Indigenous Peoples Day
This is a vertical carving of symbols or figures from the trunks of large trees by Native Americans in the northwestern United States.
What is a totem pole? Totem poles can be used to record history, tell a story, record lineage, or serve a symbolic purpose.
He said, “I have a dream.”
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.? He delivered the line in his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C., at the March on Washington.
This famous highway is also known as the Will Rogers Highway and the Mother Road, and its route from Chicago to Los Angeles was promoted as the “Best Way West.”
What is Route 66? After Will Rogers’ death, the US Highway 66 Association designated Highway 66 the Will Rogers Highway after the entire road had been paved.
A vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals.
A Unicycle - In 1869, Frederick Myers published one of the earliest United States patents for a single-wheeled velocipede
This fruit wears its seeds on the outside.
What is strawberry? It’s one of only a few fruits with seeds on the outside. But it’s tricky because technically, what appears to be seeds, called achenes (uh-KEENZ), are the actual fruit. The achenes have seeds inside them. We love them and gobble them by the dozen anyway.
German monk posts his 95 reasons why the church is not following its own rules.
The start of the Protestant Reformation
These states, both North and South, get their name from a Sioux word meaning “allies,” referring to a confederation of tribes that formed there.
What are the Dakotas? The land around what is now Mount Rushmore was ceded by the Dakota to the United States in the Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868. Before that, the mountain was called the “six grandfathers” for its multiple peaks and wrinkled appearance.
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
Who is President John F. Kennedy? It was the most memorable line of his inaugural address on January 20, 1961.
Switzerland is a neutral country located in this region of Europe
What is Alpine? The tiny country has 7,000 lakes, one of the highest quality-of-life rankings, and a very expensive cost of living.
A condition in which everything is regular and unwavering.
Uniformity -
The CPAP machine addresses this condition.
What is sleep apnea? The breathing condition causes people to wake up repeatedly during the night, often leaving them tired the next morning. It also causes loud snoring.
The Black Plague- mid-1300's
This nation from the American Southwest developed a unique code language used by the U.S. Marines to transmit secure messages during World War II.
What is Navajo? Navajo language is so difficult to translate that American radio operators used it for transmitting secret messages during World War Two.
This president said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
Who is President Franklin D. Roosevelt? The quote is extracted from his inaugural address. The full quote is, “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.”
This is the largest city in North America, and it’s found outside of the United States.
What is Mexico City? Its urban area population is 25.6 million people, while New York City’s urban area population is 22.6 million.
an act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one
Union - It's first known use as a noun was in the 15th century
Played in odd years, this golf competition is between the United States and Europe, and the winner brings home the trophy of the same name.
Played in odd years, this golf competition is between the United States and Europe, and the winner brings home the trophy of the same name.
Country fights itself due to a disagreement regarding owning humans.
American Civil War - April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865
This confederacy of tribes from the Great Lakes region called themselves “Haudenosaunee,” or “people of the longhouse.” It was made up of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca tribes, with the Tuscarora joining in 1722.
What is Iroquois? The Iroquois system of electing leaders and sharing power worked so well that it is said they heavily influenced the formation of the United States Constitution.
The movie Casablanca ends when this character says, “Here’s looking at you, kid.”
Who is Rick? The movie quote is his goodbye to Ilsa as she and Victor are about to board their flight to Lisbon.
All but two states observe daylight saving time: Arizona and this one.
What is Hawaii? Its time zone has many names, but the most descriptive is Hawaii Standard Time. It runs five hours behind Eastern Standard Time and six hours behind Eastern Daylight Time.
pertaining to something of which there is only ‘one’ example
Unique - In strict or traditional grammar, unique is considered an absolute term—something is either unique or it is not, meaning it cannot logically be modified by words like very, somewhat, or more (such as saying "very unique"). However, standard modern usage frequently accepts these modifiers when unique is used in its broader, informal sense of "unusual" or "extraordinary"
He holds the highest-ever electoral vote count at 525 in any one election.
Who is President Ronald Reagan? The year was 1984, and his opponent, Walter Mondale, received 13 electoral votes, the second-fewest electoral votes in history. It takes 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.
A million people go to a New York farm for free concerts in the mud.
Woodstock - Woodstock is perhaps best described by Max Yasgur, the humble farmer who lent his land for the occasion. Addressing the audience on day three he said, “…You’ve proven something to the world…the important thing that you’ve proven to the world is that a half a million kids, and I call you kids because I have children who are older than you are, a half a million young people can get together and have three days of fun and music and have nothing but fun and music and God bless you for it!”
He was a Lakota chief who led resistance to American expansion in the Dakota Territories and defeated Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Who is Sitting Bull? After surrendering to U.S. armed forces, Sitting Bull worked for a time in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.
“I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as a member.”
Who is Groucho Marx? Marx penned the infamous line in his resignation letter to the Friars’ Club of Beverly Hills. Many versions of the quote exist; all are equally funny.
This continent resides in all four hemispheres.
What is Africa? It’s the second-largest continent in the world.
creation turned into ‘one’ totality
Universe - Middle English, from Latin universum, from neuter of universus entire, whole, from uni- + versus turned toward, from past participle of vertere to turn
An Olympic gold medal is mostly comprised of what metal?
92.5% silver.
West country invades east country, east country destroys its own land, west country loses to the elements.
Napoleon's invasion of Russia - Napoleon occupied a largely deserted and burning Moscow in September 1812, but was forced to order a disastrous retreat in October. Out of roughly 500,000 to 600,000 troops who entered Russia, fewer than 100,000 survived the winter, disease, starvation, and partisan attacks, breaking the power of the French Empire
It was a string or mat of purple and white shells that could record events or be used as currency
What is wampum? Belts of wampum were exchanged with European colonists at important occasions, such as the sale of Pennsylvania to William Penn, and to George Washington at the signing of a treaty in 1789.
Now hold it right there, Pilgrim—this actor is an icon of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Who is John Wayne? Pilgrim was his signature word in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. He uses the word 25 times to refer to or address one or more people
This U.S. state is closest to Africa.
What is Maine? Maine’s easternmost point is about 3,154 miles from Africa, with Massachusetts (Cape Cod) coming in second place at 3,332 miles away
affecting by only one side, person, or group without the agreement or participation of others
Unilateral -
What do you call the number on top of a fraction?
Numerator. The number on the bottom is called the denominator.
Government loses power of county and the regional warlords fight each other for 136 years (1467 to 1603)
The Sengoku Period in Japan - Gekokujo became famous during the Sengoku era, and it means "the lower rules the higher" or "inferiors overthrowing superiors".