Cities of Light- Know the cities of Cordoba & Malacca
Who were the two notable figures for the city of Malacca?
Zheng He and Mansur Shah
What did the famous video at the start of the article portray?
An example of the slave trade market in Libya
What event was livestreamed on Facebook that oddly went viral?
A group of employees surprising their boss by putting baby goats in his room.
What did the speaker notice his wife holding in the beginning of the video?
A nasty rag cloth
Who was assassinated at a campus event in Utah?
Charlie Kirk
What did the name "Malacca" root from?
The Arabic mal‘aqat, or “possession”, the implication being that this was a place to which everyone brought their goods to trade.
Why couldn't Libya take care of it's own slave crisis?
Civil war erupted in Libya after Gaddafi's removal and lawlessness ravaged the country.
What is the reason why so many people tuned into the watermelon and baby goat videos?
Shared anticipation.
Did the speaker have an love marriage or arranged marriage with his wife?
Arranged
Who was the lead performer of the 2025 NFL Super Bowl?
Kendrick Lamar
The Spice Trade
What was the Nigerian President's reaction to the Libyan slave trade?
He expressed shock at how his compatriots were being treated “like goats.” On Wednesday, 242 Nigerian migrants were flown out of Libya back to Nigeria. The day before, the U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting and said it would be “stepping up its work” to stop the abuses.
What was one reason why the "memes to send your sister" post successful
Appealed to "this is us", "connect with family", and "makes me laugh".
What experiment did the speaker hold on himself regarding sanitary pads?
He wore a sanitary pad and performed daily activities with a bag of animal blood that would leak whenever he moved in certain ways.
Which student did ICE arrest in the U.S. in 2025 that caused a national outcry?
Mahmoud Khalil
What did Hrotsvitha, the famous German nun and poet describe Cordoba as?
"the jewel of the world"
Why did Rwanda extend asylum to sub-Saharans stuck in Libya?
“Given our own history … we cannot remain silent when human beings are being mistreated and auctioned off like cattle,” the foreign ministry said.
Why was the "guess your age and height" quiz successful?
Allowed women to "humblebrag"
Who is his sanitary pad machine invention marketed specifically towards?
Rural women in India
What major event took place in the Christian Church in Vatican City in 2025?
The election of Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV
What nickname(s) did Ibn Rushd (1126-1198) have?
Averroes OR the “grandfather” of Europe’s Renaissance because of the influence of his own philosophy and his famous commentaries on the works of Aristotle and Plato
What did UN ambassador to the U.S. Nikki Haley say about the slave trade?
“To see the pictures of these men being treated like cattle, and to hear the auctioneer describe them as, quote, ‘big strong boys for farm work,’ should shock the conscience of us all.”
Why was the "fudgiest brownies ever" post successful?
Brought people together over baking and chocolate.
What is the speaker's end goal with his product?
To make India a 100% sanitary napkin using country in his lifetime
What protest held in 2025 became the highest attended protest in U.S. History
The No Kings Protest