US PRESIDENTS
VALENTINES DAY
BLACK HISTORY
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MARDI GRAS
100
The tallest president was?
Abraham Lincoln
100
St. Valentine
Who was our February 14th holiday named after?
100
George Washington Carver
Who discovered more than 300 uses for the peanut?
100
Laura Ingalls Wilder
What well known Missouri author wrote "The Little House Books"?
100
Mardi Gras
What famous New Orleans festival usually takes place in February?
200
Which president never married?
James Buchanan
200
Red Roses
What flowers are a traditional Valentine's Day gift?
200
Harriet Tubman
Who helped more than 3,000 slaves escape on the Underground Railroad?
200
Mark Twain or Samuel Clemons
What noted Missouri author once worked on a steamboat?
200
King Cake
What cake is traditionally served during Mardi Gras?
300
Who was the only president not elected?
Gerald Ford
300
Valentine's Day
What do we celebrate on February 14th?
300
Rosa Parks
Who is known as the mother of the civil rights movement?
300
Cheryl Harness
What contemporary Independence author wrote "Ghosts of the Civil War"?
300
Tuesday before Ash Wednesday
When is Fat Tuesday?
400
John Tyler
Which president had the most children?
400
The son of Venus & Mars.
Who was Cupid?
400
Buck O'Neill
What Kansas Citian played in the Negro Baseball League and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of fame?
400
Mobile, Alabama
What city had the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States?
500
John F. Kennedy
Who was the youngest president ever elected?
500
For marrying people.
Why was St. Valentine put into jail?
500
Jim Beckwourth
What African American mountain man has his own postage stamp?
500
Fat Tuesday
What does Mardi Gras mean in French?
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