Famous Black Women
This woman refused to give her seat to a white man.
Rosa Parks
Who started Black History Month in 1976?
Carter G. Woodson
About how many roses are sent for Valentine's Day each year?
a - 5 Million
b - 25 Million
c - 50 Million
c - 50 Million
The most popular form of entertainment on Fat Tuesday
Parades
Marks the beginning of Lent
Ash Wednesday
Who helped 300 slaves escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
What year was slavery abolished in the US?
1865
What percentage of flowers bought on Valentine's Day are red?
a - 49%
b - 59%
c- 69%
c - 69%
The country that brought Fat Tuesday to the US
France
The Hindu deity of knowledge, music, art and wisdom
Goddess Saraswati
Which teen movie did Gabrielle Union get her breakthrough role in?
Bring it on!
Laws created a system of legal segregation are called what?
Jim Crow Laws
Which playwright coined the term "star-crossed lovers"?
William Shakespeare
Where were the 1st Fat Tuesday celebrations?
Florence, Italy in the 14th century
Celebrated on March 8th, first started in Demark in 1910
International Women’s Day
Who was the first black woman to win an Academy Award?
The federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States
Juneteenth
This is how many different sayings are in a typical conversation heart box of candy.
a)12
b)30
c)45
c - 45
The historical reason for feasting on Fat Tuesday.
To consume foods Catholics fast of during lent.
This president declared March as Women's History Month
President Jimmy Carter
Who wrote the poem "Still I Rise"?
Maya Angelou
Who was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and a great poet, activist, novelist and playwright?
Langston Hughes
Valentine's Day is one of the most popular days of the year for sending flowers. What other day is the most popular for sending flowers?
Mothers Day
Historical reason that people wear masks on Fat Tuesday
To prevent class divisions
This is the number of recipes found in the inclusion calendar
87