Inspirational Quotes
“He that lies down with Dogs, shall rise up with fleas.” is attributed to this founding father.
Who is Benjamin Franklin? Also known for the following quotes.
“Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.”
“Better slip with foot than tongue.” and
“There never was a good war or a bad peace.”
A homophone of Santa's mode of transportation. It means to kill violently.
What is Slay?
Material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers.
What is Sediment?
This president declared Thanksgiving as an annual reoccurring holiday.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
While Thanksgiving had been celebrated as early as 1789, the a yearly celebration wasn't officially declared as an Annual Holiday until 1863.
This Architecture is characterized by its large stained glass windows, pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and ornate decoration
What is Gothic Architecture?
Some of the most famous Gothic Cathedrals include Notre Dame, Westminster Abby, and Canterbury Cathedral.
This genius once said “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
Who is Albert Einstein?
He is known for many quotes including
“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.” And
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
From the Greek word for deep sleep. Its a deep, prolonged, consciousness.
What is Coma?
The complex community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit.
What is an Ecosystem?
This Native American Tribe celebrated the "first thanksgiving" with the Pilgrims.
What are the Wampanoag?
In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states.
This Pop Art artist is best known for their screen prints including a series of Campbells Soup Cans.
Who is Andy Warhol?
Andy Warhol was a successful magazine and ad illustrator who became a leading artist of the 1960s Pop art movements. He ventured into a wide variety of art forms, including performance art, filmmaking, video installations and writing, and controversially blurred the lines between fine art and mainstream aesthetics
This Father of the assembly line is known for saying "Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. "
Who was Henry Ford?
Henry Ford was an American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production.
This is a roll of cloth, or a flash of lightning.
What is a Bolt?
The name for all the water on the earth.
What is the hydrosphere?
Thanksgiving is celebrated by Canadians during this month.
What is October.
Thanksgiving in Canada is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Canadian thanksgiving has no relation to the pilgrims, and is instead simply a celebration of the blessings of the harvest.
The name for this period of art comes from the word "Rebirth".
What is the Renaissance?
The Renaissance included artists such as Leonardo Da Vince, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo and brought us great works like the Mona Lisa, and the Sistine Chapel.
This activist had a way with words. He believed
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Who is Martin Luther King?
A civil rights activist, he is best known for his "I have a dream" speech, but he took powerful words with him everywhere he went.
This camping item may be a pup.
What is a Tent?
Human innovations to solve societal problems
What is Technology?
Thanksgiving is celebrated by this many countries.
What is 5?
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Similarly named festival holidays occur in Germany and Japan.
This artist is best known for a painting of his mother.
Who is James Abbott McNeill Whistler?
James Abbott McNeill Whistler RBA was an American artist active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He eschewed sentimentality and moral allusion in painting and was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake".
This funny lady was once quoted as saying "I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.”
Who is Lucille Ball?
Lucille ball was not only funny she was full of witty wisdom, with such lines as "Love yourself first and everything else falls into line." and "The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age."
It can be part of your foot, your shoe, your stocking, or part of a loaf of bread.
What is a Heel?
The layer of gas surrounding the earth.
What is the Atmosphere?
This city held the very first "Thanksgiving Day Parade."
What is Philadelphia?
While Macy's Parade is the most well known and one of the oldest, first happening in 1924, Philadelphia had 4 years on it.
When it first started in 1920, the Philadelphia parade called itself as the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade in the country. Like other parades of its type, it features balloons, floats, high school marching bands, and celebrities.
What are the three most well known types of Columns in Greek and Roman Architecture?
What is Doric, Corinthian, and Ionic?
The romans were known for attempting to mimic Greek Sculpture and their columns also include Tuscan, and Composite.