January B-days
January Holidays
January History
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January
100
This former U.S. president celebrated his birthday on January 30th. He is the only president who served 4 terms
Franklin D. Roosevelt (RIP)
100
In this century old Spanish tradition, people usually eat 12 of what at midnight on what holiday?
12 grapes at midnight on New Year
100
This declaration was issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 to rid slavery.
The Emancipation Proclamation
100
This is the official currency of the European Union. It debuted on January 4, 1999.
EURO
100
The most frequently pledged New Year's resolution.
Weight loss
200
This famous rock 'n' roll singer's birthday is on January 8th. He sang "Are you lonesome tonight".
Elvis Presley (RIP)
200
A Christian religious holiday celebrated on January 6th that commemorates the biblical story of the three wise men (Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar) who visited the baby Jesus, bringing gifts.
Three Kings Day, also called "Epiphany"
200
The first woman to receive this degree was Elizabeth Blackwell on January 23, 1839.
a)Science | b)Medical | c)Arts
Medical degree
Elizabeth Blackwell received her medical degree from Geneva Medical College in New York.
200
On January 7, 1714 a patent was issued for the first one of these, designed by British inventor Henry Mill "for the impressing or transcribing of letters singly or progressively one after another, as in writing."
Typewriter
200
This woman is credited with sewing the first United States flag with 13 stars.
Betsy Ross
300
This English singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist, was born on January 8th, 1947. He was a pioneer of glam rock, his work blended pop, rock, psychedelia, and folk
David Bowie (RIP)
300
Observed on the 3rd Monday of January.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
300
The first Super Bowl was held on January 15, 1967. Name one of the two teams!
Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs
300
This color is often associated with January's birthstone, garnet.
Red
300
On January 28, 1945, this branch of the U.S. military was officially created.
Coast Guard
400
When is Lucky's birthday? (Brandon's cat)
January 12th , 2019
400
For Chinese Lunar New Year, this is the animal for 2025 on the lunar calendar.
Snake (wood)
400
Which treaty, ending the Russo-Japanese War, was signed on January 5, 1905?
Treaty of Portsmouth
400
This movie debuted on January 29 in 1959.
a)Sleeping Beauty | b)Cinderella | c)Bambi
Sleeping Beauty
400
What name is given to the full moon in January?
Wolf Moon
500
Born on January 17th, 1922, this American actress and comedian was a pioneer of early television, with a career spanning seven decades.
Betty White (RIP)
500
January 4th. A day Jeopardy fans can appreciate.
National Trivia Day
500
First published on January 29, 1845, this famous poem begins, “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.”
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”
500
One of January's birth flowers. There are two.
Carnation or Snowdrop
500
In which year on January 24 did gold get discovered in California, leading to the Gold Rush?
1848