That's a big ____!
Flex your muscles to use this giant 40-foot long, 600 pound fork made out of shiny aluminum, in this state.
What is Colorado? (Creede, CO)
Each year, more than 120,000 mint juleps are consumed at the world’s most famous horse race held in this state.
What is Kentucky?
This Jeopardy champion (and current temporary host of the show) won 74 games and 2.5 million dollars in 2004.
Who is Ken Jennings?
While on a "wild adventure," this person looked for his bike in the non-existent basement of the Alamo.
Who is Pee-Wee Herman? (Paul Reubens)
In 2004, Pearson scored ~97 million of these.
What are student essays?
It took one person four hours every day for 29 years to wrap this biggest ball of twine--12 feet in diameter and 17,400 pounds--in this big-hearted state in the midwest.
What is Minnesota? (Darwin, MN)
While we’ve all heard the expression, “Georgia Peach,” this state actually produces the most peaches in the United States.
What is South Carolina?
Tying Ben-Hur and Titanic for the record for most awarded films in Oscar history, this film won eleven Academy Awards in 2004, including for Best Picture.
What is Lord of the Rings, Return of the King?
Most people use this aromatic wood when they barbeque, like in the Dallas suburb of the same name.
What is Mesquite?
In 2022, Pearson will use this technology to score at least 18.2 million student-generated essays (and humans will score 62.3 million).
What is artificial intelligence?
This full-sized replica of a mysterious masterpiece that has puzzled historians in southern England and around the world for centuries was constructed entirely out of styrofoam.
What is Foamhedge? (Centerville, VA.)
Well known for its contributions to space and science, the name of this city was the first word spoken from the moon.
What is Houston?
After trading away Babe Ruth in 1920, this Major League Baseball team finally broke the “Curse of the Bambino” by winning the World Series in October 2004.
Who are the Boston Red Sox?
Not to be confused with the Abominable Snowman, this cooler company was started just west of Austin in Dripping Springs.
What is Yeti?
Each year, Pearson hires about 21,000 of these (and yes, sometimes they answer ads on Craigslist).
What are scorers, supervisors, and scoring directors.
This big structure was purchased directly from London, England, and is considered the world's biggest antique ever sold by the Guinness Book of World Records.
What is the London Bridge? (Lake Havasu, AZ)
This member of the SHSAT team is also the one member of our staff who has been certified by the National Board.
Who is Walter Brown?
This thriller by Dan Brown was the NYT bestseller for a second straight year when it remained at the top of the bestseller list for a cumulative 28 weeks.
What is The DaVinci Code?
In this 1965 novel, Larry McMurtry reimagined the history of the Goodnight-Loving cattle trail.
What is Lonesome Dove?
A scorer uses this to evaluate a student response.
What is a rubric?
You'll need your big fork and you better be mighty hungry to eat a pancake made in the world's largest pancake griddle in this state.
What is New York? (Penn Yan, NY)
Once dubbed the “Great Humanitarian” for his efforts to keep Europe fed during WWI, this Iowan became the 31st President of the United States.
Who was Herbert Hoover?
Best known for her recipes and home décor insights, this cultural icon may have wanted to redecorate her own prison cell after being found guilty of securities fraud in March 2004.
Who is Martha Stewart?
In Austin, the statue of this pigtailed legend includes his guitar, Trigger.
Who is Willie Nelson?
You might have to read hundreds of papers to find a high-scoring paper during this process.
What is rangefinding?