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Regarded by many as the greatest tournament final in history, the 2022 FIFA World Cup concluded with this South American nation defeating France on penalties.
What is Argentina
Debuting in 2011 and allowing players to build entire worlds out of texturized 3D blocks, this Mojang-developed phenomenon is the best-selling video game of all time.
What is Minecraft?
Often called the "powerhouse of the cell," this organelle is responsible for generating most of the cell's supply of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
What is the mitochondrion (or mitochondria)
Sweeping out of Macedonia in the 4th century BCE, this military commander conquered the Persian Empire and established an empire stretching all the way to India before dying at age 32
Who was Alexander the Great
Covering roughly 3.6 million square miles of North Africa, this hyper-arid region is the largest hot desert on Earth
What is the Sahara Desert?
Trailing 1-0 late into the 2024 UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley, Real Madrid broke Borussia Dortmund hearts with an 74th-minute header from this legendary, diminutive Spanish right-back, who went on to win Man of the Match
Who is Dani Carvajal?
Breaking records for a freshman comedy-drama, this high-stress FX/Hulu series stars Jeremy Allen White as "Carmy," a fine-dining chef who returns home to run his family's chaotic Chicago sandwich shop
What is The Bear?
The Mesozoic Era is famously divided into three geological periods: the Triassic, the Cretaceous, and this middle period named.
What is the Jurassic Period
Signed by King John at Runnymede in 1215, this historic charter established the principle that everyone, including the king, was subject to the law
What is the Magna Carta
Formed by the tectonic collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates, this mountain range contains 9 of the world's 10 highest peaks
What are the Himalayas?
In 1999, Manchester United completed a historic European Treble under Sir Alex Ferguson by scoring two dramatic injury-time goals against this German powerhouse in the UEFA Champions League Final.
Who are Bayern Munich?
This versatile actress won her second Best Actress Oscar for her fearless performance as Bella Baxter in Yorgos Lanthimos's surreal sci-fi comedy Poor Things?
Who is Emma Stone?
Represented by the letter K on the periodic table, this highly reactive alkali metal derives its chemical symbol from the Neo-Latin word kalium.
What is Potassium
Centered in Palembang on the island of Sumatra, this highly influential Buddhist thalassocracy—or maritime empire—dominated the vital Strait of Malacca and regional trade from the 7th to the 13th centuries.
What is the Srivijaya Empire
Straddling the Bosporus Strait, this transcontinental metropolis is the only city in the world to sit on two continents: Europe and Asia
What is Istanbul?
Masterminded by assistant coach Tex Winter and heavily utilized by Phil Jackson to win 11 NBA championships with the Bulls and Lakers, this offensive strategy relies on sideline spacing and precise cuts rather than static play-calling
What is the Triangle Offense?
In a masterclass of transformative acting, this veteran character actor spent hours in the makeup chair to play the heavily disfigured, villainous gangster Oswald "Oz" Cobb in the gritty Max miniseries The Penguin
Who is Colin Farrell
Developed under Glenn Seaborg during the Manhattan Project, isotope 239 of this transuranic element was used to fuel the "Fat Man" bomb
What is Plutonium
At the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, British Admiral Horatio Nelson commanded his fleet from the deck of this legendary 104-gun first-rate ship of the line.
What is the HMS Victory
Serving as a vital choke point for global trade, this narrow strait separates the Spanish mainland from the northern tip of Morocco.
What is the Strait of Gibraltar
Popularized by Pep Guardiola at Barcelona and later adopted globally, this flexible formation utilizes a single defensive anchor behind two creative central midfielders, flanked by two wide inverted wingers.
What is the 4-3-3 formation?
This is the specific name of the sovereign, hidden African country's elite, all-female special forces unit that serves as the personal bodyguards to the Black Panther.
What are the Dora Milaje?
Located in the inner ear, this coiled, snail-shell-shaped structure contains the organ of Corti, which transforms sound vibrations into neural signals
What is the cochlea
When this Category 5 storm made landfall in August 2005, the catastrophic failure of federally built levees caused widespread flooding across 80% of New Orleans.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
Measuring a mere 43 miles wide at its narrowest point, this treacherous body of water separates the easternmost point of Asia from the westernmost point of North America.
What is the Bering Strait