wild west
This gun slinging girl got public notoriety for being the "fastest shot in the west" in Buffalo Bill's' wild west show, with her story enduring into a 1950 musical adaptation
Annie Oakley
This prison located on an island in the san Francisco bay was infamous for being impossible to escape, probably why they put Al Capone there when he was finally caught for a tax evasion charge
Alcatraz
founded as a 3 word twitter hashtag in 2013 following the acquittal of officer George Zimmerman, this protest movement has evolved into one of the largest in American history
BLM
Also known as Antifreeze, this blue liquid is mixed with water to prevent the overheating or freezing of a car engine
coolant
Earth is sometimes referred to as this, owing to it's shape and the fact that it encompasses a multitude of biomes
the Biosphere
This unconventional mail service started by wells Fargo ran for only a year between independence Missouri and California until a permanent telegraph was established in 1861, but it remains a lasting symbol of the west in it´s youthful days
Pony Express
Located in the capital of the United Kingdom, this ancient fort and later prison was in use until WW2, it is known for it's storied history and native flock of key carrying ravens
Tower of London
after the great recession of 2008, this large 2011-2012 protest movement led to the formation of encampments in major cities throughout the world, protesting unrestricted capitalism and cooperate greed
Occupy Wall Street
established as an early HTML portal in 1997, this flash game website has become massively popular with school kids the world over
Cool Math Games
This scheme named after a German scientist was an attempt to divide the planet based off of climatic zones and is still used by climate scientists today
Koppen climate classification (index also acceptable)
Abandoned by his parents in New Mexico, this young desperado thief and his posse fought for control of Lincoln county until his early death at 21
Billy the kid
Leased in 1903, this American owned bay in Cuba has fallen under massive scrutiny by international observers due to human rights abuses perpetrated against supposed terrorists held there without trial since the Bush jr. administration
Guantanamo Bay or GTMO
Beginning after the self-immolation of a Tunisian fruit vendor in 2010, this wave of revolutions swept the middle east and north Africa and led to the collapse of multiple dictatorships
Arab Spring
cool ranch is one of the most popular flavors of this chip brand, started in 1964 due to the popularity of an appetizer at a disneyland restaurant
Doritos
signified in red, the BWh climate classification on the koppen map denotes a desert but is referred to with this word, a synonym for a dry and rainless climatic pattern
arid
This rouge general led his army of dispossessed radical farmers on raids across the border during the Mexican revolution before betraying Zapata to become an international socialite and hacienda owner
Pancho Villa
This prison off the coast of French Guiana began during the reign of Napoleon III as a penal colony for political prisoners, later becoming the largest prison in the French empire. It was popularized by the best selling novel ¨Papillion¨
Devil's Island
Euromaidan is the Colloquial name of a 2014 revolution which overthrew the corrupt Viktor Yanukovych government, which led to a Russian invasion of this country in which the region of Crimea was annexed
Ukraine
This Vermont native was president from 1923 to 1929, from Harding's death to Hoover's inauguration. He oversaw the economic heights of the roaring 20s
Calvin Coolidge
with a name derived from the Turkic Yakut language, this biome characterized by cold coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches
Taiga
begun by Wovoka of the Northern Paiute who had a vision of calamity during an eclipse in 1889, this movement invoked the departed spirits and gods of the plains natives in order to expunge white settlement until it´s tragic end at wounded knee
the Ghost Dance
This prison in upstate New York was the sight of a massive takeover by black radical inmates in September 1971, an event that prompted governor Nelson Rockefeller to respond with force killing over 40 inmates and wounding hundreds
Attica
known as the Estallido Social, this massive 2019 protest movement led to the overturning of this Latin American countries Pinochet constitution and the formation of a new government led by leftist and minority interest groups
Chile
This Oscar winning movie from 1967 featuring Paul Newman is about Florida Chain-Gang, sparking discussion of prison reform
Cool Hand Luke
Virginia is an example of a temperate this biome, a word derived from Latin meaning that the forest leaves fall off in the autumn
Deciduous