Art History
Painter of The Starry Night and Sunflowers who was institutionalized for drinking paint
Who was Van Gogh?
Poland
Warsaw
The first Black president of the US
A celebration of the patron saint of Ireland.
What is St. Patrick's Day?
The first female Vice President of the United States
French term that means “advanced guard” refers to novel, unusual, or experimental art
Avant-Garde
Afghanistan
Kabul
The first Black American to publish a book of poetry
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
A weeklong celebration of community and African culture, began with African Americans in the United States. Known for its seven principles of unity (umoja), collective work and responsibility (ujima), cooperative economics (ujamaa), self-determination (kujichagulia), purpose (nia), creativity (kuumba), and faith (imani), the holiday also places special significance on children.
What is Kwanzaa?
The first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
Anish Kapoor's public sculpture "Cloud Gate," installed in Chicago's Millennium Park, is better known by what legume-y nickname
What is "The Bean"?
Syria
Damascus
The First Black American to serve in the U.S. Supreme Court
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
Observed all over India every year in the fall, _ celebrates the triumph of light over darkness when Lord Rama returned home after vanquishing the evil king Ravana.
What is Diwali?
A prominent abolitionist and women’s rights activist. Her speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” remains a cornerstone of feminist discourse.
Who was Sojourner Truth?
A period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and surpass the ideas and achievements of classical antiquity
What is The Renaissance?
Turkey
Ankara
A comprehensive guide for Black travelers about locations across America—and eventually overseas—that were either Black-owned or didn’t engage in segregationist practices from 1936-66
What was the Green Book?
The Jewish New Year. _ begins ten days of penitence culminating in Yom Kippur, as well as beginning the cycle of autumnal religious festivals running through Sukkot which end on Shemini Atzeret in Israel and Simchat Torah everywhere else.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
This state gave every woman the right to vote in 1869, making it the first state they could do so.
What is Wyoming?
Known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture,[8][9] the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and the anti-war painting Guernica (1937), a dramatic portrayal of the bombing of Guernica by German and Italian air forces during the Spanish Civil War.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
South Sudan
Juba
It’s estimated that around 100,000 enslaved people escaped to the North via the __ __ from 1810 to 1850.
What is the Underground Railroad?
The solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year in preparation for Easter.
What is Lent?
A lawyer and celebrated judge who became the first female justice on the Supreme Court, serving from 1981-2006.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?