1. Dwarf planets
Comets
Pluto?

2. People and Events

3. United Kingdom
European Union
In 2016, the U.K left the European Union. The term for this event was…
Brexit

4. Malala
Outspoken Pakistani advocate for girls education; attacked by Taliban terrorists in 2012; won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.

5. Bob Dylan
American poet, author, song writer; won the 2016 Nobel prize for Literature. Born Robert Zimmerman.

6. He retired as host of The Late Show in 2015 after decades in television.
David Letterman

7. Caitlyn Jenner (formerly Bruce)
Formerly a male Olympic gold medal winner, and former step-father to the Kardashians, this transgender individual had surgery to become female in She has brought transgender politics into the national spotlight.
Caitlyn Jenner
(formerly Bruce)

8. Mike Pence
Current governor of Indiana; next vice-president of the U.S.

9. Donald Trump’s chief Republican opponent in the primaries, US Senator from Texas. Identifies with the Tea Party.
Ted Cruz

10. John McCain’s vice-presidential running mate in 2008, then governor of Alaska.
Sarah Palin

11. Jenean Hampton
Our lieutenant governor is the first African American to hold statewide office. She served in US Air Force before moving to Kentucky.

12. Wikileaks Julian Assange
This international group publishes classified material, news leaks, and secret information in an attempt to further their political agenda. In 2016, they hacked into Hillary Clinton’s server and released thousands of personal and professional s.
Wikileaks
Their founder and editor is an Australian, in hiding in Ecuador.
Julian Assange

13. An American computer programmer and intelligence worker who released thousands of secret documents, revealing widespread spying by many government agencies on their citizens.
He is hiding in Russia to avoid American extradition.
Edward Snowden

14. Decorated Vietnam veteran, former US Senator from Massachusetts, and presidential candidate in 2004, he has served as US Secretary of State since 2013.
John Kerry

15. Vladimir Putin 2007 Time Magazine Person of the Year.
Former spy, current dictator and “president” of Russia. Accused of meddling in U.S. elections via hacking.
Vladimir Putin

16. Chancellor of Germany since 2005, an important leader in the E.U.
Angela Merkel

17. Paris, France Orlando, Florida San Bernadino, CA
European site of coordinated terrorist attacks,
November 2015
Paris, France
American site of mass nightclub shooting, June 2012
Orlando, Florida
Site of California shooting attacks by a husband-wife team, 2015
San Bernadino, CA