Mardi Gras
This is what you say when you want a string of beads...
What is "Throw me something, mister"!
The Chinese zodiac follows a 12-year cycle with each year represented by an animal. 2024 is the ______.
What is "Dragon"
“You can't have capitalism without racism.”
A rice dish traditionally filled with chicken, andouille sausage, shrimp, okra, celery onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, and garlic.
What is Jollof rice?
The most popular flower given on Valentine's Day
What is a rose?
The alternate name for Mardi Gras
What is "Fat Tuesday"?
Married couples give these packets with money to children. The packets represent luck, happiness and prosperity in the New Year for the receiver
What is "Red Envelope" or "Lucky Money"
This African American woman helped hundreds of slaves in through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
With a history of more than 1,800 years, _______ is a classic lucky food for Lunar New Year. They can contain minced pork, diced shrimp, fish, ground chicken, beef, and vegetables,
What are dumplings?
Yellow roses symbolize this
What is friendship?
The three colours of Mardi Gras
What is "purple, green and gold"?
The final day of the Lunar New Year in China is known as Shangyuan Festival, which is the festival of what?
What is "The Festival of Lanterns".
This person refused to vacate a row of four seats in the "colored" section of a Montgomery bus for a white passenger.
Who is Rosa Parks?
These are fried until golden brown with a caramelized texture and sweet flavor that melts in your mouth.
What are plantains?
William Shakespeare mentioned Valentine's Day in this play of his
What is Hamlet?
This place has been celebrating Mardi Gras since their first parade in 1837.
What is "New Orleans, Louisana"?
The 5 elements of the Chinese zodiac are water, wood, earth, fire and…
What is "metal".
This Civil Rights icon has a birthday on January 15th, even though we celebrate him on the third Monday in January.
Who is "Martin Luther King, Jr."?
Shortened from "____" the name po'boy became attached to this delicious sandwich when it rose to fame during a streetcar conductors' strike in New Orleans in the late 1920s.
What is a 'poor boy"?
This pope invented Valentines Day at the end of the 5th century.
Who is "Pope Gelasius"?
England's version of Mardi Gras
What is "Shrove Tuesday" or "Pancake Day?"
In most countries, it is traditional to remove bad luck before Lunar New Year by doing what?
What is "Sweeping the house"
"And ain't I a woman?"
Who is Sojourner Truth?
This meat is usually slow cooked or braised with seasonings and vegetables. Its gelatinous quality made it popular as a soup stock or as a stew.
What is Oxtail?
The first chocolate box was invented by...
Who is Richard Cadbury?