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Catalonia

Organization

nationality and autonomous community of Spain

Russian Empire

Organization

former empire in Eurasia and North America (1721–1917)

Colombo

City

largest city and de facto capital of Sri Lanka

Russian ruble

Organization

currency of the Russian Federation

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Country

historical multinational monarchist state in Eastern Europe (Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania)

Papal States

Organization

territories mostly in the Appenine Peninsula under the sovereign direct rule of the pope between 756–1870

University of Paris

Thing

French university (c. 1150–1970)

Kingdom of France

Country

monarchical state that ruled France from 987 to 1792, and again from 1814 to 1848 (except during the Hundred Days in 1815)

Ashkelon

City

city in Israel

Mir

Organization

1986–2001 modular space station in low Earth orbit

Ghazni

City

city in Afghanistan

French Third Republic

Organization

nation of France from 1870 to 1940

North Vietnam

Organization

former country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1945 to 1976

Joseon

Organization

Korean dynasty / kingdom (1392–1897)

Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Organization

the official name of Yugoslavia during the period of 1929–1941 (de facto)/1945 (de jure)

Challenger

VisualArtwork

American Space Shuttle orbiter

Kingdom of Leon

Organization

independent medieval kingdom in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula (910–1230), capital León

Empire of Brazil

Organization

empire in South America between 1822 and 1889

Tariq ibn Ziyad

Person

8th-century Muslim general

Spirit

Vehicle

former NASA Mars rover

Opportunity

Vehicle

former NASA Mars rover

MESSENGER

Vehicle

seventh mission of the Discovery program; orbital reconnaissance of the planet Mercury (2004–2015)

McDonnell Douglas

Organization

1967-1997 aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor

Columbia

VisualArtwork

American Space Shuttle orbiter

House of Wisdom

Organization

library, translation institute and research center in medieval Baghdad

Ebla

Organization

ancient city

Soviet ruble

Organization

currency of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; briefly used by post-Soviet states after the dissolution of the Soviet Union

Buran

VisualArtwork

first and only operational spaceplane in the Soviet Buran programme

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Country

former Balkan republic (1992–2003)

Magellan

Thing

NASA robotic space probe that studied the planet Venus

New Amsterdam

Place

17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that became New York City

USS Enterprise

Vehicle

former Enterprise-class aircraft carrier launched in 1960 and decommissioned in 2017

First Czechoslovak Republic

Country

1918–1938 republic in Central/Eastern Europe

Pahlavi Iran

Organization

former sovereign state (1925–1979)

Delta II

class

retired expendable launch system in the Delta rocket family

Kingdom of Nepal

Country

sovereign monarchy in South Asia, lasting from 1768–2008

USS Enterprise

Vehicle

former Yorktown-class aircraft carrier launched in 1936 and broken up in 1960

pfennig

Intangible

9th century – 2002 German coin or note

Kempeitai

Organization

Imperial Japanese military police

Miele

Organization

German manufacturer of high-end domestic appliances and commercial equipment

Sojourner

Vehicle

former NASA Mars rover

Galileo

Thing

NASA robotic space probe that studied the Jupiter system, as well as asteroids Gaspra and Ida

Stadswal van Recife

AdministrativeArea

fortification used by the Dutch West India Company

United States

Country

country located primarily in North America

Indonesia

Country

island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania

Beijing

City

capital city of China

Jerusalem

City

city in the Middle East, holy to the three Abrahamic religions

Damascus

City

capital and largest city of Syria

Krasnodar

Place

capital of Krasnodar region (Krai) in Southern Russia

Milan

City

Italian commune and capital city of Lombardy

Holy Roman Empire

Organization

multi-ethnic complex of territories in Western and Central Europe (800/962–1806)

Yugoslavia

Organization

1918–1992 country in Southeastern Europe

Alexandria

Organization

port city on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt

Nazi Germany

Organization

Germany from 1933 to 1945 while under control of the Nazi Party

Czechoslovakia

Country

country in Central Europe (1918–1992)

Malabo

City

city and former capital of Equatorial Guinea

Abidjan

City

major city and economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire

Qing dynasty

Country

Manchu-led dynasty of China (1644–1912)

Austria–Hungary

Country

1867–1918 empire in Central Europe

Dar es Salaam

City

largest city in Tanzania and capital of Dar es Salaam Region