Geography
This is the name for the impassable terrain on the border of Panama and Columbia
Darien Gap
This revolution replaced the “King of Kings” with a “Supreme Leader”….. oops!
Iranian Revolution
This is the best whale, and frankly it’s not even close
Sperm Whale
This Nordic country lost more troops per capita than any other NATO ally in Afghanistan, but now they’re in the hot-seat (or cold seat?).
Denmark
This Illinois legend is the tallest person in history - so far as we know - standing at 8 feet 11 inches
Robert Wadlow
The Greco/Roman mythological "Pillars of Hercules", which marked the Western edge of the world, lie across from each other in these two modern countries.
Spain & Morocco
This is the name for the oppressive Secret Police in East Germany, before the fall of the Berlin Wall
Stasi
This class of animals include squid, octopus, and cuttlefish, among others.
Cephalopod
He is the longest serving head of state in Europe (31 years), is often criticized for his authoritarian tendencies, and referred to Trumps foreign policy as “absolutely brilliant.”
Alexander Lukashenko
This enormous empire stretched from the coast of China to Eastern Europe, but lasted less than a century before breaking into four successor states.
Mongol Empire
This is the body of water that lies between Italy and the former Yugoslavia
The Adriatic Sea
Despite there being a King all throughout his rule, he was the de-facto ruler of his European country until partisans shot him and brutally desecrated his corpse.
Benito Mussolini
This shark is responsible for the most amount of shark attacks in the U.S, fatal or otherwise
Bull Shark
She is the current Secretary of Homeland Security, best known for shooting her pet dog and goat in a gravel pit and for lying about meeting Kim Jong-Un
Kristi Noem
This is the largest organism by mass, weighing over 13 million pounds. It is a clonal colony made up of a bunch of connected ____.
Trees (Pando, quaking aspen in Utah)
This is the name for the point in the Pacific farthest from land, over 1,500 miles away in all directions
Point Nemo
King James I
This siphonophore is not a jellyfish, but resemble and sting like them. They are named after portuguese battleship from the age of sail.
Portuguese Man of War
He is the President, Ayatollah, and Supreme Leader of Iran, known for hating America and cracking down on dissidents in recent weeks.
Ali Khamenei
Daily Double!
"The Motherland Calls" in Volgograd, Russia, is the tallest statue in Europe. It appropriately commemorates the casualties of this equally-large WWII battle.
The Scottish Highlands, the mountains of Western Norway, and this now-larger mountain range were connected 400 million years ago before splitting apart.
Appalachian Mountains
This King was so hated that his people revolted and swore to never let one man rule them ever again, beginning a Republic to last 500 years... until one man ruled them again.
This is the term for when a certain deceased creature hits the ocean floor, typically at deep depths, which create complex local ecosystems that can feed deep sea critters for years on end.
Whale fall
He is the Deputy White House Chief of Staff, yet wields more influence than his role would imply. Known for organizing the Venezuelan boat strikes and for remarking “we will finish the job, we will defeat the forces of darkness and evil” at Charlie Kirk’s memorial.
Stephen Miller
These supermassive black holes lie at the center of galaxies, and are characterized by their extreme luminosity making them the brightest objects in the universe, caused by mass falling into their accretion disc
Quasar