Sports
This is the name of the trophy awarded to the best college football player.
What is the Heisman Trophy?
After Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, this country and Great Britain declared war, officially starting World War II
France
This Soviet satellite became the first artificial object to orbit Earth in 1957, beginning the Space Race.
What is Sputnik 1?
This is the only U.S. state that shares a border with only one other state.
Maine
what has an eye but cannot see?
a needle
After a dramatic contract dispute, this star wide receiver was traded from the San Francisco 49ers to the Buffalo Bills.
Who is Brandon Aiyuk?
This research and development project produced the first nuclear weapons during World War II.
The Manhattan Project
In 1961, this Soviet cosmonaut became the first human in space.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
When you stand at the Four Corners Monument you are touching this state, along with Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado.
Utah
What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do?
your name
In October 2024, the NFL announced a ban of this tackling technique, requiring players to keep their heads up to avoid neck injuries.
What is the hip-drop tackle?
This battle in 1777 is often considered the turning point of the Revolutionary war, leading to France's open support for the Americans.
The battle of Saratoga
This galaxy is home to Earth and the sun.
The Milky Way
This state has the longest coastline in the United States.
Alaska
What word is always spelled incorrectly?
incorrectly
This team, the defending national champion, is ranked #1 in the October 4, 2025 Associated Press Poll.
Who are the Ohio State Buckeyes?
This battle, fought over three days in July 1863, is often considered the turning point of the war.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This is the hardest natural substance on Earth and contains carbon.
A Diamond
This river carved the Grand Canyon.
The Colorado River
What is full of holes but still holds water?
a sponge
The Phoenix Suns defeated this team in their preseason opener on October 3rd, 103-81.
Who are the Los Angeles Lakers?
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at this Virginia courthouse in April 1865.
What is Appomattox Court House?
The process by which plants make their own food using sunlight.
Photosynthesis
These two states each share a border with eight other states, more than any other state in the U.S.
Missouri and Tennessee
The person who makes it has no need of it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
a coffin