VENN DIAGRAM INTERSECTIONS
U.S. States & Ex-Soviet Republics
What is Georgia
This urban area of about 37 million is also home to Shinjuku Station, the world's busiest train station
Tokyo
This company released the Xbox video game console in 2001
Microsoft
These numbers are important--the U.N. says world emissions of these must drop 60% by 2035 to limit global warming to 2.7 degrees
CO2 Emissions
Emily Post wrote that when meeting others, this should not feel viselike, nor like a wet rag
Handshake
Honda Minivans & Epic Poems
Odyssey
This Chinese area of about 7.5 million has seen a drop in population accompanying a political crackdown
Hong Kong
This juice brand has its name on a baseball stadium in St. Petersburg
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank reminded us this is the FDIC deposit insurance limit, but Uncle Sam made good on SVB losses
250,000
Palermo, Sicily was home to the 2022 world championships in this sport that requires a board you stand on with a sail attached
Windsurfing
Snow White's dwarfs & Billboard No. 1 Hit Songs
Happy
The biggest urban area in its country, this city has almost 3 times the people of No. 2 Medellín
Bogota
The bowtie-shaped logo of this brand first appeared on automobiles in 1914
Chevrolet
2022 headlines declared Argentina "El Mejor Once del Mundial de Catar", once being Spanish for this number
11
"The Tall Building Artistically Reconsidered" by Ada Louise Huxtable calls this type of structure "where art & the city meet"
Skyscraper
Rum Brands & 1970s Barbie Lines
Malibu
Due south of Egypt, this capital with about 6 million people began as an Egyptian army camp in 1821 DD
Khartoum
This company known for its motor homes adventured into the sea, acquiring Chris-Craft boats in 2018
Winnebago
In 2023 France raised the retirement age to this, still younger than Social Security's longtime number until 1983
64
Headlines on the Internet such as "You won't believe what Mayim said about Charo" are this, to get you to go to the site
clickbait
Santa's Reindeer & Roman Gods
Cupid
In the city of 9.3 million, now named for this man, the War Remnants Museum was previously the Museum of Chinese & American War Crimes
Ho Chi Man City or Saigon
This company has introduced sturdy materials like Curv & Roxkin for its suitcases
Samsonite
In the full House of Representatives, you need this many votes to become speaker, as Kevin McCarthy was reminded in 2023
218
As a verb it means to try to persuade someone; as a noun, it's simply the mandible
Jawbone