Sports
In the NBA, a player is "disqualified" and must leave the game after they commit this many personal fouls.
6
Your "resting heart rate" is a great indicator of cardiovascular fitness. In what unit of measurement is a person's heart rate typically recorded?
BPM (Beats per minute)
This brand, which started as a sneaker line for a Chicago Bulls rookie in 1984, eventually became its own massive company. Its famous "Jumpman" logo is now seen on the uniforms of several major college football teams.
Air Jordan
The longest marathon playing a video game lasted for 138 hours and 34 seconds. What was the name of the game being played?
Minecraft
Despite what many people think, there is actually no "lead" in a standard wooden pencil. The dark material inside is actually a form of carbon called this.
Graphite
In football, if the offense moves the ball 10 yards in 4 plays or fewer, they earn this, allowing them to keep possession and get a new set of downs.
first down
In sports like basketball and football, athletes often suffer a season-ending injury to this specific ligament in the knee that prevents the shin bone from sliding out in front of the thigh bone.
ACL Tear
This New York-based streetwear brand is famous for its simple red and white rectangle logo. It is known for its "drops" that sell out in seconds and collaborations with everything from Louis Vuitton to Oreos.
Supreme
The new record for the "World’s Hottest Chili Pepper" was held by the Carolina Reaper for years, but in 2023, it was officially beaten by this new pepper created by "Ed" Currie.
Pepper X
On a digital clock or a computer, the letter "K" is often used to represent the number 1,000 (like "10k" for 10,000). This "K" comes from the Greek word chilioi, which means "thousand," but we usually use this prefix in the metric system.
kilo (as in kilogram or kilometer)
To achieve a "triple-double" in basketball, a player must reach double digits in three different statistical categories. Which three are the most common?
points, rebounds, assists
Athletes often eat foods like pasta, bread, and potatoes before a big game because they provide this type of long-lasting energy.
Carbohydrates
This world-famous sports brand was named after the Greek Goddess of Victory.
Nike
The record for the tallest teenager ever (male) was held by Robert Wadlow, who eventually grew to be 8 feet 11 inches. To the nearest foot, how tall was he when he was only 13 years old?
7'4"
In chemistry, the common table salt you put on your fries is made of two elements: Sodium and what else?
Chlorine
This Miami Dolphins wide receiver, nicknamed "The Cheetah," became the first player in NFL history to record back-to-back seasons with over 1,700 receiving yards.
Tyreek Hill
When you are sprinting down the court or field and your muscles start to feel a sharp "burn," it is often caused by the buildup of this byproduct when your body can't get enough oxygen to your muscles fast enough.
Lactic Acid
Founded by Chip Wilson in Vancouver, this brand is famous for its "Align" leggings and its horseshoe-shaped logo that looks like a stylized letter "A."
lululemon
The world record for the fastest single solve of a 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube in a competition was recently shattered in February 2026 by Teodor Zajder. To the nearest second, how fast did he solve it?
3 seconds
While the Nile River is the longest river, this river is considered to have the most water.
The Amazon River
In 1962, this 7'1" center set an unbreakable NBA record by scoring 100 points in a single game while playing for the Philadelphia Warriors.
Wilt Chamberlain
Athletes like sprinters and wide receivers rely heavily on this specific "type" of muscle fiber, which is designed for short, explosive bursts of power rather than long-distance endurance.
Fast-twitch fibers
This minimalist streetwear line, created by designer Jerry Lorenzo as a branch of his "Fear of God" brand, is easily recognized by its neutral colors and the bold, block letters on the chest or back of its hoodies.
Fear of God Essentials
The record for the longest fingernails ever on a pair of hands (female) belonged to Diana Armstrong. If you laid them all out end-to-end, they would be longer than a standard yellow school bus. Roughly how many feet long were they? (Hint: longer than you would think possible)
42'10"
Light is the fastest thing in the universe, traveling at about 186,282 miles per second. Because of this distance, how many minutes does it take for light from the Sun to actually reach Earth?
8 minutes