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This city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics.
What is London?
This 2017 battle royale game by Epic Games became a global phenomenon, popularizing “building” mechanics.
What is Fortnite?
This politician became the first female Chancellor of Germany to serve four consecutive terms, holding office through most of the 2010s.
Who is Angela Merkel?
In 2012, scientists at CERN confirmed the discovery of this particle, often called the “God particle.”
What is the Higgs boson?
This penguin species, native to Antarctica, is the largest and can weigh up to 90 pounds.
What is the emperor penguin?
This NBA superstar led the Miami Heat to two NBA championships in 2012 and 2013.
Who is LeBron James?
Set in a northern province of a fictional empire, this 2011 RPG lets players pursue the destiny of the Dragonborn.
What is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim?
This 2015 global agreement, signed by nearly 200 countries, aimed to combat climate change by limiting global warming.
What is the Paris Agreement?
This chemical particle, discovered in 2012, helps explain why some particles have mass.
What is the Higgs boson?
This endangered bird from New Zealand is flightless and has a long, slender beak used to probe for insects in the ground.
What is the kiwi?
In 2014, Germany defeated this country 1–0 in the FIFA World Cup final.
What is Argentina?
Released in 2015, this action-adventure title has players exploring a post-apocalyptic world filled with mechanical beasts, using strategy and archery.
What is Horizon Zero Dawn?
This UK political leader resigned in 2016 after the country voted to leave the European Union.
Who is David Cameron?
In 2015, this portable device allowed scientists to edit genes more easily using the CRISPR-Cas9 system.
What is CRISPR?
This small primate from Madagascar is one of the tiniest in the world and is nocturnal.
What is the mouse lemur?
This tennis player won a record-tying 20 Grand Slam singles titles in the 2010s.
Who is Roger Federer?
Set during a late 18th-century European revolution, this stealth-action title follows an assassin seeking redemption and justice.
What is Assassin’s Creed: Unity?
In 2010, this country’s president faced massive protests known as the “Green Movement” after disputed elections.
What is Iran?
In 2019, scientists captured the first-ever image of this mysterious space object at the center of a galaxy.
What is a black hole?
In 2012, scientists described this shark species, notable for its translucent skin and unusual deep-sea appearance.
What is the goblin shark?
This country won the most bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
What is the United States?
This 2014 action-adventure game has players controlling a thief-turned-assassin in a steampunk-inspired European city.
What is Thief (2014)?
In 2019, widespread protests erupted in this Asian territory over a controversial extradition bill.
What is Hong Kong?
This NASA spacecraft explored Saturn and its moons for over 13 years before deliberately crashing into the planet in 2017.
What is Cassini?
This mammal, famous for its long snout and sticky tongue, was rediscovered in Southeast Asia in the 2010s after being thought nearly extinct.
What is the pangolin?