Life-Changing Habits
North American Geography
Winter Nature
January Observances
Remembering the Late 1970s
100

This gets the worm, and you can get a jump on the day if you’re one of them.

What is early bird? 

Rising early is good for your mental health as well as your physical health, it gives you more quiet time, and it helps improve sleep.

100

Cancun and Cozumel are islands belonging to this country.

What is Mexico? 

Cancun is connected to the mainland of Mexico by bridges, but Cozumel is not connected to the mainland.

100

Some animals store food in the fall in preparation for this winter inactivity.

What is hibernation? 

Some animals that hibernate include bears, squirrels, bumblebees, and skunks

100

A U.S. federal holiday celebrates this civil rights leader’s birthday.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.? 

This holiday is not celebrated on a fixed date. It’s celebrated on the third Monday in January, giving us a three-day weekend. It was first celebrated in 1986.

100

Debby Boone’s “You Light Up [two missing words]” was a hit tune.

What is My Life? “You Light Up My Life” hit the Top 10 in 1977.

200

Thoughts turn into words, and words turn into these.

What are actions? 

Repeated actions become habits.

200

This U.S. state has the longest coastline.

What is Alaska? 

Its coastline is 6,640 miles long.

200

Although it’s summertime on this continent in the southern hemisphere, average temperatures reach around –50 degrees.

What is Antarctica? 

The highest temperature was recorded on February 6, 2020, at 18.3 degrees Celsius or 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit.

200

January 24 is a great day to say something nice to someone, otherwise known as paying them this.

What is a compliment? 

It’s National Compliment Day.

200

Most states began allowing right-hand turns in this instance while driving after a complete stop.

What is on a red light? 

Of course, drivers must yield to traffic before turning right. By 1980, all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Guam allowed right turns on red.

300

Sometimes when you think you’re hungry, it’s not really hunger; your body is really this D word.

What is dehydrated? 

The Seattle Times reports that the difference between the internal cues of hunger and thirst can be subtle. If, after drinking a glass of water, you’re still hungry, then it’s probably hunger.

300

This North American country has the longest coastline in the world.

What is Canada? 

It also has the second-largest landmass in the world.

300

A snowflake has this number of sides.

What is six? 

We were all taught that no two snowflakes are alike, but at least one scientist has claimed she found two identical snowflakes.

300

This movie theater snack is celebrated on January 19.

What is popcorn? 

We also pay tribute to tin cans on that date.

300

This disease for which we used to take vaccinations was eradicated in North America.

What is smallpox? 

Smallpox had its origins during the Egyptian Empire in the third century BC. Smallpox is still a problem in Africa, Asia, and South America.

400

This facial expression is the quickest way to get out of a bad mood.

What is smile? 

It sends a message to your brain and can actually trick your mind into feeling happier.

400

This North American country has half the natural lakes in the world.

What is Canada? 

Sporcle reports, “Nine percent of the country is covered in fresh water.”

400

It’s colder in the winter due to this earthly phenomenon.

What is Earth’s tilt? 

During winter in the northern hemisphere, Earth is positioned so that the North Pole is tilted away from the sun, and the sun’s rays are less direct than at other times of year.

400

We used to call them druggists, but now we call them this, and they have a national observance on January 12.

Who are pharmacists? 

The observance is called National Pharmacist Day. Druggist is still a proper word, but few use it.

400

Three Americans crossed the Atlantic Ocean by this means of travel on August 17, 1978. The apparatus was called the Double Eagle II.

What is hot-air balloon? 

It left Presque Isle, Maine, and landed 137 hours later in a barley field near Paris, France.

500

When our personal life is on track but we’re overwhelmed by world events, turn this off for a few days.

What is the news?

Bad news sells, and removing yourself from it for a day or two is the quickest and easiest way to attain a renewed sense of optimism.

500

More than 40 buildings in this North American city have their own zip codes.

What is New York City? 

The shoe floor in Saks Fifth Avenue has its own zip code.

500

This is what we call trees that shed their leaves in preparation for winter.

What is deciduous? 

Evergreen trees keep their leaves or needles during the winter. The wind helps deciduous trees shed their leaves, but they also have cells that act like scissors to lop off their leaves.

500

On January 20, we pay tribute to these folks who spin tunes on the radio.

Who are DJs or disc jockeys? 

It’s National DJ Day.

500

This New York team won the World Series in both 1977 and 1978.

What is New York Yankees? The Yankees won more than a quarter of the World Series in the 100 years between 1921 and 2021 (27 times). That’s quite a few more wins than any other MLB team.

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