We Shall Overcome
This Montgomery seamstress' refusal to give up her seat on the bus led to a bus boycott in the city
Who is Rosa Parks?
This capital city is the product of two cities, Buda and Pest, merging across the Danube River
What is Budapest?
Often referred to as a ____ bear, this eucalyptus-eating marsupial is in fact, not a bear at all
What is a koala?
What class of animal is a frog?
An amphibian
This German composer's body of work spanned from the Classical period to the Romantic era, including pieces such as Für Elise and is perhaps best known for the deterioration of his hearing
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
Best known for his advocacy with the Nation of Islam, this civil rights leader was eventually assassinated by people associated with that same organization
Who is Malcolm X?
Capital of the largest South American country, this city was built from the ground up to be the capital, following distinctly modernist design principles
What is Brasilia?
This species of bear used to have a range as far south as Mexico, and as far east as Labrador. One of the two best known species of bear
What is a brown bear?
(Grizzly bear also acceptable)
Earthquakes
This Russian Romantic composer put out several well-known pieces including: The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and the 1812 Overture
Who is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
Successfully argued the Brown v Board of Education case, and eventually became the nation's first black Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This South Asian capital city was designed by British architects during under the authority of the British Raj
What is New Dehli?
The largest species of bear in the world, and also extremely endangered due to habitat loss
What is a polar bear?
Which famous scientist developed the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein
This American composer is known for his hit jazz standards, as well as the opera Porgy and Bess, and the orchestral piece Rhapsody in Blue
Who is George Gershwin?
This civil rights leader was the first black person to graduate from Harvard with a doctorate, and founded the NAACP
Who is W. E. B. DuBois?
This capital city is the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world in terms of population, and the headquarters of the Andean Community
What is Lima?
This species of bear is facing extinction due to its lack of energy and reproductive drive.
What is a panda bear?
What is the largest land animal?
The African elephant
This Russian composer is best known for his Scheherazade Suite and the The Flight of the Bumblebee. One of the better known members of Saint Petersburg's "The Five"
Who is Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov?
This chairman of the Black Panther Party, assassinated at 21 by the FBI, was best known for his extremely effective advocacy in Chicago, establishing the intersectional Rainbow Coalition
Who is Fred Hampton?
This capital of a Southeast Asian country is the most populated city in the world. Formerly the Dutch colonial capital of Batavia
What is Jakarta?
This extinct species of bear was one of the largest terrestrial carnivores to ever exist. They have multiple skeletons on display at the La Brea Tar Pits
What is a giant short-faced bear?
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
This composer is best known for his controversial compositions: The Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring, the last of which nearly caused a riot at its premiere
Who is Igor Stravinsky?