at the cut-off date
The border between Russia and the US coincides with the date line in this strait
Bering Strait
In a viral song, Drake was caught in his feelings & asked this name, "Do you love me? Are you riding?"
In 1696 the Dutch began planting coffee on this island, & a new slang term was brewing
Java
This anime show didn't start on TV; its characters were first part of Nintendo's "Pocket Monsters"
Pokemon
It's a quantity of drink taken at one time
Swig
The Kermadec Islands are administered by this country, whose largest islands are called North Island and South Island
New zeland
An Erykah Badu song says, "I think ya better call" this title guy--"but you can't use my phone"
Tyrone
Perhaps we're all related to this Mongol emperor who pillaged & plundered from 1206 to 1227
Genghis Khan
This classic 5-letter anime film isn't named for director Kurosawa but rather a boy who destroys Tokyo
Akira
An important person, like a politician or an executive producer
Big-wig
A group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, halfway between the US and Asia, where a major naval battle took place in 1942
Midway
This blues musician named an album & song "Lucille"
B.B.King
After their master was forced to commit seppuku, 47 samurai became this type of warrior vowing vengeance; 46 died the same way
rōnin
In this anime TV series, Bumblebee turned into a VW Beetle; in the 2007 live-action movie, he got upgraded to a Camaro
Transformers
A small piece of a tree; as a verb it means "to understand"
Twig
Nukualofa is the capital of this monarchy, which James Cook called the Society Islands
Tonga
In a song by the Beatles, we're told this alliterative man likes to yell obscenities at the Queen
Mean Mr. Mustard
After making the mistake of shacking up with the wrong beefcake, she became the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt
Cleopatra
This "lunar" Naoko Takeuchi creation is an example of a "magical girl" given powers to save the world
Sailor moon
First name of von Drake, Donald Duck's uncle from the European side of the family
Ludwig
The island of Viti Levu is part of this archipelago, where almost half the inhabitants are of Indian origin
Fiji
In this Red Hot Chili Peppers song, the title anti-heroine robs banks & steals hearts
Dani California
Formally the European Recovery Program, it went into effect April 3, 1948
the Marshall Plan
One of the highest-grossing films in Japanese history is the anime film about this title 14th c. princess
Princess mononoke
Eek! Kill it! Kill it!...it's the insect seen here:
Earwig