Fun February Facts
What does it mean if the groundhog sees his shadow?
What is six more weeks of winter?
Along with bouquets of roses, this confection is often given as a gift to celebrate Valentine's Day
What is a Box of Chocolates?
Who famously said "The time is always right to do what is right"?
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Born on February 22, 1962, this person was also known as a "crocodile hunter" and was fond of the phrase "Crikey!"
Who is Steve Irwin?
What is the name of the extra day in February which occurs every 4 years?
What is Leap Day?
What are the three colors associated with Mardi Gras?
What are purple, gold, and green?
George Washington Carver was famous for finding over 300 uses for this legume.
What is a peanut?
Who was the first African American Golf Champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit
Who is Tiger Woods?
Born on February 12, 1809, this person became America's 16th President in 1860 and was known for his height, his log cabin origins, and for outlawing slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This holiday is celebrated the day before Lent and translated from French means "Fat Tuesday"
What is Mardi Gras?
The birthstone for the month of February
What is Amethyst?
This day of celebration and competition ranks second highest for food consumption in the US after Thanksgiving.
What is Super Bowl Sunday?
Who was the first African American to serve as the Secretary of State of the United States?
Who is Colin Powell?
Born on February 7, 1812, who was the author known for works such as A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist, and A Christmas Carol?
Who is Charles Dickens?
This holiday is celebrated on the third Monday in February, and is commonly associated with figures such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
What is President's Day?
What are the two astrological signs associated with February?
What are Aquarius and Pisces?
What is King Cake?
Jackie Robinson debuted in Major League Baseball as first base player for which team?
Who are the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Born on February 12, 1809, this person is known for writing the "Origin of Species", his study of evolution, and is the namesake for a satirical award for silly, ironic, or otherwise avoidable deaths.
Who is Charles Darwin?
The day that Groundhog Day is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada
What is February 2?
The % of the US population born on Leap Day
What is 0.07%?
This Polish donut is traditionally enjoyed on Fat Tuesday OR "Fat Thursday", and is typically filled with jam
What is/(are) "Paczki"? (pronounced "punch-key")
She is considered the "mother of the freedom movement," and became a Civil Rights icon when she refused to move to the back of an Alabama bus in 1955. Her arrest became a catalyst that spurred the Civil Rights movement forward, and she continued with activism for the rest of her life.
Rosa Parks
He is one of the towering figures in U.S. history. He didn’t have a middle name, was made an honorary citizen of France in 1792, and was posthumously awarded the highest rank in the U.S. military (so that no one will ever outrank him). He forgot to bring a Bible to one of his two inaugurations.
His Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation contains 110 rules for living, copied down from an etiquette manual composed by Jesuits in 1595. While some are high-minded, others are quite practical: "Spit not into the fire, nor stoop low before it, neither put your hands into the flames to warm them, nor set your feet upon the fire, especially if there be meat before it."
Who is George Washington
Cupid comes from which mythology?
What is Greek mythology?