Economics

US space agency elected to cut a mission short after an astronaut suffered a medical emergency

NASA

Used by Russia to strike at power centers in Ukraine

Drones

Number of ICE and other Homeland Security agents sent to Minneapolis to investigate allegations of fraud in day care centers

2000

Has added AI features to Gmail

Google

Number of years of independence being celebrated in the US this year

250

Body of water that borders Turkiye to the north

Black Sea

Number of people found guilty of cyberbullying First Lady Brigitte Macron of France

10

Site of $20B data center being planned by Elon Musk

Mississippi

Nicknamed “Land of 10,000 Lakes”

Minnesota

Annual host of the Australian Open Tennis Tournament

Melbourne

Number of years since the January 6^th insurrection in Washington DC

5

18-year coach of the Baltimore Ravens fired after the 2025 NFL season

John Harbaugh

Currently serving as Prime Minister of Denmark

Mette Frederiksen

Stepsister of Anne Frank has died at age 96

Eva Schloss

for the 1^st time in 25 years, has no regions classified as under drought conditions

California

Experienced disrupted high-speed train schedules due to a computer outage

Madrid

One-time Trump ally left off the guest list for a tech CEO formal gathering at the White House

Elon Musk

Hoping to repeat at Super Bowl champions

Philadelphia Eagles

Currently serving as President of the Palestinian National Authority

Mahmoud Abbas

Currently serving as President of France

Emmanuel Macron

Highly decorated wide receiver retired one week after signing a one-year contract with the Las Vegas Raiders

Amari Cooper

Became the first woman to umpire in a regular season MLB game

Jen Powel

Amount paid by the Koch family for a 10% share of the New York Giants

$10 B

Number of tournaments in the Grand Slam of Tennis

Beijing – Current capital of China

4

Number of elected members in the US House of Representatives

435

Home of the US Open Tennis Tournament

New York City

Current capital of Germany

Berlin

Currently serving as Supreme Leader of North Korea

Kim Jong Un

Became the 1^st state to eliminate vaccine mandates

Florida

Iconic Italian designer has died at the age of 91

Giorgio Armani

Currently serving as President of Russia

Vladimir Putin

Thinnest iPhone to date unveiled in September

iPhone Air

NFL team in process of getting approval to construct a new stadium

Cleveland Browns

First-ever Catholic Pope from the United States

Pope Leo XIV

Current capital city of Louisiana

Baton Rouge

The most recent cabinet department in the United States, created in 2003

Homeland Security

Georgia city the site of a $5B manufacturing center for Rivian Automotive

Atlanta

Current capital of North Korea

Pyongyang

Annual designated beginning of the US Federal fiscal year

October 1

Currently serving as Prime Minister of Canada

Mark Carney

Includes the country of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and the territory of Greenland

Kingdom of Denmark

Currently serving as Prime Minister of Great Britain

Keir Starmer

Has been sued by a bipartisan group of state attorneys general over illegal tactics that force consumers to pay more to see live events

Ticketmaster

Oscar-winning director, actor, and activist has died at the age of 89

Robert Redford

Recently set a new target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Australia

Autumn event developed from the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria that included a large public party that became an annual event

Oktoberfest

Famous primatologist has died at age 91

Jane Goodall

Announced as the halftime headliner at Super Bowl LX

Bad Bunny

Championship Finals goes to best-of-seven for the 1^st time

WNBA

Co-founder of Spotify will step down as CEO in 2026

Daniel Ek

Retired US Supreme Court justice has authored a book

Anthony Kennedy

ward-winning actress and singer recently married music producer Benny Blanco

Selena Gomez

Continued to receive paychecks during the government shutdown

Members of Congress

Dolphin’s star wide receiver suffered season-ending knee injury against NY Jets

Tyreek Hill

Site of Super Bowl LX

Levi’s Stadium

Star Cubs’ center fielder helped clinch NL Wild Card series over San Diego Padres

Pete Crow-Armstrong

Current capitol city of Missouri

Jefferson City

Golfer score the half-point necessary to secure the Ryder Cup for Europe over the US

Shane Lowry

Current valuation of OpenAI

$500B

The home to all Nobel Prizes, with the exception of the Peace Prize

Sweden

Number of Katmai National Park Alaskan bears beaten by Chunk to win the Fat Bear Week contest

12

Amount pledged by award-winning producer Shonda Rhimes to construct a building at Dartmouth College, her alma mater

$15 M

Number of viewers tuned in to watch the Steelers/Vikings game at Croke Park, Dublin

7.9M

Dangerous bacteria found in pasta meals sold at Trader Joe’s and Walmart

Listeria

Plans to land astronauts on the moon by 2030

China

Number of years since the Vietnam War Memorial was dedicated in Washington DC

43

Currently serving as US Secretary of Defense

Pete Hegseth

LA Dodgers’ chairman now majority owner of the LA Lakers

Mark Walter

Could not attend planned Senate hearing to confirm her as US Surgeon General because of going into labor

Casey Means

Number of corporate jobs being cut by Amazon

14,000

University of Texas quarterback missed practice but was cleared to play after entering concussion protocol in October

Arch Manning

Currently serving as Commissioner of the NBA

Adam Silver

Current Capital of Austria

Vienna

Amount of US soybeans China has agreed to purchased on an annual basis

25 M Metric Tons

California city is suing UCLA over plans to move their football games to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood

Pasadena

Currently serving as Governor of California

Gavin Newsome

Grammy-winning singer will headline a Super Bowl-branded concert in San Francisco two days prior to the Super Bowl

Sting

Elected Japan’s first-ever female Prime Minister

Sanae Takaichi

Total number of refugees who will be admitted to the US during the current fiscal year, down from 125,000 in FY2025

7500

Hindu Festival of Lights celebrated worldwide in late October

Diwali

Number of days of last Fall’s Federal government shutdown

43

Two-way Dodger star named the NL MVP for the 4^th time in a unanimous vote

Shohei Ohtani

Unveiled “Digital ID” system for users to add to their digital wallets

Apple

Current capitol of Norway

Oslo

Current capitol of Argentina

Buenos Aires

Number of company-owned Starbucks stores hit by a strike of unionized workers on Red Cup Day

65

Recently released her most recent book, entitled “The Look”

Michelle Obama

Current capitol of Spain

Madrid

Yankee outfielder named AL MVP for the 3^rd time

Aaron Judge

Amount of money generated from tariffs promised to everyday Americans by President Trump

$2000

Current capitol of Portugal

Lisbon

Grandson of JFK is running to represent New York City in Congress

Jack Schlossberg

Google’s Self-Driving Car Project is expanding to freeways around San Francisco, LA, and Phoenix

Waymo

Currently serving as King of Spain

Felipe VI

Price paid at auction for three Bob Ross paintings, benefitting public broadcasting

$600,000

Recently qualified to compete in the World Cup, by defeating Ukraine

France

Biologist who discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97

James D. Watson

retired commissioner of the NFL, has died at age 84

Paul Tagliabue

Currently serving as President of Turkiye

Tayyip Erdogan

Named AP Male Athlete of the Year for 2025

Shohei Ohtani