9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
In the news recently...
Which pop superstar recently became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame?
💡 Taylor Swift
Auburn junior Ja'Kobe Tharp broke the world record in what track event at the NCAA outdoor championships?
💡 110-meter hurdles
Ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison for ordering drone flights over what foreign capital?
💡 Pyongyang
Mixed bag
What popular term describes a full moon that occurs when the Moon is at its closest approach to Earth, making it appear larger and brighter than usual?
💡 Supermoon
When a speaker poses a question and then immediately answers it themselves — as Patrick Henry did when he thundered 'Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?' before supplying his own defiant reply — what is the name of this rhetorical device?
💡 Hypophora
In a deeply controversial 2010 ruling, what Supreme Court case held that the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting independent political expenditures by corporations, associations, and labor unions — opening the door to unlimited outside spending in American elections?
💡 Citizens United v. FEC
On this date (12 June)
On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan delivered a famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate in which city, challenging Soviet leader Gorbachev to tear down a famous barrier?
💡 Berlin
On June 12, 1898, the Philippines declared independence from which colonial power?
💡 Spain
On June 12, 1776, Virginia became the first American colony to adopt a Declaration of Rights, largely drafted by which statesman who later influenced the US Bill of Rights?
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