Ash Wednesday/Mardi Gras
About 25 million pounds of these get thrown into the streets of New Orleans every Mardi Gras.
What are beads?
Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Elvis and Janice's brother all got married in this city.
What is Las Vegas?
On the outside of this berry, there is an average of 200 tiny seeds.
What are strawberries?
Lincoln's nickname.
What is Honest Abe?
Ohio State.
Who are the Buckeyes?
This begins on Ash Wednesday.
What is Lent?
This founding father started selling chocolate in his print shop in Philadelphia as early as 1939.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
This green fruit, popular in Mexican dishes, is actually considered a berry.
What is an avocado?
Lincoln created this agency to combat the counterfeiting of US currency just a few hours before he was assassinated. In 1901, this agency was also assigned to protect US political leaders including the president.
What is the Secret Service?
Notre Dame.
Who are the Fighting Irish?
The ashes on Ash Wednesday represent this.
What is dust?
In classical mythology, the god of desire, love, attraction and affection.
Who is Cupid?
Strawberries contain natural salicylates, an ingredient found in this headache medicine.
What is aspirin?
Lincoln is the only president who had this government authority conferring the rights to make and sell his invention for a device to lift boats over shoals.
What is a patent?
Florida (Gainesville).
Who are the Gators?
The official greeting of Mardi Gras "Laisse les bons temps rouler" means this.
What is "Let the good times roll?"
Letters to this fictional character are sent on Valentines Day to Verona Italy.
This berry can come in red, yellow, purple, gold or black.
What are raspberries?
This English biologist, known for his contributions to evolutionary biology, was born the same day as Abraham Lincoln.
Who was Charles Darwin?
Maine (hint - an animal)
Who are the Black Bears?
King cake served at a Mardi Gras celebration contain this.
What is a a plastic baby/baby king?
Sweethearts candy were made by this Boston area company known for their wafers.
What is Necco? (New England Confectionary Company).
Unripe blackberries are actually this color.
What is red?
What is his hat/top hat?
Harvard.
What is the Crimson?