January B-days
January holidays
January History
Winter
Animals
100
What famous "King of rock 'n' roll" has a birthday on January 8th?
Elvis Presley
100
January 4 is this Italian dish's national day. It is made in long, slender, solid strings and is usually served with sauce.
Spaghetti
100
On January 1, 1863, this president issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in some pro-slavery states, but not all. He allowed slavery to continue in Maryland and New Jersey.
Abraham Lincoln
100
What is the most popular New Year's resolution?
Losing weight
100
What animal do we celebrate on January 21st, National _________ Appreciation Day? [Hint: They hunt for acorns and are seen in trees)
Squirrels
200
Which Former First Lady of the U.S. from 2009-2017 has a birthday on January 17th?
Michelle Obama
200
January 5th is National ____________ Day. [Hint: It often flies south for the winter]
National Bird Day
200
The man on the one-hundred-dollar bill was born on January 17th, 1706. What is his name?
Benjamin Franklin
200
More than 22 million tons of this is used on U.S. roads each winter. That comes out to about 137 lbs per person.
Salt
200
These furry mammals, only four species of their kind, don’t hibernate in the true sense because their body temperature only drops a little bit and they can wake up at any moment. (Yogi is one)
Bears
300
He was a Baptist minister and social rights activist in the United States in the 1950s and '60s. He was a leader of the American civil rights movement.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
300
What holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of January, honoring a civil rights activist?
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
300
On January 5, 1933 construction of this famous bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.
Golden Gate Bridge
300
About a million billion of these fall each second, averaged over a typical year.
snowflakes
300
Some creatures just don’t want to deal with winter at all! Instead, they travel south to spend the season in places where they can still find food easily and it doesn’t get too cold. What is this called?
Migration
400
A Catholic holiday that is celebrated on January 1st.
Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
or
Solemnity of Mary
400
January 16th is Appreciate a _____________ Day.
appreciate a Dragon day
400
On January 11, 1935, this person was the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
Amelia Earheart
400
Snow forms when the atmospheric temperature is at or below freezing and there is a minimum amount of moisture in the air. What is that temperature in celsius or fahrenheit?
0 degrees Celsius
or
32 degrees Fahrenheit
400
What mammal is the only animal that hunts polar bears?
HUMANS!
500
In January, many people make this to see if they can change or add new behavior to their lives.:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/headstart-oon-new-years-resolutions-GettyImages-1613398688-f862829f46c8494286942010357d68fe.jpg)
make a New Year's Resolution
500
January is World _________ Month.
World Carnivore Month
500
On January 3rd, 1959 what state became the 49th U.S. state?
Alaska
500
Also known as "aestivation,” this is a period of animal dormancy, usually by insects, reptiles, and amphibians, which occurs during dry months to retain water and conserve energy.
Hibernation
500
Some animals stay active in winter and learn how to live in the cold and snow. The white-tailed deer grows a winter coat with longer hair, ermines change colors, and some birds eat more. What is this process called?
Adaptation