Gaybraham Lincoln travels solo

Thursday, May 29th, 2025

Appetizers:

1. What man was officially confirmed to become Germany's new chancellor after two rounds of voting in the Bundestag?

2. What is the title of the book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson stirring a lot of headlines recently for revealing the "cover-up" of President Joe Biden's decline?

Answers

1. FRIEDRICH MERZ has been confirmed as Germany's new chancellor. It took two rounds of voting in the Bundestag to confirm him, making Merz the first chancellor in Germany's modern era to not attain the needed support in the first round. Onlookers believe this reveals the political tensions between the Christian Democrats (Merz's party) and the Social Democrats.

2. CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson have released a non-fiction book drawing attention over the Democratic Party's “cover-up” of President Joe Biden's decline. The book is dramatically titled ORIGINAL SIN, and claims that staffers knew much earlier than they let on to the public about Biden's rapid cognitive decline. Since the book's release, Biden's office revealed that the former president has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Poor Joe can’t catch a break.

Entrees:

3. Edi Rama, head of the Socialist Party, won his fourth election in a row in what Balkan country?

4. Trivia players may be aware of Germany's DAX stock index, but one of Europe's highest-soaring stock markets is actually WIG, located in what country?

5. Tony nominations for 2025 are out, and the ceremony will be held on June 8th this year. One of the frontrunners for the Tony for Best Play is what comedy about Abraham Lincoln and his wife in the days leading up to his assassination?