Holidays
The bird eaten on Thanksgiving
Turkey
Name 3 Halloween monsters
Zombies, mummies, witches, vampires, Frankenstein
War between north and south of the United States
The civil war
Where did Christopher Columbus land?
In the Caribbean, specifically San Salvador in the Bahamas.
A food you can find sold on the street in NYC
Hot dogs, pretzels
Before he was a priest, St.Patrick was a what?
A shepherd
A “bûche de Noël” in English
A Christmas Log
Name two things native Americans invented
Kayak, Ski Goggles, Cultivation of Tobacco, corn, Tipis
Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, Providence…
Famous university in city where I am from.
Harvard, MIT..
Name two ways people celebrate St.Patrick’s day.
Wearing green, parades, drinking, eating corned beef.
The first St.Patrick’s parade happened in what country?
The United States, NYC.
Strategy of Civil Rights movement, what type of demonstrations?
Non-violent protests, sit-ins
Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco
The name of the contemporary movement against police violence
Black Lives Matter
In the movie, A Christmas Story, what does the main character get from his aunt as a present?
A pink bunny suit.
Name two famous stories told about St.Patrick
He brought Christianity to Ireland using the shamrock, and he banished all the snakes.
What happened in the 1910s that helped lead to Women’s suffrage in the United States.
During segregation, the Jim Crow laws had the doctrine of “_______ but _____”
Separate but equal
The apples of Johnny Appleseed’s trees were too sour to eat, so what did they make with them?
Alcoholic Apple cider
The sour accompaniment that goes the rich food of thanksgiving
Cranberry sauce
Before halloween was called Halloween, it was called what?
All Hallow’s Eve
Event which killed more than 90% of Native Americans
The Colombian exchange.
What did the American Folk hero, John Henry, do?
Built the railroads, dug a hole for a tunnel.
An “émeute” in English
A riot