SPORTS
What team won the Super Bowl?
The Los Angeles Rams
Barack Obama
Give out some candy hearts on this holiday, the 14th of February
Valentine's Day
How many months in a year
12
Name any two artists who performed at the Super Bowl halftime show.
Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, Anderson Paak (on drums)
She led escaped slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
February 21st is the birthday of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. It's also a half day at Donahoe Elementary as we celebrate this holiday that honors our country's leaders.
President's Day
How many days in a year?
365
This year is the 75th Anniversary season of what major league sport? The league's MVP last year was Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets (Mr. Russo's favorite team)
NBA National Basketball League
Over 300 inventions based on peanuts (and another 118 based on sweet potatoes) are just some of this famous inventor's big ideas. A professor at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama he was also a prominent environmentalist and farmer who's work inspired President Teddy Roosevelt.
George Washington Carver
In the 10th century this popular food was invented in Naples, Italy. It came to America in 1905 with the first _____eria, a restaurant dedicated to serving it, opening in New York. It has its own holiday on February 9th!
Pizza
How many weeks in a year?
52
The players in this major league sport are on strike right now! It means they're not showing up for practice and even might not play games! Famous current players include Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, and Juan Soto.
MLB Major League Baseball
He escaped slavery and became an important writer and public speaker. He demanded abolition for the enslaved and guaranteed rights for black people. He even met with Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War to make his case for abolition.
Frederick Douglass
On February 2nd we all turn our attention to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow it means 6 more weeks of winter. Phil is a _______, the namesake of _______'s Day
Groundhog
How many days are there in February?
28
The 2022 Winter Olympics are ending on the 20th! What city hosted the Olympics this year? Hint: the capital of China
Beijing
The "First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement". The wife of Martin Luther King Jr. she took a leadership role in the advocacy for civil rights after his death and led the push to make his birthday a national holiday. An activist, speaker, and author, she was also a talented singer!
Coretta Scott King
While the New Year is celebrated on January 1st in America, billions of people in celebrate the New Year in early February instead. Parades, dragons, and fireworks are all associated with this holiday!
Lunar/Chinese New Year
Earth's revolution around the sun is not a perfect 365 days. To compensate for this every 4 years we add an additional day, February 29th, to the calendar. These years are referred to as _____ years.
Leap