Kansas
This state motto, found on the Kansas flag, is a Latin phrase meaning "To the stars through difficulties."
"Ad Astra per Aspera"
This European club has won the most UEFA Champions League titles, with a record 15 as of 2025.
Real Madrid
In November 1956, this incumbent Republican president won a landslide re-election against Adlai Stevenson.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
In 2013, this founder of Amazon purchased The Washington Post for $250 million, signaling a new era of tech-billionaire ownership of traditional media.
Jeff Bezos
This most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere makes up roughly 78% of the air we breathe.
Nitrogen
Appropriately for the "Sunflower State," this Kansas city features a 24-foot tall reproduction of a Van Gogh masterpiece on what is called the "World's Largest Easel."
Goodland
Diego Maradona scored the infamous "Hand of God" goal against England in the quarter-finals of this year's World Cup.
1986
In April 1956, this Oscar-winning actress left Hollywood to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
Grace Kelly
This newspaper’s investigation into the 1972 Watergate break-in, led by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, eventually caused the resignation of Richard Nixon.
Washington Post
Discovered by William Herschel in 1781, this "ice giant" was the first planet found using a telescope.
Uranus
Although Chicago is famously called the "Windy City," this southwestern Kansas town is meteorologically the windiest city in the U.S., with average speeds of 14 mph.
Dodge City
With 16 goals across four tournaments, this German striker is the all-time leading goal scorer in FIFA World Cup history.
Miroslav Klose
On June 29, 1956, Eisenhower signed the act that authorized the construction of this 41,000-mile national road network.
The Interstate Highway System
Launched in 1982 by Gannett, this newspaper revolutionized the industry with its colorful graphics and short, concise news snippets.
USA Today
This Swedish chemist is credited with discovering the concept of "Electrolytic Dissociation" and naming the effect of CO2 on global temperatures.
Svante Arrhenius
Founded by Cyrus Holliday, this city serves as the state capital and was the starting point and namesake of a major 19th-century railroad.
Topeka
This European club has won the most UEFA Champions League titles, with a record 15 as of 2025.
The Italian league / Italian top division
In October 1956, a nationwide revolution against Soviet influence began in this European capital city.
Budapest (The Hungarian Revolution)
In 1971, this newspaper began publishing the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret study of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, leading to a landmark Supreme Court case.
New York Times
To reach the "escape velocity" required to break free from Earth's gravitational pull, a spacecraft must travel at approximately this many miles per second.
7 (or 6.95)
Located in Smith County, this small Kansas town is the official geographic center of the 48 contiguous United States.
Lebanon
This is the record number of goals scored by one player, Just Fontaine, in a single World Cup tournament, which he achieved in 1958.
13 goals
In 1956, this author published The Last Battle, the final book in his Chronicles of Narnia series.
C.S. Lewis
In 2011, this 168-year-old British tabloid owned by Rupert Murdoch was forced to shut down permanently following a massive scandal involving illegal phone hacking.
News of the World
This bimetallic alloy of sodium and potassium is liquid at room temperature and is often used as a coolant in nuclear reactors.
NaK