People of the 1960s
This actress famously sang “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy.
Who is Marilyn Monroe? Town & Country magazine calls it “the world’s most famous birthday gift.” It happened at a fundraiser with 15,000 in attendance.
Star that heats Earth
Answer: What is sun? Its heat comes from hydrogen that converts to helium.
February is the only month to have fewer than this many days.
Answer: What is 30? It usually has 28 days, but sometimes it has 29 days. Given the weather and the fact that spring is almost here, it seems the best month to shorten.
Peanuts
Answer: What is they are not nuts? They are legumes. Biologically, most nuts are the seeds of fruits. Soybeans and peanuts are legumes that belong to the bean or pea family.
On February 11, 1964, this Liverpool foursome performed at their first concert in the United States.
Answer: Who are the Beatles? Two nights after they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, they performed at the now-defunct Coliseum in Washington, D.C.
Jack Ruby killed this man on national TV.
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald? Oswald was in the process of being transferred from the Dallas police headquarters to a county jail.
According to the World Atlas, this is the “study of the influence of stars and planets on human lives.” Quick takes can be found in daily horoscopes.
Answer: What is astrology? Jeane Dixon became famous for predicting President John F. Kennedy’s death.
Years when February has 29 days are called this kind of year.
Answer: What is leap? Leap years usually occur every fourth year, but the Gregorian calendar introduced more rules. The year must be divisible by four, but years that are divisible by 100 do not qualify as leap years—unless they are also divisible by 400.
Koala bears
Answer: What is they are not bears? They are marsupials, along with kangaroos and opossums. In Australia, they are called “koalas,” not “koala bears.”
On February 9, 2002, this sister of Queen Elizabeth II died.
Answer: Who is Princess Margaret? Known as the independent-minded sister, Princess Margaret raised royal eyebrows due to her relationship with divorced Peter Townsend. Queen Elizabeth gave her a choice: She could marry Peter Townsend if she gave up her rights to succession to the throne. Instead, she married photographer Antony ArmstrongJones, and the marriage ended in divorce
This former first lady married a Greek shipping magnate.
Who is Jacqueline Kennedy? Aristotle Onassis and Kennedy were married on the island of Skorpios, a private island owned by Onassis.
Another name for a meteor
Answer: What is shooting star or falling star? They’re easier to spot during a meteor storm when many fall at once.
This little orange, yellow, white, purple, or variegated flower begins to pop through the snow in some parts of the country.
What is crocus? While it is usually heralded as the first spring flower, you’ll often see it begin to bloom in February.
Guinea pigs
Answer: What is they are not pigs? They are rodents. The defining trait that makes guinea pigs rodents is their incisor teeth, which grow continuous
On February 28, 1983, the last episode of this Korean War sitcom aired.
Answer: What is M*A*S*H? It remains the highest-rated series finale. When Hawkeye leaves the M*A*S*H unit by helicopter on his way home, he looks down and sees that B.J. has spelled “Goodbye” in stones.
Muhammad Ali used to go by this name.
Answer: What is Cassius Clay? He changed his name when he joined the Nation of Islam movement. He converted to Islam in the 1970s.
The scientific study of stars and other celestial bodies
Answer: What is astronomy? It is one of the oldest scientific areas of study
This is what the extra day in February is called.
Answer: What is leap day? People who were born on February 29 celebrate their birthdays on February 28 or March 1.
Funny bone
Answer: What is it’s not a bone? It’s a nerve. When you hit this nerve, pain radiates throughout the elbow and feels a little like an electrical shock.
On February 16, 2021, Fat Tuesday is celebrated at this annual event in New Orleans.
Answer: What is Mardi Gras? Fat Tuesday is also known as Shrove Tuesday, and it’s the last day of feasting before Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday. In England, it’s known as Pancake Day, the last day to use cooking oils and fats before Lent.
One of these cast members—Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, or Dennis Hopper—of the 1969 counterculture film Easy Rider also directed the film.
Answer: Who is Dennis Hopper?
Barbra Streisand starred with Kris Kristofferson in this 1976 Academy Award–winning film.
Answer: What is A Star Is Born?
This is one of the two astrological signs for those born in February.
Answer: What is Aquarius or Pisces?
Arabic numerals
Answer: What is they didn’t come from an Arabic country? They came from India and are sometimes called Hindu-Arabic numerals. This decimal system originated during the sixth or seventh century.
On February 8, 1960, construction began on this long-planned famous walk. It would memorialize show-business celebrities.
Answer: What is the Hollywood Walk of Fame?