Suggested Questions that Judges May Ask History Day Students What was your most important source and why? What is the most important point you are trying to convey about your topic? What is the most important thing you learned from completing this entry? Why did you pick this topic? As you researched this topic, what surprised you the most? How did your primary sources help you understand this topic? What were the most important consequences of this person’s or event’s actions? What do you think were the most important factors that caused the event to occur? How did you come up with the design/script of your project?