Minors in History
She was 17 when she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, making her the youngest winner in history
Malala Yousafzai
This river creates the border between Texas and Mexico
Rio Grande
Someone seeing red may be described as this word for extremely angry
Livid
An American cultural movement of the 1920s and 1930s, which brought about some of the most influential African-American artists, musicians, writers, and dancers
The Harlem Renaissance
It’s the 26th element! And the average human body has 4 grams of it – enough to produce a small nail
Iron
It was the nickname of Anne Frank’s diary
Kitty
This county’s capital hosts the annual Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony and is often ranked among the happiest nations
Norway
The average person produces 2-4 pints daily. That’s enough to fill 2 bathtubs annually!
Saliva
It’s the name for a miner in the California Gold Rush
Forty-niner
It was the 26th state admitted into the United States and boasts the longest freshwater coastline of any state
Michigan
At age 16, she followed what she believed were divine visions to lead the French Army to a critical victory at Orléans during the Hundred Years’ War
Joan of Arc
It’s the sunniest capital in the world! Boasting over 270 days “por año”
Madrid
It’s the only organ with the ability to regenerate!
Liver
A period of sustained economic prosperity and cultural edge in the US and Europe in the early 1900s
The Roarin' 20s
He was President Lincoln’s assassin, and was killed at age 26
John Wilkes Booth
She is the subject of the Normal Rockwell painting, “The Problem We All Live With”, which depicts her walking to school
Ruby Bridges
The birthplace of the Rubik’s Cube! Maybe you could solve one while relaxing in one of the city’s many thermal baths. It is called the “city of spas” after all!
Budapest
A superficial foreign body embedded in the skin, often removed with tweezers
Sliver
Running from roughly 1400 to 1600, this period featured a "rebirth" of classical art and learning
The Renaissance
The 26th amendment lowered the voting age in the United States to 18 from this age
21
Sacagawea was born into this great plains tribe, but was later kidnapped by the Hidatsa
Shoshone
This country was the first to recognize the independence of the United States in 1777. It is also a major exporter of citrus fruits – specifically tangerines, fittingly
Morocco
The trees these grow on are often called “immortal”, as many are still producing this oil-rich fruit after 2,000 years!
Olive
Under Pericles, this city-state in present day Greece entered a "Golden Age" in the 5th Century B.C.
Athens
He was the 26th and youngest president, beginning his service at age 42. He was also the first American to win a Nobel Prize
Theodore Roosevelt