Shoeless Trivia: Current Events

Same as it ever was.

  1. What African nation recently applied to rejoin the Commonwealth of Nations (aka the British Commonwealth) after leaving in 2003?
  2. Prior to the Las Vegas Golden Knights, what was the last NHL expansion team to reach the Stanley Cup Finals in its inaugural season?
  3. On the occasion of their wedding, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle became the Duke and Duchess of where?
  4. What is the English translation of the Hebrew word represented in the work seen below, whose sculptor died this week?current6
  5. An atmospheric phenomenon known as laze is currently an issue in one US state. “laze” is a portmanteau of what two English words?

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  1. Zimbabwe
  2. St. Louis Blues
  3. Sussex
  4. LOVE
  5. lava, haze

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