Bears
Pandas in the wild subsist almost entirely on this plant.
What is bamboo?
In 2013, Alexander attended his freshman year at this four-year private institution surrounding Washington Square Park.
What is New York University (NYU)?
In her fourth grade class room in 2009, Gabriella decide this to be her favorite color forever and always.
What is yellow?
This Forest Service mascot has been reminding Americans "Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires" since 1944.
Who is Smokey Bear (Smokey the Bear)?
Despite being stranded on an island for years, this castaway eventually made it home to Ithaca.
Who is Odysseus?
This North American bear is known for the distinctive hump of muscle above its shoulders.
What is a grizzly bear?
From 1994-2014, Alexander's partial residence was in this iconic Los Angeles neighborhood, Spanish for "The Happy" or "The Fortunate".
What is Los Feliz?
Gabriella's paternal heritage hails from this specific island off the coast of mainland Italy, the largest island in the Mediterranean.
What is Sicily?
This bear, found in a London train station in a 1958 children's book, hails from "darkest Peru" and loves marmalade sandwiches.
Who is Paddington Bear?
After contracting polio in 1921, this future U.S. president endured years of physical challenges before leading the nation through the Great Depression and World War II.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)?
This is the only bear species classified as a marine mammal under the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act.
What is the polar bear?
Alexander's favorite movie features this actor, who plays a young man who is a little worried about his future post-college.
Who is Dustin Hoffman?
What is Neptune?
This jazz-loving bear voiced by Phil Harris teaches Mowgli to relax and live by "the bear necessities" in a 1967 Disney film.
Who is Baloo (from The Jungle Book)?
Despite being imprisoned for 27 years, this South African leader emerged to help dismantle apartheid and become president.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
Despite months of inactivity, bears largely avoid this condition — the loss of bone density typically seen in immobilized humans — thanks to continued bone remodeling during hibernation.
What is osteoporosis (or disuse bone loss)?
In an operation at UCLA hospital in 1994, pediatric surgeons removed this percentage of Alexander's over-grown pancreas.
What is 90%?
Gabriella has an extensive collection of this small notion, used in fiber arts such as sewing, knitting, and crochet, to fasten clothing or for decoration.
What is a button?
This candy mascot, a gummy bear-shaped character, represents a German candy brand whose name translates to "rubber bear."
What is Haribo (the Goldbär)?
This iconic 3,000-mile cycling race spans France and occasionally neighboring countries, pushing riders through mountains, time trials, and grueling endurance stages.
What is Tour de France?
During hibernation, a bear's heart rate can drop from around 50 beats per minute to as few as this many beats per minute.
What is 8 to 10 beats per minute?
Alexander worked for this famous Broadway theater director his senior year of college, who was famous for works such as "Evita" and "Fantom of the Opera".
Hal Prince
Gabriella currently holds this job title at the advertising agency Zambezi.
What is "Senior Media Planner"?
This NBA team's mascot, Benny, is technically not a bear — but this Chicago NFL team's name and mascot Staley Da Bear pay homage to this animal.
What is the Chicago Bears?
This Revolutionary War winter encampment tested the endurance of George Washington’s army during the winter of 1777–78.
What is Valley Forge?