History
This document, adopted in 1776, formally declared the American colonies' independence from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This Netflix sci-fi/horror series is set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana
What is Stranger Things?
The U.S. national debt is set to cross this milestone dollar figure months earlier than expected, as reported this week.
What is $40 trillion?
This French maison invented the "Mystery Setting," a technique that holds gemstones in place with no visible metal or prongs.
What is Van Cleef & Arpels?
This Cold War barrier dividing a European capital came down in November 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall?
As of mid-August 2026, this Tom Holland superhero sequel is the top-grossing film of the year, having crossed $786 million worldwide.
What is Spider-Man: Brand New Day?
A magnitude-7.7 earthquake, followed by nearly 1,000 aftershocks, struck this Southeast Asian nation in mid-August 2026, killing more than 50 people.
What is Indonesia?
Named after the Brazilian state where it was first discovered in 1989, this neon blue-green tourmaline owes its glow to trace amounts of copper.
What is Paraiba tourmaline?
This 1648 treaty ended the Thirty Years' War and is widely considered the origin of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
What is the Peace (Treaty) of Westphalia?
This girl group, formed through a global competition backed by HYBE and Geffen Records, released the album "Wild Hearts" in August 2026.
What is Katseye?
This country will host and preside over COP31, the UN Climate Change Conference, in the coastal city of Antalya in November 2026.
What is Turkey (Türkiye)?
In 2014, a Midwestern scrap-metal dealer nearly melted this item down for its gold value, bought it for a few thousand dollars at a flea market, before a London jeweler recognized it from a 1964 auction catalog as one of the lost Imperial treasures made for the Russian tsars.
What is the Third Imperial Fabergé Egg?
This 14th-century West African empire was so wealthy that its ruler Mansa Musa's 1324 pilgrimage to Mecca reportedly devalued gold prices in Egypt for over a decade.
What is the Mali Empire?
This song by The Buggles was the first music video ever aired on MTV, on August 1, 1981.
What is "Video Killed the Radio Star"?
Scientists are now seriously exploring a giant underwater "curtain" — potentially 50+ miles long — to shield this nicknamed Antarctic glacier from warm ocean water and slow its collapse.
What is the Thwaites Glacier (the "Doomsday Glacier")?
This mid-20th-century French jewelry designer refused to sign her pieces, famously saying "My style is my signature" — which makes authenticating her work notoriously difficult today.
Who is Suzanne Belperron?