Finish Hym
History, Herstory, Our History
Health Facts
Family History
Bible Versus
100
O say can you see, by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight
100
Who am I? Escaped slavery and then went back many times to help others get free by use of the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
100
Also known as sucrose or disaccharide. When consumed in abundance over a period of time could lead to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease, obesity, acne breakout, and cause wrinkles.
Sugar
100
The location of this year's Hughes-Barksdale Family Reunion. Name the city.
Heidelberg, MS or Quitman, MS
100
"I can do all this through Christ who strengthens me."
Philippians 4:13
200
This land is your land, and this land is my land
From California to the New York island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me
200
Who am I?
Four-star general in the U.S. Army. First Black person to become the U.S. Secretary of State, helping lead the country in foreign affairs. First Black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military position in the U.S.
Colin Powell
200
Also known as sodium chloride (NaCl). When consumed in high quantities could lead to high blood pressure, kidney damage, heart disease, weight gain, and increased calorie intake.
salt
200
Daily Double
When does the (Hughes-Barksdale) Family Union take place annually?
Every fourth Saturday in July
200
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
23 Psalm
300
Lift ev’ry voice and sing,
till earth and heaven ring,
ring with the harmonies of liberty.
Let our rejoicing rise,
high as the list’ning skies,
let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
300
Who am I? Dreadfully, I lost my court case for freedom in 1852. But eventually walked as freed man, as my owner set me free in 1857.
Dred Scott
300
7–9 hours of this activity or lack there of per night can contribute optimal health.
sleep
300
Name one of the two pioneers of the Hughes -Barksdale Family Reunion
Ms. Catherine Hughes or Ms. Veola Hughes
300
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."
John 3:16
400
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
400
Medgar Evers
Watch 1996 movie Ghost of Mississippi
400
A healthy reading of this is considered to be 120/80
Blood Pressure (BP)
systolic (top number) - pressure of blood pumped to the heart.
diastolic (bottom number)- pressure of blood pumped from the heart.
400
This is the year of the very first Hughes-Barksdale Family Reunion
1979
400
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
The Lord's Prayer or Matthew 6:9
500
Sing a song full of the faith
that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope
that the present has brought us.
Facing the rising sun
of our new day begun,
let us march on till victory is won.
500
Who am I? First African American Supreme Court Justice. Appointed in 1967 by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Most famous case was the case Brown v. Board of Education (1954), ending school segregation.
Thurgood Marshall
Watch 2017 movie, Marshall.
500
This is the average body temperature of a healthy person
98.5 degrees Fahrenheit
500
How many children did Mary and Dred Mark Hughes have?
11 children
500
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
Matthew 7:7