Technology
This satellite internet service has been vital to Ukrainian military communications
What is Starlink?
This famous signature appears on the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Hancock?
The viral internet trend Kamala Harris utilized to connect with young voters
What is Brat? (or Brat Summer)
Prior to the United Nations, this international organization was formed post-WWI under the Treaty of Versailles
What is the League of Nations?
The number of electoral votes Iowa currently holds
What is six?
Drones flown through goggles that give pilot's a live camera view are known by this 3 letter abbreviation
What is FPV? (first person view)
The U.S. acquired the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 from this European country, effectively doubling the size of the country
What is France?
"I'm just chilling in Cedar Rapids" and "Pokemon go to the polls"
Who is Hillary Clinton?
The NATO Headquarters is located in this European city
What is Brussels?
A Libertarian running for a U.S. Senate seat in Iowa and the husband of one of the Political Science Department's most beloved professors
Who is Thomas Laehn?
In 2018, a Chinese scienctist created the first gene-edited babies using this technology, sparking global outrage
What is CRISPR?
A major political party from 1834-54 formed in opposition to the "tyranny" of President Andrew Jackson
What was the Whig Party?
This president got shoes thrown at him by a journalist during a press conference in Iraq
Who is George W. Bush?
This conference was held post-WWII to discuss the future of Europe and was attended by Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is the Yalta Conference?
What is the 16th Amendment?
Hypersonic weapons travel at or above this speed
What is Mach 5?
This state was (technically) misspelled by Alexander Hamilton in the U.S. Constitution
What is Pennsylvania?
(bonus points if you know what historical landmark it is also misspelled on)
The first president to ever appear on Saturday Night Live, which aired in 1976 during the show's first season
Who is Gerald Ford?
This country became the 193rd member state to join the UN in 2011
What is South Sudan?
"I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. Thank you. Now watch this drive."
Who is George W. Bush?
What is the Outer Space Treaty?
The first woman elected to U.S. Congress in 1916
Who is Jeannette Rankin (MT)?
Former child star Shirley Temple served as the United States ambassador to Czechoslovakia and this African country
What is Ghana?
During the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in 2021, activists dressed as Pikachu to protest the continued use of coal in this Asian nation
What is Japan?
A close to home issue, this SCOTUS decision established students do not leave their rights at the schoolhouse door, after a sibling duo wore armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam war
What is Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?