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Yesterday, the UN Security Council voted in favor of the US peace plan for this disputed territory currently reeling from a two-year war with Israel.
What is Gaza (Palestine)?
This word starts with V.
A large bird of prey with the head and neck mostly bare of feathers, reputed to gather with others in anticipation of the death of an animal.
What is a vulture?
Ivan Pavlov demonstrated classical conditioning by training this animal to associate food with a bell, leading to the animal salivating when hearing the bell by itself.
What is a dog?
True or false: Veterans Day is always observed on the second Tuesday of November, not November 11.
This man served as the 35th president of the United States and governed the country during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
A high-speed rail between Madrid and Barcelona was announced yesterday, and is projected to be complete in three years, in this European country.
What is Spain?
This word starts with V.
Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid
What is viscous?
This is the term for an intense, irrational fear of a specific thing or situation.
What is a phobia?
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Veterans Day was formerly known as Armistice Day and first celebrated in 1919, commemorating the signing of a peace deal between the Allied Powers and Central Powers after this major war.
What is World War I?
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This man, regarded as the best basketball player of all time, primarily played for the Chicago Bulls, won the NBA Finals six times and was a 14-time All-Star.
Who is Michael Jordan?
Yesterday, the country of Pakistan, which is located in this continent, announced a nationwide childhood vaccination drive against polio, measles and rubella.
What is Asia?
This word starts with V.
A hollow part or cavity in an organ, this term refers to the two lower chambers of the heart.
What is a ventricle?
In Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, these psychological needs are at the very bottom of the pyramid and represent things that all humans need to survive.
What are physiological needs (food, water, shelter)?
In 1954, Veterans Day adopted its current name due to a law signed by this Republican president who spearheaded the Interstate Highway System.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
This actor starred in "The Man with No Name" and the CBS show "Rawhide." He later won four Academy Awards and served a short stint as mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
Who is Clint Eastwood?
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Two days ago, this long South American country bordering Argentina, whose capital is Santiago, held a presidential election where a communist candidate earned the most votes.
What is Chile?
This word starts with V.
A mass of whirling fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind.
What is a vortex?
This is the term for the feeling of mental discomfort that arises when a person holds two or more contradictory beliefs.
What is cognitive dissonance?
What is Arlington, VA?
This singer from New Jersey performs with a band of the same stage name and wrote the songs, "It's My Life" and "I'll Be There For You."
Who is Jon Bon Jovi?
Yesterday, a war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh, a country located in this continent, sentenced their former prime minister (Sheikh Hasina, the first female PM) to death for crimes against humanity.
What is Asia?
This word starts with V.
Not consistent or having a fixed pattern
What is variable?
The debate over whether human behavior is determined by genetics or environment is known as "N_____ vs. N______."
What is "Nature vs. Nurture?"
This is the most recent war in U.S. history that involved conscription/a draft.
What is the Vietnam War?
This Portuguese explorer helped establish numerous trading posts in the 15th and 16th centuries after becoming the first European to reach India by sea.
Who is Vasco da Gama?