Civil Rights Movement
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200

Who gave the famous "I Have A Dream" speech?

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

200

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was written by this man in 1979, which is claimed to be the most popular book of the year

Who is Douglas Adams?

200

an acute disease that is marked by inflammation of lung tissue accompanied by infiltration of alveoli and often bronchioles with white blood cells (such as neutrophils) and fibrinous exudate, is characterized by fever, chills, cough, difficulty in breathing, fatigue, chest pain, and reduced lung expansion, and is typically caused by an infectious agent (such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus)

What is pneumonia?

200

Michelle Obama was the mother of these two First Children during the 44th presidency

Who are Malia & Sasha?

200

This annual March holiday celebrated by the Irish, involves wearing green, and drinking Irish whiskey

What is St. Patrick's Day?

400

This young boy was murdered by two white men after allegedly catcalling a woman at a store, the men were speedily convicted and later admitted to the crime.

Who is Emmett Till?

400

This book by Betty Edwards hit the New York Times bestseller list in 2 weeks and stayed there for over a year

What is Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain?

400

The science of mind and behavior

What is psychology?

400

Beyonce has 3 kids with rapper Jay-Z, her most recent being twins, Sir and Rumi and her eldest, named this

Who is Blue Ivy Carter?

400

The unofficial Earth Day flag features the Blue Marble photograph taken by this Apollo crew

What is Apollo 17?

600

Many know of Rosa Parks refusal to get up from a bus seat to give it to a white person, but not many know of this Alabaman who is still alive and is a retired nurse aide, who did the same thing in Montgomery

Who is Claudette Colvin?

600

In Stephen King's The Dead Zone a former schoolteacher has this power when he touches people

What is seeing their future and past?

600

any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition

What is a pterodactyl?

600

Gwenyth Paltrow has two kids with Chris Martin, who is a member of this band

Who is Coldplay?

600
President's Day is an annual celebration that happens on the third week of February, but not many know that this is the official title of the holiday

What is Washington's Birthday?

800

Malcolm X was a member of this religious group.

What is the Nation of Islam?

800

V.C. Andrews wrote this book, that would later become a 10 book series called the Dollanganger series

What is Flowers in the Attic?

800

a mentally unstable person

What is a psychopath?

800

During her time as wife to both Louis VII of France and Henry II of England, she had plenty of kids to go round

Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine?

800

Dunkin' Donuts celebrates International Coffee Day by giving out refunds on coffee and doughnuts on this date

What is September 29?

1000

At a motel in Tennessee, this man assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.

Who was James Earl Ray?

1000

He also wrote about Ronald Reagan, Edmund Morris wrote a three book series on this 1900's president, that many companies claim to be one of the best non-fiction books

Who is Theodore Roosevelt?

1000

of, relating to, or being drugs (such as LSD) capable of producing abnormal psychic effects (such as hallucinations) and sometimes psychotic states

What is psychedelic?

1000

Serena Williams revealed her pregnancy of her daughter Olympia, following her engagement with Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of this platform

What is Reddit?

1000

International Cat Day, celebrated annually on August 8 was created by this charity

What is International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)?

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