Religious Holidays
St. Valentine's and St. Patrick´s
Thanksgiving
New Years
Other Holidays
100
This holiday is celebrated by Christians in the US, and celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Where is Easter?
100
These are the most common gifts you may give to a date on Valentine`s day.
What are flowers and chocolate?
100
This is the most popular animal eaten on Thanksgiving.
What are turkey?
100
At midnight, people do this romantic action with a date or friend.
What is New Year's Kiss?
100
This day at the end of May celebrates mothers across the US.
What is Mother's Day?
200
This Jewish holiday is celebrated for eight nights during the month of December.
What is Hanukkah?
200
This city is famous for dying its river green. (This city is also famous for the deep dish pizza Sam talked about on the first day of class)
What is Chicago?
200
According to myth, this group of people celebrated Thanksgiving with the first settlers in America.
Who are Native Americans?
200
This city has a huge celebration in the streets that ends with a famous ball dropping
What is New York City?
200
On this day in July, American's celebrate their independence from Great Britain.
What is the Fourth of July?
300
This Jewish holiday is where the Austrian phrase, "Guten Rutsch" comes from.
What Rosh Hashana?
300
This animal was driven out of Ireland, according to the legend of St. Patrick.
What are snakes?
300
The day after Thanksgiving when Americans go shopping.
What is Black Friday?
300
This New Years observation, usually celebrated in February, is often celebrated with firecrackers. This year will be the year of the Goat.
What is Chinese New Years?
300
This day in February celebrates the birthday of a famous American man who worked for equal rights for black and white people during the Civil Rights Movement.
What is Martin Luther King Jr, Day?
400
This holiday is celebrated by African Americans in the days after Christmas to celebrate African American culture and heritage.
What is Kwanzaa?
400
This tricky young child has wings. He flies around shooting people with arrows to make them fall in love with one another.
Who is Cupid?
400
This sport is watched (and played) by millions of Americans during Thanksgiving.
What is football (or American football)?
400
Because of differences in time zones, Americans celebrate the New Years how many times each year?
What is six?
400
On this strange holiday, Americans celebrate one of the first Europeans who came to the Americas, even though that journey eventually led to the deaths of millions of Native Americans.
What is Columbus Day?
500
This month of fasting is observed by Muslim across the world, including the United States.
What is Ramadan?
500
Americans often dress up as this mythical Irish being, who dresses in all green and hides his gold beneath a rainbow.
What is a leprechaun?
500
This is the day Thanksgiving is held.
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
500
The song played every year at midnight
What is "Auld Lang Syne?"
500
This day in May is a day of remembrance, where Americans give thanks and show respect to any soldier who has fought for the country.
What is Memorial Day?
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