Question
When asked about this event by a reporter, the president responded, “That does not raise my apprehensions, not one iota.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name or describe this event that led that president to call for people to “scrutinize your school’s curriculum and standards,” as it exposed an earlier-known mathematics education gap between two countries.
ANSWER: Sputnik crisis [accept descriptions on the launch of Sputnik 1; prompt on Space Race]
[10h] This project’s failed launch two months after Sputnik led to nicknames like “Flopnik” and “Stayputnik.” This project was headed by the Naval Research Laboratory and aimed to launch a satellite into orbit during the International Geophysical Year.
ANSWER: Project Vanguard
[10e] The Soviet lead in the Space Race also led to the creation of this agency, which became responsible for civil space programs and research. This agency’s Apollo program ultimately won the Space Race for the US.
ANSWER: NASA [or National Aeronautics and Space Administration]
<Jay Kim, American History>
Summary
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| Oh you like geography? Name every Forrest. | Ill-Advised Buzz | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Khalil v Carbolic Shisha Ball Co | Statler and Waldorfesque Former Penn Bowl Editors | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Why the Kremlin Hates Bananas | TOAD | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| bruh | We jopping | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |