US Government
This individual is the current Vice President of the United States (50 extra points for the candidate he defeated)
JD Vance, Tim Walz
This is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (50 extra points for naming the Prime Minister he defeated)
Andy Burnham, Kier Starmer
This geographical chokepoint is the strategic reason for the ongoing Iran-American War (50 extra points for the most important strategic resource exported through this chokepoint)
These five countries hold permanent seats on the Security Council and can veto substantive resolutions. (50 extra points for examples of resolutions where P5 nations used veto power)
The United Kingdom, France, USA, China, Russia
In the US midterm elections held on 3 November 2026, this party won control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. (50 extra points for explaining the origins of this party)
The Democratic Party
These essays, written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay under the pseudonym "Publius," argued for ratification of the Constitution (50 extra points for naming essay and the contents)
The Federalist Papers
This is a type of political regime where priests rule in the name of God or a god. (50 extra points for identifying TWO examples of this type of regime)
Theocracy
This Southeast Asian Country is currently in a Civil War ever since a 2020 coup by its military junta (50 extra point for identifying the ethnic group persecuted in this war)
Myanmar, Rohingya
This principal organ of the UN includes all member states and operates on a one-state, one-vote principle. (50 extra points for identifying the role of any 2 of the 6 main committees)
The General Assembly
This company has became the largest most valuable IPO in the history of the stock market (50 extra points for identifying why it is a bit problematic)
SpaceX
The United States Senate and House of Representatives have these many official members respectively (50 bonus points for explaining the history behind this distinction)
100, 435, The Great Compromise
This term describes a political system where power is shared between a central government and regional governments, as in the United States, Germany, and India. (50 extra points for highlighting the opposite system and at least one example)
Federalism, Unitary government
This African country is currently locked in a Civil War and is causing one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world (50 extra points for identifying the two factions of the conflict)
Sudan, RSF/SAF
The United Nations was founded in this year (50 extra points for identifying the number of official member nations)
1945, 193
The IMF’s October 2026 World Economic Outlook projected global growth of 3.1% for 2026. According to the report, what single factor is helping offset the economic drag from the Middle East conflict on the global economy? (50 extra points of explaining the race associated)
The AI Investment Bubble
All about Democratic Socialism! Name the three most prominent names in Democratic Socialism right now, two from New York and one from Michigan (50 extra points for describing the general policy of democratic socialists)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed
Who is the current President of Argentina (50 extra points for identifying his economic policies)
Javier Milei, neoliberal economic radicalism
Popularized by Robert Jervis, this is an International Relations concept that argues cooperation is difficult because acts of defense is indistinguishable for offensive endeavors (50 extra points for highlighting 2 historic examples of this concept in practice)
The Security Dilemma
This country always speaks first in the UN General Assembly (50 extra points for explaining why)
Brazil
The UN Transitional Assistance Mission in this country completed its two-year transition and ceased operations on 31 October 2026. It has been locked in an extremely deadly civil war against its semi-autonomous regions (50 extra points for identifying the group exploiting this power vacuum)
Somalia, Al-Shabaab
APUSH: The Warren Court was preceded by which US Supreme Court period (50 extra points for naming 2 cases by said court)
The Burger Court
This theory of international relations, associated with Kenneth Waltz and John Mearsheimer, argues that states act to maximize their power in an anarchic system. (50 extra points for identifying the difference between the classical and the newer versions of this principle)
Realism/Structured Realism/Offensive Realism
This dam on the Nile River is currently brewing one of the largest conflicts in the world between Egypt, Eritrea, and Ethiopia (50 extra points for explaining the geopolitics of Eastern Africa)
This individual has served as Secretary-General of the United Nations since 2017 (50 extra points for identifying any of their reforms)
António Guterres
These three African nations have seceded from ECOWAS and formed the AES (50 extra points for identifying the militia group they currently employ for counter-terrorism)
Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali. The African Corps/Wagner Group