Sports
On March 2, 1962, this "Big Dipper" set an NBA record that still stands today by scoring 100 points in a single game
Wilt Chamberlain
The 1915 sinking of this British ocean liner by a German U-boat helped shift American public opinion in favor of joining World War I.
Lusitania
In this 2008 novel, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to represent District 12 in a televised fight to the death against 23 other tributes in a controlled outdoor arena.
The Hunger Games
In the 2003 holiday classic Elf, this actor plays Buddy the Elf.
Will Ferrell
Enclosed by a double membrane, this organelle is often called the "powerhouse of the cell" because it generates most of the cell's supply of ATP, used as a source of chemical energy.
Mitochondria
Upon Tiger Woods sinking his final putt to win the 1997 Masters by 12 strokes, this announcer famously proclaimed it "A win for the ages."
Jim Nantz
In a 1987 speech at the Brandenburg Gate, this U.S. President issued a direct challenge to the Soviet Union, saying, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
Ronald Reagan
This "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll" staged a massive 1980s comeback with the hit "What's Love Got to Do with It" and "The Best."
Tina Turner
Originating in Germany, this holiday item features 24 small "doors" or windows that are opened one by one throughout December to count down the days until Christmas Eve.
Advent Calendar
Physics: This lowercase letter is used to represent the universal "speed limit" of 300,000 kilometers per second
c
On September 1, 2007, this university made history as the first FCS program to ever defeat a team ranked in the Top 5 of the AP Poll, pulling off a 34-32 shocker in "The Big House."
Appalachian State
This 17-year-old peasant girl claimed divine visions led her to drive the English out of France; she was later burned at the stake and became a national saint.
Joan of Arc
This 1969 music festival was marketed as "3 Days of Peace & Music" and famously concluded with Jimi Hendrix performing a distorted, solo guitar version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at dawn.
Woodstock
In Bobby Helms’ 1957 holiday hit "Jingle Bell Rock," the lyrics describe a festive scene of "dancing and prancing" that takes place in this location.
Jingle Bell Square
The largest of the human body, this organ serves as the primary barrier against pathogens and regulates temperature through the process of integumentary protection.
Skin
In 1983, this Kansas City Royals Hall of Famer famously charged out of the dugout after umpires disallowed his home run due to excessive pine tar on his bat.
George Brett
Signed in June 1919 in the Hall of Mirrors, this contentious treaty officially ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers, redrawing the map of Europe and imposing heavy reparations that many historians believe led to World War II.
Treaty of Versailles
This 1998 satirical drama stars Jim Carrey as a man who discovers his entire life is a 24-hour reality show set in the fictional, dome-enclosed town of Seahaven.
The Truman Show
The 18th-century hymn "O Come, All Ye Faithful" features a verse that directly quotes the Nicene Creed, describing the Infant Christ using this three-word phrase to affirm He is true God.
Begotten, not made (created)
The only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields, this Polish-born researcher coined the term 'radioactivity' and discovered the elements polonium and radium.
Marie Curie
At the 2004 Athens Games, this South American country's basketball team shocked the world by defeating the U.S. "Nightmare Team" in the semifinals, eventually winning the gold medal.
Argentina
This 1848 pamphlet, co-authored in London by Friedrich Engels, famously begins with the line, "A spectre is haunting Europe" and calls for the "workingmen of all countries" to unite.
The Communist Manifesto
In the mid-2000s, this state became a global pop-culture hub as the setting for the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, and it is the real-life location of the Christmas tree farm where Taylor Swift spent her childhood before moving to Nashville.
Pennsylvania
Taking their name from the single vowel used as an opening "breath" of longing, this group of seven ancient chants addresses the Messiah by different titles, such as "Wisdom" and "Emmanuel," in the final days of Advent.
O Antiphons
In the life cycle of a cell, this is the specific multi-stage process of nuclear division that results in two daughter cells, each having the exact same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus.
Mitosis