Know Thy Deans
Examining the sentence superiority effect for sentences presented and reported in forwards or backwards order
Who is Ann Bradlow?
What is COVID-19?
In November this California senator became the United States' first female vice president-elect
Who is Kamala Harris?
In 1981 she was taken to court--the Supreme Court--as its first woman justice
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
You can expect presents from this jolly man on Christmas morning
Who is Santa Claus?
Acute inhibition of neurosteroid estrogen synthesis suppresses status epilepticus in an animal model
Who is Catherine Woolley?
This was the first disease to be eliminated from the world through public health efforts and vaccination
What is smallpox?
2020 didn't get off to a great start, with devastating wildfires in this country down under
What is Australia?
In a 1985 hit Prince sang of a girl wearing this title article and if it was warm she wouldn't wear much more
What is a raspberry beret?
Each night of Hanukah involves lighting one of the eight candles on this sacred object
What is a menorah?
Writing the Incommensurable
Who is Mary Finn?
It is widely believed that AIDS originated in the 1920s where it was transmitted to humans from this primate
What are chimpanzees?
No one had a better night at the 2020 Grammys than this singer, who swept the Big Four categories for the first time since Christopher Cross achieved the feat first in 1981
Who is Billie Eilish?
On Nov. 29, 1981 this film actress drowned after falling from a yacht moored off Catalina Island
Who is Natalie Wood?
This holiday, created by Dr. Maulana Karenga, is based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of Africa
What is Kwanzaa?
Introduction: The Authority of Likeness
Who is Adrian Randolph?
Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, this progressive nervous system disorder affects nerve cells in the brain and causes loss of muscle control
What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?
In June DC Mayor Muriel Bowser renamed part of this park Black Lives Matter Plaza
What is President's Park?
In 1988 Brisbane Australia hosted a World Expo & this Canadian city hosted the Winter Olympics
What is Calgary?
Recognized for 15 days prior to Christmas across the Americas, this celebration heavily features pointsettias
What is Las Posadas?
Intimate Strangers
Who is Edward Gibson?
A significant finding in the brains of people with Parkinson's Disease is the loss of neurons that produce this neurotransmitter
What is dopamine?
In April scientists discovered a fossil of this rainforest animal in Antarctica, the first of its kind on the continent
What is a frog?
This country's president, Milton Obote, was booted out of office in a 1985 coup
What is Uganda?
Saint Nicholas Day, mainly celebrated in Europe, honors the original Saint Nick and takes place on this date
What is December 6th?