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Four days ago, Israeli airstrikes killed military officers and began a war against this Middle Eastern country, where Shia Islam is the majority religion.
What is Iran?
This word starts with S.
A person with intelligence or acumen.
What is smart?
This famous actor played Han Solo in Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
Who is Harrison Ford?
This is the Roman god of strength and heroes, and the son of Jupiter and Alcmene. He is known for the Twelve Labors he performed. In English, his name is used to describe a task requiring great strength & effort.
Who is Hercules?
The main nutrient in this root vegetable, beta-carotene, is a rich source of Vitamin A.
What is the carrot?
Two days ago, Blaise Metreweli was appointed as the first female director of MI6, the foreign intelligence agency of this European country with the city of Birmingham and monuments like the Big Ben.
What is the United Kingdom?
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A small, sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants and scorpions. It is capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound by injecting poison.
What is a sting or stinger?
This famous actor played Peter "Maverick" Mitchell in the movie Top Gun, as well as high-profile roles in Mission: Impossible and Jerry Maguire. His wives were Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes.
Who is Tom Cruise?
This Roman god of war, often depicted with armor and a spear, was equivalent to the Greek god Ares. A planet is named after him.
Who is Mars?
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An excess of Vitamin B2, or riboflavin, can cause urine to become an excessively bright shade of this color.
What is yellow?
Three days ago, the former Speaker of the State House was assassinated in her home; this took place in this Midwestern state whose capital and largest city is Minneapolis.
What is Minnesota?
This word starts with S.
Calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.
What is serene?
From 1964-1982, Leonid Brezhnev was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of this former Eurasian country.
What is the Soviet Union?
This Roman goddess, the goddess of love, was born from the sea foam and is often depicted as a woman emerging from a clam shell. Her Greek equivalent is Aphrodite and a planet is named after her.
Who is Venus?
Citrus, bell peppers and strawberries are sources of this vitamin that is a powerful antioxidant and controls infections.
Wat is Vitamin C?
Two days ago, JJ Spaun won the US Open, which took place in this Mid-Atlantic state whose capital is Harrisburg.
What is Pennsylvania?
This word starts with S.
A pair of fetters connected together by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together.
What is a shackle?
After the resignation of President Richard Nixon, this Michigan man, whose last name is eponymous with a car company, succeeded him since he was the sitting vice president.
He is the only president to have never been elected to the presidency or vice presidency since he was previously appointed as VP by President Nixon.
Who is Gerald Ford?
This Greek hero, son of Thetis and Peleus, was the central character of the Trojan War, known for his near invincibility except for his heel.
Who is Achilles?
This fat-soluble vitamin is found in leafy greens, such as kale, and helps the body build bones and clot wounds.
What is Vitamin K?
Four days ago, a Boeing 787 crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all but one passenger onboard. This flight was destined for London, but took off from this South Asian country home to Mahatma Gandhi and over one billion people.
What is India?
This word starts with S.
Extremely impressive.
What is stupendous?
This astronaut famously said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," as he became the first human to set foot on the Moon in 1969.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
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This Roman god was the guardian of doors, gates, and transitions, often depicted with two faces, one looking forward and the other backward. He was regarded as the god of beginnings, transitions, and endings.
Who is Janus?
This vitamin acts as an antioxidant and is found in soybeans, almonds, sunflower seeds, and avocados.
What is Vitamin E?