2011: Estonia becomes the 17th nation to adopt this currency
The Euro
In July, this team won the NBA Finals
Milwaukee Bucks
This former governor of Massachusetts was the Republican nominee for Presidnt in 2012
Mitt Romney
This country has famously maintained diplomatic neutrality for nearly 200 years
Switzerland
3 oz gin, 1/2 oz dry vermouth, olive
Martini
Pi, to four decimal places
3.1415
1934: a Federal Prison is founded on this island in the San Francisco Bay
Alcatraz
In February, it won Best Picture at the 2021 Academy Awards
Nomadland
This song by Gotye topped Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 List
Somebody That I Used To Know
This country was the seat of Ghenghis Khan's empire, the largest contiguous land empire in history
Mongolia
1.5 vodka, 3/4 oz lime, 4 oz ginger beer
Moscow Mule
A ten-sided polygon
Decagon
1502: The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro is explored by this European colonial power
Portugal
In August, she won Olympic gold in the Women's Gymnastics All-Around
Sunisa Lee
This K-Pop music video was the number one video of 2012 and the first to reach 1 billion views
Gangnam Style
This country is surrounded on all sides by South Africa
Lesotho
1 oz gin, 1 oz compari, 1 oz sweet vermouth
Negroni
This is called the Pythagorean Theorem
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
1877: This English monarch is proclaimed the first Empress of India
Queen Victoria
In June, a Pekingese named Wasabi won the 145th edition of this
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
We lost these two astronauts in 2012: the first man on the moon and first woman in space.
Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride
This country is widely understood to be the only remaining dictatorship in Europe
Belarus
1.5 oz bourbon, dash of bitters, sugar cube
Old Fashioned
A triangle with no equal sides
Scalene triangle
1773: English cleric John Newton debuts this song, anhymn to God's redemption inspired by his own path from slave ship captain to devoted abolitionist
Amazing Grace
In November, he was re-elected to a second term as Governor of New Jersey
Phil Murphy
On October 14th, he jumped from a helium balloon 24 miles above the surface of the earth. He lived!
Felix Baumgartner
This landlocked city-state is techincally the world's only democratically-elected absolute monarchy
Vatican City
2 oz bourbon, 1 tsp powdered sugar, 2 tsp water, 4 mint leaves
Volume of a cylinder
(pi)(r^2)(h)