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200

Before becoming an 11-time NBA All-Star and 2001 NBA MVP, this "Answer" led the Hoyas in scoring and steals during the mid-1990s.

Allen Iverson

200

This horn-shaped basket overflowing with fruit, vegetables, and grains is a classic Thanksgiving symbol of abundance.

Cornucopia

200

Originating on the Tibetan Plateau, this river flows through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam before emptying into the South China Sea.

Mekong River

200

South Korea hosted leaders from across the Pacific Rim in Seoul from October 31 to November 1, 2026, for this annual economic summit.

APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)

400

This Georgetown dean served as Consultant to the U.S. Chief of Counsel Robert H. Jackson at the Nuremberg Trials

Edmund A. Walsh

400

Invented by Dorcas Reilly at the Campbell Soup Company in 1955, this green vegetable side dish is a staple on many American tables.

Green bean casserole

400

The Houthi movement in Yemen has targeted commercial shipping passing through this strait, which translates to "Gate of Grief" in Arabic.

Bab el-Mandeb

400

In the 2026 midterm contests, this betting platform's market-favored candidates correctly predicted the winner at 98% accuracy

Kalshi

600

Georgetown's official school colors—Blue and Gray—were chosen by students in 1876 to symbolize this

The reunification of the country following the American Civil War

 

600

This state produces the most turkeys in the United States

Minnesota

600

The word "Arctic" comes from arktikos, an ancient Greek word meaning "near" this animal/constellation

The bear (specifically Ursa Major, the Great Bear)

600

The province where the current Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo began

Ituri Province

800

The amount of energy the solar panels on the ICC will produce once construction is completed (in Mwh or as a fraction of the building's energy needs)

806 Mwh

(approximately 1/3 of the building's energy needs)

800

Originally written in 1857 by James Lord Pierpont for a Sunday school concert, this famous winter holiday song was actually intended to be sung for Thanksgiving.

Jingle Bells

800

These three cities serve as the executive, legislative, and judicial capitals of South Africa

Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein

800

Scheduled for December 2026 in Miami, the U.S.-hosted G20 Summit sparked diplomatic headlines for excluding this BRICS nation from the guest list.

South Africa

1000

Located on a bench outside White-Gravenor Hall, a bronze statue commemorates this Polish World War II resistance fighter and longtime SFS professor playing chess.

Jan Karski

1000

The traditional U.S. presidential ceremony of formally sparing or "pardoning" a Thanksgiving turkey was OFFICIALLY put in place by this president

President George H.W. Bush

1000

Pheasant Island, located in the Bidasoa River, is a condominium that switches sovereignty every six months between these two European nations.

France and Spain

1000

Upon assuming the rotating presidency of the U.N. Security Council on November 2, 2026, this Baltic state announced it would center its monthly agenda on the implications of artificial intelligence for international peace and security.

Latvia

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