Brooks' eyes are this color
blue
Bonus points if you can give the exact number
India
1.4 Billion
Nicholas II
2013
This is the greatest artist of all time
Lil Mabu
Britain, France, and Italy
Turkey
This war saw Israel facing invasion from both Egypt and Syria
Bonus points for the year
The Yom Kippur War
1973
This Halo entry follows a single ship and its marine unit in their battle against the Covenant on an uncovered Forerunner world
Bonus points for the ship's name
Halo Wars
The Spirit of Fire
The Doors
This is the name of Brooks' pet lizard
Bonus points if you can say what he was named after
Belisarius
Named after Belisarius Cawl from Warhammer 40,000
This small country in Eastern Europe was often referred to as "Europe's last dictatorship" despite there being like three other de facto dictatorships on the continent
Belarus
This event in the Soviet Union saw a group of KGB and military hardliners attempt to overthrow Gorbachev and the rest of the Soviet government
Bonus points for the exact year
The August Coup
1991
This is the real name of the Scout from Team Fortress 2
Jeremy Willis
This album is considered to be Steely Dan's best
Aja
This is Brooks' major in college
International Studies
These three countries collectively make up a region referred to as Indochina
Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
This war in East Africa in 1977 is viewed as having contributed to Somalia's current state
Bonus points if you can name all combatants
The Ogaden War
Ethiopia, Cuba, and the USSR vs Somalia and China
This book follows a US Air Cavalry officer across a 15 year-long series of proxy wars between the United States and a resurgent Japan in the (at the time of publishing) near future
The War in 2020 by Ralph Peters
This man is credited as having invented the Jazz Fusion genre
Miles Davis
This is Brooks' favorite music genre
Jazz
This Russian ultranationalist party features an extremely deceptive name, and is often described as being none of the attributes listed within said name
The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
This battle on the Sino-Soviet Border nearly led to a full scale war between China and the Soviet Union
Bonus points for the year
Battle of Damansky Island
1969
This major character in World in Conflict was killed when the US Air Force dropped a nuke on a small town to stop the Soviet Army's advance in Washington State
Captain Mark Bannon
Bonus points if you can name the lead singer
Kino
Singer: Viktor Tsoi