Mardi Gras
What is the signature Mardi Gras dessert?
King Cake
What are the three classic ice cream flavors used in a traditional banana split?
Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry
Who was the first Black woman to become a self-made millionaire?
Madam C.J. Walker... made millions by creating and marketing a highly successful line of hair care products and cosmetics specifically for Black women, known as the "Walker system". She built a business empire, the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, which sold products like "Wonderful Hair Grower" and employed thousands of sales agent
What is the term for the popular 1950s, 60s, and 70s game played with glass spheres, often on dirt?
Marbles
Who made the first sustained, powered, and controlled airplane flight?
The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur) on December 17, 1903.
Name of event that ends Mardi Gras?
Fat Tuesday
What is the name of the dessert made by placing vanilla ice cream in root beer?
A Brown Cow (or root beer float).
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall (appointed 1967). Most famous for arguing the landmark Brown v. Board of Education (1954) case before the Supreme Court, successfully ending legal segregation in public schools by overturning "separate but equal," and for becoming the first African American Supreme Court Justice (1967-1991).
What circular plastic toy, released in 1957, became a massive craze by having children spin it around their waists?
The Hula Hoop
What is the term for the horizontal movement of an aircraft on the ground?
Taxiing
A man dressed as whom was credited with popularizing throwing beads during Mardi Gras?
Santa Claus
Which fruit garnish is standard on top of an ice cream sundae? (Be Specific)
A maraschino cherry.
Martin Luther King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail was addressed to who?
Clergymen...Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" was addressed to eight white Alabama clergymen (ministers, bishops, and a rabbi) who had publicly criticized his nonviolent protests as "unwise and untimely". Written in April 1963, it served as a response to their call for unity and a plea for moderation.
What popular word game, first sold widely in the 1950s, involves creating words on a grid?
Scrabble
Which aircraft was the first supersonic passenger airliner?
The Concorde (operated by British Airways and Air France).
What time does New Orleans law require masks to be removed on Mardi Gras?
6 p.m.
What are the three traditional fruit/syrup toppings used on a banana split?
Chocolate syrup, strawberry sauce, and crushed pineapple.
Who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era?
Jackie Robinson...was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers signing Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s.
Which building toy, consisting of notched wooden logs, remained popular throughout the 1950s?
Lincoln Logs.
What color is a commercial airplane's "black box" (flight data recorder) actually painted?
Bright orange (to make it easier to find after a crash).
Where was the first Mardi Gras parade in the United States?
Mobile, Alabama in 1711
Which drug store chain helped spread the popularity of the banana split nationally?
Walgreens
What was the first newspaper owned and operated by African Americans in the U.S.?
Freedom's Journal...he first African American-owned and operated newspaper in the U.S., founded on March 16, 1827, in New York City by Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm. Published weekly until 1829, it served as a,platform to advocate for abolition, civil rights, and education, with the famous motto: "We wish to plead our own cause".
What was the name of the popular 1950s toy that involved moving a small plastic disc into a cup by pressing down on the edge of the disc with another disc?
Tiddlywinks.
Who performed the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean?
Charles Lindbergh in 1927.