Serbia, Albania, oo I wanna take ya to Montenegro, Macedonia, come on, pretty mama... those all border this new country
Kosovo
A form of torture where water is poured over a cloth covering the face, causing the person to experience the sensation of drowning
waterboarding
Einsteinium was first found in the debris of a 1952 H-bomb explosion in this ocean
the Pacific
The onset of the Dark Ages is said to have come when the German Odoacer deposed the last ruler of this empire in 476
the Roman Empire
babycenter.com says this Netflix series boosted the popularity of the baby names Nancy, Dustin, Lucas & Joyce
Stranger Things
About 65 kilometers of Central Vietnam separates this country from open water
Laos
Scorpio or Pisces, for example
a water sign
In 1957 scientists in Sweden proposed this name for No. 102, honoring a guy who knew how to blow stuff up real good
nobelium
Medical conditions of concern included being shot with an arrow by these spirit folk, not the friendly Christmas kind
elves
A 2019 film was called "Fast & Furious Presents": this pair
Hobbs & Shaw
Most people in this South American country speak an indigenous language called Guarani, also the name of its monetary uni
Paraguay
This was one of the sports Henry Winkler could do, so it's how Fonzie jumped the shark
water skiing
Kazakhstan is the world leader in producing this explosion-producing element first found in pitchblende
uranium
Dark Ages guys Methodius & Cyril went down in history as the fathers of this system
the alphabet
This fictional female character is the star of the “Tomb Raider” video game series, which debuted in 1996
Lara Croft

This country, with a tragic recent past, is the most densely populated on the African continent
Rwanda
Irish city famous for its crystal
Waterford
No. 100 on your Fm dial, this element is produced in nuclear reactors in very small amounts for research
fermium
This illuminated book was probably taken to County Meath in Ireland in the 9th century
the Book of Kells
Helga in her horned helmet is the demanding wife of this comic strip character
Hägar the Horrible
Butch Cassidy reportedly died in this country bordering Peru
Bolivia
Peppery salad vegetable
watercress
These 2 radioactive elements were discovered in 1898
radium and polonium
Before it meant one who attacks received ideas, it meant one who opposed & even broke idols in the Byzantine Empire
an iconoclast

Pet Rocks became all the rage after they went on sale in this decade
the 1970s