U.S. Military Actions
Codenamed this, it refers to the air and ground offensive launched by a US-led coalition against Iraq in the 1991 Gulf War
Operation Desert Storm
After the fall of South Vietnam in 1975, it was good night, Saigon & good morning, this new city name
Amarillo College is found in this state
Texas
In the first part of 2024, almost 150 U.S. cases of this disease aka rubeola were reported, with nearly half in Chicago
Measles
This 2009 James Cameron film transported audiences to the alien world of Pandora and became the highest-grossing movie of all time—until its own sequel challenged it
Avatar
Despite winning this 1968 "Offensive" in Vietnam, it acted as a catalyst to the anti-war movement and the subsequent withdrawal of American troops from the war
Tet Offensive
Now with an Algonquian-derived name, this national capital was once known as Bytown
Ottawa
It's the state of Wayne State University, attended by Jack White, among others
Michigan
From Greek for "a knot of tissue," this type of cyst often appears along the tendons or joints of the hands or wrists
Ganglion
In "The Social Network," he played Mark Zuckerberg
Jesse Eisenberg
In 1974 the U.S. Navy evacuated Americans from this island after war broke out between Greek & Turkish factions
Cyprus
Formed in the aftermath of World War I, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes was renamed this in 1929
Yugoslavia
Tufts is a centrepiece of Medford in this state
Massachusetts
Bearing the name of an African river, this mosquito-borne disease first appeared in the U.S. in 1999
West Nile Virus
This surprise hit musical biopic had him portraying Elton John in sequins and sunglasses
Taron Egerton
*Operation Neptune Spear carried out by Seal Team 6 killed Osama Bin Laden in this city in Pakistan
Abbottabad
This African country was known as Rhodesia before gaining independence in 1980
Zimbabwe
The Boilermakers
Indiana
An AOM practitioner is trained in this "& Oriental medicine"
Acupuncture
This long-awaited sequel directed by George Miller revived a post-apocalyptic franchise and starred Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron
Mad Max
In June, President Trump ordered the US Military to strike nuclear sites in Iran, codenamed Operation this
Midnight Hammer
This Russian city, formerly Stalingrad, was renamed during the de-Stalinization period in 1961
Volgograd
Weber State is near a "Great" lake in this state
Utah
During pregnancy this procedure where a sample of fluid is taken from around the fetus is used to test for genetic disorders
Amniocentesis
This popular director’s 2010 sci-fi film "Inception" led by Leonardo Di Caprio featured a dream-within-a-dream structure and spinning top that left audiences debating the ending
Christopher Nolan