Indigenous Peoples Day
What is Indigenous Peoples Day?
An American holiday that honors the history, culture, resilience, and contributions of Native American and Indigenous communities.
What does sovereignty mean?
Supreme power or authority
What force pulls objects toward the center of Earth?
Gravity
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What is the Minnesota state bird?
A loon
Which animal is needed for pollination?
Bumble Bee
When is Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated?
The second Monday in October
What does displacement mean?
The forced removal of indigenous people from their native homelands.
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from where?
France
Which sea animal has 3 hearts?
An octopus
What two primary colors make the color green?
Blue and Yellow
Which president issued a proclamation recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day in 2021?
President Joe Biden
What does Indigenous communities mean?
A group of people who are the original inhabitants of a specific region, sharing a historical and ancestral continuity with pre-colonial or pre-settler societies
Name all of the planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What is the largest U.S. state by landmass?
Alaska
What kind of animal was the first animal in space?
A dog
What language is the most popularly spoken worldwide?
Chinese (Mandarin)
What was the first state to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day?
South Dakota
What does assimilation mean?
The process in which a minority group or culture come to resemble a society's majority group or assimilates the values, behaviors and beliefs.
If a plant is kept in darkness for several days, what important process will be greatly reduced because it requires light?
Photosynthesis
Name all 7 Continents
North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania (Australia), and Antarctica
What mammal is known to lay eggs?
A platypus
What is the most common letter in English?
E
Is Indigenous Peoples Day a federal holiday?
What is food sovereignty?
The right of peoples to healthy, culturally appropriate food produced through sustainable, ecologically sound methods, and their right to define their own food and agricultural systems
What is the process called when a solid changes directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first?
Sublimation
What was the name of the war in which the Northern and Southern states fought against each other from 1861 to 1865?
The Civil War
What makes flamingos pink?
Shrimp
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them