”W”orld Geography
This Polish Capital On the Vistula River Was Almost Completely Destroyed During World War II But Was Meticulously Rebuilt, Including Its Old Town and the Royal Castle, Earning It the Nickname Phoenix City.
Warsaw
Born In 1958 In This Lake Michigan–Area Steel Town, Michael Jackson Grew Up Here Before Rising To Fame With His Brothers As the Jackson 5.
Derived From the Ancient Greek Words For “Three,” “Horn,” and “Face,” This Late Cretaceous Herbivore Is Instantly Recognizable By Its Trio Of Facial Horns
Triceratops
In 1953, This New Zealand Mountaineer Alongside Tenzing Norgay Became One Of the First Two People To Successfully Summit Mount Everest
Edmund Hillary
In 1954, This Supreme Court Decision Declared That “Separate But Equal” Schools For Black and White Students Were Unconstitutional, Overturning Plessy v. Ferguson.
Brown vs Board of Education
This Canadian City, Located At the Confluence Of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, Is Nicknamed the “Gateway to the West” and Is Famous For Its Brutally Cold Winters and Historic Exchange District
In 1985, Michael Jackson Co-Wrote This Charity Anthem With Lionel Richie, Raising Over $63 Million To Help Famine Relief In Africa.
We Are The World
This Long-Necked Herbivore From the Jurassic Period Could Reach Lengths Of Over 80 Feet, Making It One Of the Largest Land Animals Ever.
Brachiosaurus
In 1798, English Physician Edward Jenner Developed the First Successful Vaccine By Using Material From a Less Severe Virus To Confer Immunity Against This Contagious and Fatal Disease, Which Later Became the First Human Illness Eradicated Worldwide.
Smallpox
In 1803, This Case Established the Principle Of Judicial Review, Giving the Supreme Court the Power To Strike Down Laws It Finds Unconstitutional
Marbury vs Madison
Located Along the Brazos River, This City Sits Almost Exactly Halfway Between Dallas and Austin.
Waco
Released In 1972 When He Was Just 14, This Hit Song About a Pet Rat Became Michael Jackson’s First No. 1 Solo Single.
Ben
Coming Before the Jurassic and Cretaceous, This First Period Of the Mesozoic Era Witnessed the Rise Of the Earliest Dinosaurs After a Massive Extinction Event.
Triassic
In 1789, This Founding Father, Diplomat, and Co-Author Of the Federalist Papers Became the First Chief Justice Of the United States Supreme Court.
John Jay
The Supreme Court Case Bush v. Gore Involved a Closely Contested Vote Recount In This State During the 2000 Presidential Election, Ultimately Deciding the Winner
Florida
Rising To 14,505 Feet In California’s Sierra Nevada, This Peak is the Highest Point In the Contiguous United States.
Mount Whitney
Released In October 2001 After Multiple Delays and Label Disputes, This Was Michael Jackson’s Final Studio Album. It featured Collaborations With Producers Like Rodney Jerkins and Included Singles Such As “You Rock My World”
Invincible
Paleomycology Is the Study Of These Organisms When They’re Preserved In the Fossil Record.
Fungi
In 1893, This Self-Governing Nation, Then Part Of the British Empire, Became the First Country To Grant Women the Right To Vote In National Elections.
New Zealand
The 1969 Supreme Court Case Tinker v. This City Protected Students’ Right To Wear Black Armbands Protesting the Vietnam War.
Des Moines
Formed By the Confluence Of the North and West Forks In Northwest Arkansas, This River Passes Through the city of Batesville Before Joining the Mississippi.
White River
This Physician, Convicted Of Involuntary Manslaughter In 2011, Administered the Anesthetic That Led To Michael Jackson’s Death In 2009.
Conrad Murray
This Asphaltic Fossil Site In North America Is Famous For Exquisitely Preserved Ice Age Mammals and Has Yielded Massive Numbers Of Dire Wolves, Along With Many Other Taxa
La Brea Tar Pits
In 1974, This Common Checkout Item (Specifically a Pack Sold At An Ohio Supermarket) Became the First Product Ever Scanned Using a UPC Bar Code, Marking a Milestone In Retail History.
Gum
The Supreme Court, In the 2005 Case Roper v. Simmons, Ruled That Executing Offenders Who Were Under 18 At the Time Of Their Crime Violates This Amendment’s Prohibition On “Cruel and Unusual Punishments.”
8th Amendment