Name the Year
World War 2 Ends, Mongolia wins it's independence vote
What is 1945?
America's most iconic twin cities, these two cities lie at the confluence of the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers
What are Minneapolis and St. Paul?
Bucharest, the Country
What is Iran?
Carmen McRae was a Jazz singer in the 1950s, she brushed shoulders with significant figures like Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., and this world-renowned Trumpeter
Who is Louis Armstrong?
These theme parks including the one in San Diego announced they're ending their orca shows as well as orca breeding
What is Seaworld?
Columbus sets sail from Spain, Jews and Muslims are expelled from Iberia
What is 1492
Centuries of Development have lead to these two cities on either side of the Nile converging into one. The first is the current capital of Egypt, the second is the home of the Pyramids
What are Cairo and Giza?
Manila, the Country
What is the Philippines?
Carmen Miranda was a singer of this style of Brazilian music. 'The Girl from Ipanema' is another famous example
What is Bossa Nova?
San Diego State's Aztecs play this sport in Tony Gwynn Stadium
What is Baseball?
The USSR dissolves, Capcom releases Street Fighter 2
What is 1991?
This Capital of Hungary was originally two cities, split down the middle by the Danube river, until the first bridge was built in 1849
What is Budapest?
Tehran, the Country
What is Iran?
Carmen Electra is an actress most famous for playing Lani McKenzie on this Beachy NBC sitcom
What is Baywatch?
The iconic Geisel Library at UC San Diego houses a vast collection of items associated with this author
Who is Dr. Seuss?
William is crowned King of England, The War of the Two Erics in Sweden ends
What is 1066?
This city was originally unified, before being split into East and West after WWII. It finally reunified at the end of the Cold War
What is Berlin?
Calgary, the Province
What is Alberta?
'Carmen' is an opera in 4 acts, written by this French Composer
Who is Bizet?
San Diego's Balboa Park has more than a dozen museums a Friendship Garden & this attraction with 3 million-plus visitors a year
What is a Zoo?
The Hundred Years War begins, Fedrick III of Sicily dies.
What is 1337
Al-Bireh is twinned with this Historically-Christian city in Palestine. It's also the site of the 2020 film 'Mayor'
What is Ramallah?
Sydney, the State
What is New South Wales?
Carmen Polo was the Grandee of Spain, and First Wife of this Spanish General and Dictator
Who was Francisco Franco?
Founded in 1775 but soon abandoned this mission north of San Diego named for St. John was re-founded for good in 1776
What is San Juan Capistrano?