Vital Signs
This organ pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood each day.
What is the heart
We celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science on this February date
What is a Feb 11
This saint, celebrated on February 14, is associated with love and devotion, though little is known about his life.
Who is St. Valentine?
This American company began mass‑producing printed Valentine cards in the mid‑1800s, boosting the holiday’s popularity in the U.S.
What is Hallmark?
This jazz trumpeter was famous for his puffed cheeks and hit “What a Wonderful World.”
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This vitamin, often called the “sunshine vitamin,” may drop during winter months.
What is is Vitamin D
This primatologist is known worldwide for her research on chimpanzees in Tanzania.
Who is Jane Goodall?
Many Christians participate in this 40‑day period of prayer and sacrifice that often begins in February.
What is Lent?
The first mass‑produced valentines in America were sold in this New England state
What is Massachusetts?
This “Queen of Soul” was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Washing your hands for at least this many seconds helps prevent winter illnesses.
Answer: What is 20 seconds?
The first American woman in space, flying aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.
Who is Sally Ride?
This Jewish holiday sometimes falls in February and celebrates the deliverance of the Jews in Persia.
What is Purim?
This city’s “House of Juliet” receives thousands of love letters every year.
What is Verona?
This leader of the Nation of Islam became a prominent figure in the fight for Black empowerment.
Who is Malcolm X?
Children should have their first dental visit by this age.
What is one year old?
This Nobel Prize–winning scientist is famous for her work with radiation and is one of the most well-known women in STEM.
Who is Marie Curie?
This central text of Islam is believed by Muslims to be the literal word of God revealed to Muhammad
What is the Qur’an?
In the Middle Ages, people believed this bird began its mating season around Valentine’s Day.
What is the robin? (or What is the dove?—both commonly referenced)
He directed “Black Panther,” which became the highest‑grossing film by a Black director.
Who is Ryan Coogler?
What are the four chambers of the heart?
Her cancer cells, taken without her knowledge in 1951, became the first immortal human cell line and have contributed to countless scientific breakthroughs.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
February is Black History Month; this minister and civil rights leader famously said, “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The oldest known Valentine still in existence is housed in this famous London museum.
What is the British Library?
Before leading NASA’s mathematicians to orbital glory, this “human computer” graduated high school at age 14 and college at 18.
Who is Katherine Johnson?