Famous Quotes
"Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
Born in North Macedonia, this Roman Catholic nun won the 1979 prize for her tireless work with the destitute and dying in Kolkata, India.
Who is Mother Teresa?
A newborn’s vision is initially quite blurry, only allowing them to focus clearly on objects or faces at this specific distance away.
What is 8 to 12 inches?
Despite its name, this catastrophic 1918 influenza pandemic did not actually originate in Spain, though it infected an estimated one-third of the world's population.
What is the Spanish Flu?
This Art Deco masterpiece held the title of the world's tallest building for 40 years after its completion in 1931 and is famously scaled by King Kong.
What is the Empire State Building?
"I think, therefore I am."
Who is René Descartes?
This Holocaust survivor wrote the seminal memoir Night and won the 1986 prize, using his platform to speak out against violence and oppression worldwide.
Who is Elie Wiesel?
This is the first of the five human senses to fully develop inside the womb, beginning around the eighth week of pregnancy.
What is touch?
In 1980, the World Health Organization officially declared this highly contagious, blister-causing viral disease completely eradicated worldwide thanks to global vaccination efforts.
What is smallpox?
Built as the headquarters for an automotive giant, this Art Deco tower is instantly recognizable by its sunburst-patterned steel spire and gargoyles shaped like radiator caps.
What is the Chrysler Building?
"It costs a lot of money to look this cheap."
Who is Dolly Parton?
This French physicist and chemist became the first person to win two Nobel Prizes, discovering radium and polonium before dying from radiation exposure.
Who is Marie Curie?
On average, an infant will begin exploring locomotion by crawling on all fours at this many months of age.
What is 9 months?
Discovered in 1976 near a river of the same name in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this severe viral hemorrhagic fever causes extreme internal and external bleeding.
What is Ebola?
Completed in 1925, this highly ornate, Gothic Revival skyscraper sits directly across the Chicago River from the Wrigley Building and was the result of a famous international architecture competition.
What is the Tribune Tower?
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This Swiss businessman co-founded the Red Cross in 1863 and became the very first co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901.
Who is Henry Dunant?
According to Guinness World Records, the highest officially recorded number of children born to a single biological mother is this astounding number.
What is 69?
This ancient, chronic bacterial infection primarily affects the skin and peripheral nerves; historically, sufferers were entirely isolated into dedicated "colonies."
What is leprosy?
This distinctive, tapered 100-story skyscraper on the Magnificent Mile is known for its exposed structural steel X-bracing and its observation deck on the 94th floor.
What is the John Hancock Center?
"It always seems impossible until it's done."
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This American agricultural scientist won the 1970 prize for leading the "Green Revolution," which developed high-yielding crops that saved over a billion people from starvation.
Who is Norman Borlaug?
Recorded in Italy in 1955, the heaviest surviving newborn baby ever recorded arrived at a whopping weight of over this many pounds.
What is 22 pounds?
This tick-borne bacterial disease was named after the Connecticut town where a cluster of children were mistakenly diagnosed with juvenile arthritis in 1975.
What is Lyme disease?
Located at 59th Street and Park Avenue, this supertall residential tower designed by Rafael Viñoly became famous for its slender, grid-like design and extreme luxury penthouses.
What is 432 Park Avenue?