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The Franklin County Fair’s brand-new 2026 mascot is a cow with this punny name.
Franklin Cow-nty
This country won the 2026 World Cup.
Spain (beat Argentina 1–0 in extra time)
“The Fate of Ophelia” won Video of the Year at the 2026 VMAs for this artist.
Taylor Swift
This sequel to the 2023 video game movie is the highest-grossing film of 2026.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
In April, the Artemis II crew flew around this.
The Moon
The 2026 fair theme, “History Grows Here,” was a nod to the U.S. celebrating this birthday.
The nation’s 250th
This rival team knocked the Red Sox out of the playoffs last week.
The Yankees (swept them, outscoring Boston 18–2)
On release day, “I Knew It, I Knew You” set a Spotify record for most single-day streams of a country song by this kind of artist.
Female Artist
Ryan Gosling starred in this space movie, which became Amazon MGM’s biggest film ever.
Project Hail Mary
The 2026 World Cup was the first ever held in three countries. Name all three.
USA, Canada, Mexico
The Franklin County Fair has been held every year since this year, making it one of the oldest in the U.S.
1848
This French star won the World Cup Golden Boot and became the all-time leading World Cup scorer.
Kylian Mbappé (10 goals, passing Miroslav Klose)
Bad Bunny’s “DtMF” jumped to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 after he performed at this huge February event
The Super Bowl
The 2026 biopic “Michael” is about this music legend.
Michael Jackson
This week’s Nobel Prize in Medicine went to three scientists who made a tool that uses light to study how this organ works
The brain
The new monument at Greenfield’s Veterans Mall will be fixed in the spring because of this kind of mistake.
A misspelling
This team had MLB’s best regular-season record this year.
The Milwaukee Brewers (103–59)
Ella Langley spent weeks at #1 with this country hit about choosing a state
Choosin' Texas
Timothée Chalamet starred in this ping pong drama.
Marty Supreme
The Nobel Prize in Physics went to a scientist who helped create IceCube, which detects tiny particles from deep space using the ice of this continent.
Antartica
Greenfield Community College won an $810,000 grant to train more students in this heating and cooling trade.
HVAC
This Chicago team swept the Astros for its first playoff series win since 2005.
The White Sox
This singer’s song “Drop Dead” debuted at #1 on the Hot 100.
Olivia Rodrigo
This 2026 Star Wars movie was on track for the lowest box office of any live-action Star Wars film
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Coach is this many years old
58