Current Events
This astronomical event took place last night in which the Earth is positioned between the Sun and the moon during a Full Moon
What is a lunar eclipse?
The flag of Ohio is the only U.S. state flag that is not this:
What is rectangular?
This pro football tight end was born in Westlake Ohio, played for the University of Cincinnati, and just recently got engaged to Taylor Swift
Who is Travis Kelce?
A legal or moral entitlemnet, or a political leaning generally associated with conservatism
What is right?
This famous thought experiment critiques the concept of identity, by asking whether an object remains the same object if all of its parts are gradually replaced over time
What is the ship of theseus?
In a recent anti-trust case, this tech company was just forced to turn over search data to its competitors
What is google?
This is the max number of terms an Ohio governor can serve consecutively
What is two?
"Welcome to Flavortown" is a catchphrase of this Columbus native who hosted a popular Food Network show
Who is Guy Fieri?
A proposed law, or an informal term for paper money
What is a bill?
This fictional machine challenges hedonistic utilitarianism by asking if you would plug into a machine that can simulate a perfect life in your mind, despite not being real
What is the experience machine?
Last Friday, President Trump signed an executive order to restore the 1940s name of the Department of Defense to this title
What is the Department of War?
Ohio has this many counties
What is 88?
This film director was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and directed several acclaimed movies including The Color Purple, Saving Private Ryan, and ET
Who is Steven Spielberg?
A sovereign association of states, or an organized body of workers
What is a union?
Milton Friedman's critique of the Phillips curve argues that there is no long term trade-off between unemployment and this, only a short term one
What is inflation?
Last week, this state moved to become the first U.S. State to end all of its vaccine mandates
What is Florida?
This former OSU football coach was nominated as Ohio's Lieutenant governor in February 2025
Who is Jim Tressel?
This celebrity from Cleveland attended Kent State University before hosting several television shows, inclduing a couple in his name and even hosted the Miss Universe competition.
Who is Steve Harvey?
The cost of borrowing money, or to have a political stake/concern
What is interest?
Robert Nozick uses this all-time great basketball player in a critique of John Rawls' theory of equality by arguing that people who are naturally gifted will always accumulate more wealth just from voluntary exchanges
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
This nation's prime minister recently resigned under rising economic and political uncertainty, despite signing a deal with the US easing tariffs on certain exports including cars and aerospace
What is Japan?
The state of Ohio has produced 7 U.S. Presidents, second to only this state, which has 8
What is Virginia?
This software developer attended The Ohio State University and earned a doctorate in philosophy before co-founding Wikipedia with Jimmy Wales
Who is Larry Sanger?
A shared resource accessible to everybody, or the name of the UK house for the legislative body
What is commons?
This thought experiment proposed by Frank Jackson critiques physicalism by saying that knowing everyting about color cannot substitute the knowledge you obtain by experiencing color
What is Mary's Room / The knowledge argument?