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Mass protests erupted due to 42% inflation in this Middle Eastern country, an enemy of the United States, whose capital is Tehran.
What is Iran?
The birth of Jesus Christ is also known as this scene.
What is Nativity?
True or false: the first New Year's Eve Ball Drop in Times Square occurred after World War II.
False (1907)
This word starts with N.
At no time in the past or future.
What is never?
This is a very large solitary cat with a yellow-brown coat striped with black. It is native to Asian forests and is officially classified as an endangered species.
What is a tiger?
Two days ago, a train derailment injured close to 100 people in the state of Oaxaca, located in this country that borders the U.S.
What is Mexico?
Christmas preparations traditionally begin on the first _______ (day of the week) of Advent.
What is Sunday?
These types of lights, which emit light when current passes through a semiconductor, first appeared on the New Year's Eve Ball in 2007.
What are LED lights?
This word starts with N.
A small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven typically into wood with a hammer to join things together.
What is a nail?
This is a great ape with large ears, black color, and lighter skin on the face. It is native to African forests and shows advanced behavior, such as tool-making. It is officially classified as an endangered species.
What is the chimpanzee?
Five days ago, elections were held in Somalia for the first time since 1969. Somalia is located in this continent.
What is Africa?
The Oriental Orthodox Church and many Armenian churches celebrate Christmas in this month.
What is January?
This was the most popular New Year's resolution in 2020.
What is exercising more?
This word starts with N and has multiple definitions.
1. A comfortable position in life.
2. A specialized segment of the market for a product/service.
3. In ecology, an environmental role taken up by an organism.
What is a niche?
This is a large, heavily built cat that has a yellowish-brown coat with black spots, found mainly in Central and South American jungles. It is officially classified as a "near threatened" species.
What is the jaguar?
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Four days ago, a boat carrying 115 migrants capsized and killed 114 of them, in this large sea that separates Europe from Africa.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This term is given to the general season surrounding Christmas (hint: it is not "holiday season").
What is Christmastide?
Plate-shattering is a New Year's tradition in this Nordic country whose capital is Copenhagen, and which is the headquarters of The Lego Group.
What is Denmark?
This word starts with N.
The direction in which a compass needle normally points, toward the left-sided horizon of a person facing east.
What is north?
This is a large cat that lives in prides and is mainly found in Africa, as well as northwest India. Males have a flowing mane. It is officially classified as a vulnerable species.
What is the lion?
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Two days ago, elections were held in the Balkan country of Kosovo, which was formerly part of this country that broke up in 1992.
What is Yugoslavia?
The modern persona of Santa Claus was brought to the U.S. in the 1800s by Dutch immigrants. They spread the legend of this man, the patron saint of children.
Who is St. Nicholas?
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What is your 2026 New Year's Resolution?
Good luck!
This word starts with N.
Quick and light in movement or action.
What is nimble?
This slow-moving tropical mammal is mainly found in Central & South America. It hangs upside-down from tree branches using its long limps and hooked claws. It is not endangered or threatened.
What is the sloth?