern Ukraine... Gorbachev tried to cover it up
Chernobyl
This blue 2009 sci-fi epic directed by James Cameron became the highest-grossing film of all time until 2019.
Avatar
He came into the world in Leningrad in 1952
Vladimir Putin
Today Native Americans use Styrofoam pads to collect its quills
Porcupine
This tour from 2023-2024 hauled in $2,077,618,725 in gross value
Era's Tour
NASA lost an $125 million Mars orbiter in 1999 because engineers mixed up these two measurement systems
Metric and Imperial units
This Alec Baldwin movie was delayed for over three years after he inadvertently killed someone on set
Rust
Canada's shortest tenured Prime Minister and lone one from British Columbia was born right here on Vancouver Island in Port Alberni
Kim Campbell
Bloat is the word for a group of these huge mammals & Uganda's Kazinga Channel has plenty of bloats
Hippos
2018-2023: His farewell tour: Farewell Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
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
In 2018, this Marvel movie starring Chadwick Boseman became the first superhero film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars
Black Panther
This prime minister was born in Vadnagar, India & has a MA in political science
Narendra Modi
They are the only mammals capable of true flight
Bats
1995: Voodoo Lounge Tour
Rolling Stones
This American automaker’s “Edsel” launched in 1957 and quickly became a symbol of massive failure and poor design
Ford
This South Korean film made history in 2020 by winning the Oscar for Best Picture, the first non-English language film to do so
Parasite
Born in Rome, served as a Minister in Silvio Burlesconi's cabinet, became Prime Minister in 2022
Georgia Meloni
The dwarf one of these is one of the smallest members of the kangaroo family
Wallaby
2023:
Her Renaissance Tour
Beyonce
In June 2023, 5 passengers were killed on during the OceanGate Titan submersible's trip to the Titanic, owned by him
Stockton Rush
This popular director’s 2010 sci-fi film "Inception" led by Leonardo Di Caprio featured a dream-within-a-dream structure and spinning top that left audiences debating the ending
Christopher Nolan
Southampton-born financier who became P.M. of the U.K. from 2022-2024
DAILY DOUBLE
Rishi Sunak
Male foxes are called Tods, while females share their name with one of Santa's reindeer
Vixon
1984:
A reunion of these brothers for the Victory Tour
DAILY DOUBLE
The Jackson 5