Groundhog Day Fun
What is the name of our Groundhog?
Who is Puxsutawney Phil.
Which president ended the draft?
Who is Richard Nixon
What is the 29th of February called?
What is Leap Day
This day of love commemorates the beheading of this saint in the year 270 A.D.
Who is St. Valentine.
What is the name of the book which represents one of the most classic tragic love stories ever written.
What is Romeo and Juliet.
Do we get 6 more weeks of winter, or do we expect Spring to begin, if the Groundhog sees his shadow?
What is 6 more weeks of winter!
Which president also served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Who is William Howard Taft.
In February 1964 which popular band made their first American television debut on the "Ed Sullivan Show".
The Beetles
On this day in 1990, the Voyager 1 Spacecraft took the famous "Pale Blue Dot" photo of this planet.
What is Earth.
This city is known as the Capital of Love.
What is Paris?
What is the average lifespan of the Groundhog?
What is 10 years.
Which president served two non-consecutive terms?
Who is Grover Cleveland.
Over time, the length of February kept changing, and at one point, it had as little as how many days?
23
Who introduced the first box of chocolate to be sold on the market in 1868?
Who is Richard Cadbury.
From the late '80's and into the '90's, M. Jordan & S. Pippin were basketball stars playing for this team.
Who are the Chicago Bulls.
Who was the first U.S. president to meet our American Groundhog?
Who is Ronald Regan.
Which president banned alchol from the White House at the behest of his first lady?
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes.
In which year on February 1st was the U.S. supreme court started?
What is 1790.
This Roman Emperor made February short and complicated when he added it to the Roman calendar in 713.
Who is Julius Cesear.
Which profession receives the most Valentine's?
Who are Teachers.
Which of the following year was the earliest mention of Groundhog day in the United States?
1. 1300 2. 1980 3. 1840
1840
Which president watched the Battle of Bunker Hill from his family farm as a child?
Who is John Quincy Adams.
On February 3, 1690, the first paper money in America was issued in the colony of which state?
What is Massachusetts.
People send thousands of Valentines each year to this fictional character in the town of Verona. What is the country?
What is Italy.
This Vermont based ice cream duo opened their first "Scoop Shop" in 1978.
Who are Ben and Jerry?
Their first shop opened up in a converted gas station. It has since grown into a worldwide company.