California
Kevin McCarthy, the most recent elected Speaker of the House, hails from this California town.
What is Bakersfield?
The current Speaker of the House Pro Tempore is this North Carolinian with a superb bow tie game.
Who is Patrick McHenry?
Partygate was not just a California phenomenon! This leader's government gathered in social settings during COVID-19, ultimately leading to his resignation.
Who is Boris Johnson?
When Kamala Harris took her oath of office in 2021, she became this number Vice President.
What is the 49th?
A humblebrag that is neither humble nor a brag: There is a non-zero chance this member of EdBoard gave Mitch McConnell COVID.
Who is Ryan?
Much of our water in the Bay Area comes from this reservoir near Yosemite.
What is Hetch Hetchy?
This former Senior Vice President of Microsoft and North Dakota Governor is a candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination.
Who is Doug Burgum?
This Middle Eastern royal once worked at CitiBank and Apple before marrying the 41st-generation direct descendant of Muhammad.
Who is Queen Rania of Jordan?
Since January 1, 2023, this many articles have been published by BPR.
What is 55?
This member of EdBoard said, and I quote, "as a kid I thought engineering was when you get to drive trains."
Who is Ishan?
Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed AB 309, a bill that would have established publicly owned mixed-income dwellings, also referred to by this moniker.
What is social housing?
This man is the only Democratic governor in the Deep South, and has won both of his gubernatorial elections. He notably bestowed a posthumous pardon upon Homer Plessy.
Who is John Bel Edwards?
$500,000 was stolen from this international leader’s farm in 2020. The current leader of the African National Congress, he serves as president of South Africa.
Who is Cyril Ramaphosa?
Down from 2022 record highs, inflation dipped to this rate in September of 2023. Answer to the nearest tenth (i.e. 10.1%)
What is 3.7%?
Yeehaw! Lexington, Kentucky is this EdBoard member's favorite city.
Who is Kit?
This former mayor of San Francisco was the first African-American to hold that office. He also once dated Kamala Harris.
Who is Willie Brown?
Know your history! During the Korean War, this man was baseball great Ted Williams's wingman. He was also the first American to orbit Earth.
Who is John Glenn?
Parlex vous Francais? Emmanuel Macron serves as the co-prince of this microstate on the Iberian Peninsula.
What is Andorra?
Richard Nixon appointed this many justices to the Supreme Court.
What is 4?
This member of EdBoard has performed at Carnegie Hall.
Who is Ava?
Surprise, surprise: Ronald Reagan and the NRA once partnered to pass gun control when the Gipper was Governor of California. Named the Mulford Act, the law targeted this group.
What is the Black Panthers?
Famous person, obscure clue: A writer for The Atlantic just published a biography of this politician, who was once a colleague of Benjamin Netanyahu’s in the 1970s.
Who is Mitt Romney?
This occupied region, nestled between Ukraine and Moldova, still hosts Russian troops, over thirty years after the end of the Cold War.
What is Transnitstria?
Contrary to popular belief, U.S. aid to Ukraine has totaled $77 billion so far, accounting for this percentage of U.S. GDP. Answer to the nearest tenth.
What is 0.3%?
This member of EdBoard danced semi-pro ballet for 11 years.
Who is Elias?