21st Century News
In 2018, this public company became the first to be worth $1 Trillion.
What is Apple?
Who is Billie Eilish?
13 was a heavy number in this 1962 event: it lasted 13 days & a missile could have reached D.C. in 13 minutes
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Mick Jagger, & what he becomes when he gives an autograph
What is a singer & signer?
Daily Double!
1813:
"Ego and Preconception"
What is Pride and Prejudice?
Differing in size, amount, degree or nature is the Greek God of War.
What is varies Ares?
In 2012, this rover takes a selfie on Mars.
What is Curiosity?
Learning that her ex had become engaged to another woman inspired her to write "Someone Like You", a No.1 hit in 2011
Who is Adele?
What is today called St. Petersburg was renamed this in 1924 & would bear that name until 1991 & the cold war's end
What is Leningrad?
A maiden of noble birth, perhaps "in distress" & the flat, metal commemorative items you get if you rescue her
What is medals & damsel?
1967:
"A Century of Chillin' Solo"
What is One Hundred Years of Solitude?
The Greek goddess of Love possessing great and impressive strength.
What is Mighty Aphrodite?
The COVID-19 virus was first detected in 2019 in this Chinese city located at the confluence of the Yangtze & Han rivers.
What is Wuhan?
Taylor Swift said she was up very late writing the songs that make up this 2022 album, hence its title
What is Midnights?
N.A.M. stood for this international "Movement" made up of countries not part of the 2 major power blocs
What is the Non-aligned movement?
A 3-D piece of art, perhaps in marble, & the cunning or shrewd word you are when you respond
What is statue & astute?
1965:
"Mound of Sand"
What is Dune?
To walk behind the major god whose twin was Artemis.
What is follow Apollo?
At 11:35 PM EDT May 1, 2011 President Obama announced the death of this man in Pakistan
Who is Bin Laden?
This No. 1 song says, "If you like it, then you should've put a ring on it"
What is single ladies?
U.S. diplomat George Kennan was the father of this policy of limiting & blocking Soviet expansion
What is containment?
A country or territory, & to make sacred by applying oil
What is anoint & nation?
1939:
"Fury of the Berry"
What is The Grapes of Wrath?
An unexpected extra father of zeus?
What is bonus Cronus?
In 2011, this war between the Syrian Arab Republic led by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and various domestic and foreign forces that oppose both the Syrian government and each other began.
What is the Syrian Civil War?
Ufologists took notice of Nicki Minaj's song about these title objects that were "meant to fly"
What is starships?
Daily Double!
Countering atheistic communism, in 1954 this 2-word phrase was added to the Pledge of Allegiance
What is under God?
A choice, & a magical elixir
What is potion & option?
2000:
"Evidence" or "Validation".
What is Proof?
A whole geologic time period centered on the queen of the Olympians.
What is a Hera era?