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How many rings does the Olympic symbol contain?


5

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What is the date the Valentines Day is celebrated every year?

February 14th 

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Who famously refused to give up their seat on the bus, inspiring the The Montgomery Bus Boycott? 

Rosa Parks

100

The Lunar New Year is based on the cycles of the what?

The moon

100

What date is Groundhog Day every year?

February 2nd 

100

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, longtime superstars who achieved extraordinary success on the field, both failed to make the Baseball Hall of Fame last week, in their 10th and final year on the ballot — a referendum on their alleged connections to _______________.

Steroids or performance-enhancing drugs

200

Which country has won the most ever gold medals in the winter Olympics


Norway

(132 gold medals as of 2018)

200

True or False? Valentine's day has roots in an ancient Pagan Festival

True, the festival is known has Lupercalia 

200

Where did MLK Jr. deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech? 

The Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

200

In what city does the most popular celebration of Mardi Gras occur?

New Orleans, Louisiana 

fun fact: the first Mardi Gras parade in the US took place in Mobile, Alabama

200

What is the famous groundhog named?

Punxsutawney Phil

200
President Biden doubled down this week on his promise to appoint a _______________________ to the Supreme Court after long-time liberal justice Steven Breyer announced his retirement this past week. 

an African-American woman

300

How many sports are featured in the winter Olympics?

15

300

Name three popular Valentines Day gifts.

flowers, chocolate, candy, teddy bear, jewelry, etc. 

300

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

Jackie Robinson

300

What does "Mardi Gras" mean in English? hint: another way commonly used to refer to the celebration with an emphasis on the day of the week

Fat Tuesday

300

What does it mean if the groundhog DOES see his shadow? 

another 6 weeks of winter

300

 _____________ said it would add a “content advisory” notice to virus-related content, after growing complaints from musicians and listeners over the role of Joe Rogan, the streaming service’s star podcaster, in spreading what has been widely criticized as misinformation about the coronavirus.

Spotify

400

What is the biathlon?

Combination of cross country skiing and rifle shooting



400

What do the X's and O's on a letter stand for?

Hugs and Kisses!

400

Who was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and secured the freedom of at least 300 enslaved people, making 19 trips into the South over 10 years, and served as a spy and scout for the Union Army?

Harriet Tubman

400

According to the Chinese Lunar New Year, this week's celebration marked the end of the Year of the Ox and the start of the Year of the what? (which animal) 

Tiger

400

Groundhog Day the movie came out in 1993 and stars which famous actor?

Bill Murray

400

Beginning in 2024, the SAT will  _______________ amid questions about whether college admissions tests are fair, or even necessary.

A. add a logic section

B. be eliminated 

C. permit student collaboration

D. go completely digital

D. go completely digital

500

What 4 winter Olympic sports are held indoors?

1. Speed Skating

2. Figure Skating

3. Ice Hockey

4. Curling

500

The heart shaped candies that are sweet with an additionally sweet message on them often given during Valentines Day are called what?

Conversation Hearts

500

This woman has won several awards including The Presidential Medal of Freedom, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and Nobel Prize in Literature. Her famous books include Beloved, The Bluest Eye, and Song of Soloman

Toni Morrison

500

The popular Mardi Gras saying of “Laissez les bon temps rouler” means what in English?

Let the good times roll

500

What is the only other country (besides the US) to celebrate Groundhog Day?

Canada

500

A school board in Tennessee voted unanimously in January to ban “Maus,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about , from being taught in its classrooms because the book contains material that board members said was inappropriate for students.

A. animal rights

B. communism

C. the slave trade

D. the Holocaust

D. the Holocaust

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