World Geography
Even though its temperature rarely gets above zero, this continent is home to the largest desert on Earth
Antarctica
This US president, whose middle name was only one letter, is the only president to ever commission use of a nuclear weapon
Harry S Truman
There was a boom in sales of frill-necked lizards as domesticated pets after the release of this 1993 film featuring a similar, very extinct critter
Jurassic Park
This is the stage name of the Canadian musician born Abel Makkonen Tesfay
The Weeknd
On the 2022 Forbes list of highest paid athletes, two of the top five are basketball players (LeBron James #2 and Steph Curry #5). The other three athletes in the top five all play this sport.
Soccer
Devils Tower is a geographic landmark of this state, which has a bison on its flag
Wyoming
In 1958, high school junior Robert Heft designed this iconic American item that was later accepted by congress in 1959. His teacher upgraded his grade on the design assignment from a B- to an A.
The 50-star American flag
In a controversy that lasts to this day, Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz both claim to have developed this mathematical discipline
Calculus
What rapper made history when his 2016 mixtape "Coloring Book" became the first album available only on music streaming services to win a Grammy Award?
Chance the Rapper
"The Run for the Roses" and "The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports" are both colloquial names for this horse race that occurs on the first Saturday of May in which U.S. State
Kentucky
Number of states that touch the Pacific Ocean
Five
This president resided in his mansion at Monticello and was a famed inventor. He controversially enforced the Embargo Act, but also successfully led a raid against Barbary pirates.
Thomas Jefferson
A gigaannum is a term that represents a very long time. One billion years in fact. About 3.5 gigaannumms ago was when this critical process used to convert light energy into chemical energy is estimated to have begun
Photosynthesis
Let me serenade the streets of L.A / From Oakland to Sac-town, the Bay Area and back down." Are some questionable geography from the lyrics of this classic 2Pac hit
California Love
"Pistol Pete" Maravich (1970) and Shaquille O'Neal both won player of the year honors while playing hoops for this university
Louisiana State University
If you head directly south from San Diego, this border town resort will be the first city you hit in Mexico
Tijuana
Both celebrated progressive Robert La Follette and Communist-hunter Joseph McCarthy were Republican senators from this U.S. state
Wisconsin
Earth is the densest planet in the solar system. This planet is the solar system's least dense
Saturn
This chart-topping male singer describes his stage name as a combination of his childhood nickname and the missing word from the following explanation "I didn't have [any] pizzazz, and a lot of girls say I'm out of this world, so I was like I guess I'm from ______."
Bruno Mars
In this combat sport salt traditionally used as part of a purification ritual before a match?
Sumo
Seattle is one of two major U.S. cities located on an isthmus, a narrow piece of land between two bodies of water. This state capital, which boasts a free weekly newspaper called the Isthmus, is the other
Madison, WI
In 1898, this US Navy ship sunk in Havana harbor, becoming a catalyst for US involvement in what became the Spanish-American War
USS Maine
Silver iodide is a favorite "seeding agent" that is used in meteorological professions largely because it has a crystalline structure very similar to a natural ice crystal. These are the everyday objects that silver iodide is used to "seed"
Clouds
This artist defined a generation. Many wept when they heard how beautiful her music was. Widely considered as "The GOAT"
Ice Spice
Forty-one states are home to at least one active FBS (college football) program. This state has the highest number of FBS programs at 12
Texas