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