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100

 ...be a peanut farmer

Carter

100

The U.S. military's northernmost installation is the former Thule Air Base on this, the world's largest island

Greenland

100

During World War II the "Big Three" Allied leaders were FDR, Churchill & him

Stalin

100

This AI chatbot began referring to itself as "MechaHitler"

Grok

100

Country was bombed by Israeli forces this week

Qatar

200

...be the head of a major union, the organization then known as SAG

Reagan

200

This newest & smallest branch of the armed forces operates 6 dedicated bases, 3 of which are in Colorado

the space force

200

His IMDb credits include playing d'Artagnan in the 2005 TV movie "Tri Mushketyora"

Zelenskyy

200

Trump told supporters not to 'waste time or energy' on this scandal

The Epstein Files

200

These two parliaments collapsed this week

France and Nepal

300

...be Roman Catholic

Kennedy

300

Often in the news, this naval station is the USA's oldest overseas military base & the only one in a Communist country

Guantanamo Bay

300

This dictator's full name ended with al-Tikriti, Tikrit being the city near where he was born in 1937

Saddam Hussein

300

The U.S. destroying $9.7 million worth of what

Contraceptives

300

Date the US Government will shutdown if no budget or continuing resolution is passed in time

September 30th

400

...appoint a woman as White House Chief of Staff

Trump

400

Nevada's Naval Air Station Fallon is now home to the elite program known as this; it trains pilots with a need for speed

Top Gun

400

Khaleda Zia, the first female prime minister of this country, was later sent to prison for corruption & embezzlement

Bangladesh

400

Who or what is Trump's "beautiful baby?"

Savings account plan for newborns

400

Title of the economic organization where Xi, Putin, and Modi met last week 

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

500

...walk in the inaugural parade

Carter

500

The Department of Defense did some streamlining in 2010, merging Hickam Air Force Base in Oahu with this naval base

Pearl Harbor

500

In 1923 the man born Mustafa Kemal became a world leader under this name

Atatürk

500

On this day in history (hint:1991)

Senate Judiciary Committee opened hearings on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court

500

Name of researcher released in Iraq

Elizabeth Tsurkov