STEM
The Earth’s atmosphere is mostly composed of this gas, making up about 78% of it.
Nitrogen
This major chipmaker, known for AI processing and GPUs, saw its stock soar in 2023 under the ticker NVDA.
NVIDIA
Deandre Ayton, the 2018 #1 NBA Draft pick who averaged 20.1 points and 11.6 rebounds in his lone college season, attended this Pac-12 school.
The University of Arizona
This southwestern capital shares its name with a mythical bird that rises from ashes and is the largest city in Arizona.
Phoenix
Ratified in 1791, these first ten amendments to the Constitution protect individual liberties like freedom of speech and religion.
The Bill of Rights
The human body has this many pairs of chromosomes.
23
This credit card giant, a competitor of Visa, trades under the ticker MA.
Mastercard
Before becoming the NBA’s all-time three-point leader, Stephen Curry broke records at this small North Carolina college, leading them to the 2008 Elite Eight.
Davison College
The only U.S. state capital without a McDonald’s, this smallest-in-population capital is named after a French city known for its role in the American Revolution.
Montpelier
This 1820 congressional agreement admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, temporarily balancing sectional tensions.
The Missouri Compromise
The first law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only
Transferred or Converted
This multinational conglomerate, famous for its consumer goods brands like Tide and Pampers, trades under the ticker PG.
Proctor & Gamble
Kawhi Leonard, a two-time NBA Finals MVP, played two seasons at this Mountain West school, leading San Diego State to its first Sweet 16 in 2011.
San Diego State University
South Dakota’s capital, named after a 19th-century French fur trader, sits on the Missouri River and is the second-smallest state capital by population.
Pierre
During the 1830s, this forced relocation of Cherokee and other Native American tribes to Oklahoma resulted in thousands of deaths.
The Trail of Tears
This branch of mathematics deals with the study of rates of change and slopes of curves.
Calculus
This oil and gas company, the largest in the U.S., trades under the ticker XOM.
ExxonMobil
Damian Lillard, a 75th Anniversary NBA Team member, dominated the Big Sky Conference while playing for this Utah university from 2008–2012.
Weber State University
Missouri’s capital, founded in 1821 and named after the third U.S. president, temporarily served as the state’s seat of government during the Civil War.
Jefferson City
This 1853 land acquisition from Mexico finalized the U.S. southern border and added parts of modern-day Arizona and New Mexico.
The Gadsden Purchase
This element, with the highest atomic number found in nature, is commonly used in nuclear reactors.
Uranium
This tech company, known for its business software and cloud services, trades under the ticker CRM
Sales Force
Larry Bird, the Hall of Famer who led the Celtics to three NBA titles, played college ball at this midwest school, taking them to the 1979 NCAA Finals.
Indiana State University
This coastal capital was the temporary U.S. capital in 1783–1784 and is home to the U.S. Naval Academy, founded in 1845.
Annapolis
Announced in 1823, this U.S. policy warned European powers against further colonization or interference in the Americas.
The Monroe Doctorine