I'm walkin' here!
By size, this is the biggest park in NYC.
Pelham Bay
This camera technique is useful for capturing conversations or interactions between two characters, moving the frame back and forth between them.
Shot/Reverse-Shot.
This is the smallest country, by area, in the world.
Vatican City
This modern Levantine delicacy is adapted from what Egyptian Christians ate during Lent, while they abstained from meat.
Falafel.
She is widely considered the first person to write a computer algorithm.
Ada Lovelace.
A statue, erected for the youngest mayor in NYC History, stands in this neighborhood.
Washington Heights (Mitchell Square).
This movie, one of the earliest portrayals of a Black and Asian romance, was the reason for Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Mississippi Masala.
This major sporting event draws around 1 billion viewers over the world and is characterized by strong geopolitical tensions.
This racial group is the fastest growing vegan population in the United States, with up to 3x more probability of being vegan than other racial groups.
Black-Americans/African-Americans
She was the first woman to win both a Nobel Prize and a Pulitzer Prize.
Toni Morrison (for Beloved).
These three locations, in NYC, have appeared in the most films (in order).
The film Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick is based primarily in Greenwich Village. But, due to personal safety reasons, Kubrick did not shoot it in New York, but in this city instead.
London.
This highly famous Indian activist fought for separate lines at the post office for Indians and Black South Africans, since he believed that Indians were superior to Black South Africans.
Mohandas Gandhi.
The popular meaty seitan is made from wheat gluten, the protein of whole wheat. This group of people is considered to be responsible for its invention.
Bonus 100 points: what language is the word "seitan"?
Chinese Buddhist Monks.
Albeit many people claim that she threw the first brick in the Stonewall Riots, she, a key figure in the LGBTQ+ Revolution stated that she arrived at the protests after they erupted.
Marsha P. Johnson.
The first NYCHA housing units were built in 1934 in this neighborhood.
East Village.
When this film won an Oscar, the announcement team said the wrong film's name initially. Despite this fumble, the movie made history as it was the first LGBTQ+ film to win an Academy Award.
Moonlight.
This capital city is quite popular for tourism. What is not often known about it is that its full ceremonial name is almost 170 letters, making it the longest name for a capital city.
Bangkok (Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit)
This Greek philosopher is considered by many as "the first ethical vegetarian" but is better known for his mathematical proofs.
Pythagoras.
A communist, feminist, Black Panther, and prison abolitionist, Angela Davis has been a fierce champion and activist. However, this one piece of her activism is often gone unmentioned.
She is also vegan.
The NYC Wasian Meetup.
This director was a trailblazer in cinema and used highly clever camera techniques, such as the Dolly Zoom, clever "sunlight effects", and notably the compositional style that inspires Wes Anderson's films.
Satyajit Ray.
This ancient civilization, named after a major river, is known for having advanced sewage and sanitation systems.
Indus Valley Civilization
Based on the number of vegan restaurants on the app "HappyCow", as of 2025 these three cities ranked the highest (in order).
London (214), Berlin (186), and New York (153).
This famous and prolific painter contracted polio at the age of 6 and later experienced a vehicular accident that disabled her. What is less often mentioned about her is that she was a flaring Marxist.
Frida Kahlo.