Latin America
This South American animal, closely related to the llama, is known for its wool and is native to the Andes of Peru.
What is the alpaca?
This is the longest river in the world, flowing through eleven African countries before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile River?
This condition caused by a deficiency of insulin or its action in the body, is one of the leading causes of death worldwide.
What is diabetes?
The first African American to play Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This country is known for its biodiversity, including the Galapagos Islands and is where Charles Darwin made his famous observations.
What is Ecuador?
This musical genre, originating in West Africa, combines traditional drumming with Western influences and is famous for its energetic rhythms.
What is Afrobeat?
This term refers to the process of studying the causes and effects of diseases
What is pathology?
This American singer, known as the "Queen of Soul" became famous for songs like "Respect" and "I Say a Little Prayer."
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Lima is the world's leading producer of this vibrant root vegetable, which comes in hundreds of varieties and is often eaten boiled, mashed, or fried.
What is the potato?
This man, often called the "father of modern South Africa" spent 27 years in prison before becoming the first Black president of South Africa in 1994.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This type of blood cell, responsible for carrying oxygen to the body's tissues, has a biconcave shape and contains hemoglobin.
What is an erythrocye/red blood cell?
This NFL quarterback sparked nationwide conversations about police brutality and social justice when he began kneeling during the national anthem in 2016
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
This famous festival, celebrated every year in Rio de Janeiro, is known for its colorful costumes, samba music, and vibrant parades
What is carnival?
This country was the site of the 1994 genocide, in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed.
What is Rwanda?
Tool used to measure blood pressure
What is a sphygmomanometer?
This poet and author, known for works like "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings," became the first African American woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1971.
Who is Maya Angelou?
This mountain range runs parallel to Peru's western coast and includes the highest peak in the country, Huascaran.
What is the Andes Mountain range?
This African country, which gained independence from Belgium in 1960, has experienced significant political instability and conflict especially in it's eastern region.
What is the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
This medical term refers to a sudden and severe reduction in the amount of blood flowing to the heart, often leading to a heart attack.
What is a myocardial infarction?
This African American scientist and researched helped develop a method to produce synthetic penicillin, which contributed greatly to the treatment of bacterial infections.
Who is Dr. George Washington Carver?