January B-days
January Holidays
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January IQ
Basic January
200
What former U.S. president celebrated his birthday on January 30th? [Hint: He served 4 terms]
Franklin D. Roosevelt
200
What holiday is celebrated on January 1st of every year?
New Years!
200
On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued what proclamation?
The Emancipation Proclamation. It declared all slaves to be free in states that had seceded from the Union.
200
What color is often associated with January's birthstone, garnet?
Red
200
What is the most popular New Year's resolution?
Losing weight
400
What famous rock 'n' roll singer's birthday is on January 8th?
Elvis Presley
400
January 5th is National __________ Day. [Hint: It has wings]
National Bird Day
400
On January 23, 1839, Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive what kind of degree?
A medical degree. Elizabeth Blackwell received her medical degree from Geneva Medical College in New York.
400
What is one of January's birth flowers?
Carnation and Snowdrop
400
If there were 10 inches of snow and the snow melted, how much water would there be?
1 inch
600
Born on January 1, 1895, he was the first director of the FBI.
J. Edgar Hoover
600
What holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of January, honoring a civil rights activist?
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
600
The first Super Bowl was held on January 15, 1967. Name one of the two teams!
Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs
600
This is the official currency of the European Union, and it debuted on January 4, 1999.
What is the euro.
600
On January 28, 1945, this branch of the U.S. military was officially created, to protect waters and coasts.
Coast Guard
800
This glamorous movie actress starred in Cleopatra and Butterfield 8 during Hollywood's Golden Age celebrated her birthday on January 3rd. What was her name?
Elizabeth Taylor
800
January is national ______ month.
[hint: chicken noodle]
National Soup Month
800
On January 3, 1924, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered whose tomb?
King Tut. Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered near Luxor, Egypt. The mummy was held in a solid gold coffin.
800
Which of January’s astrological signs is represented by the sea-goat?
Capricorn. The sea-goat is a mythological creature with a goat’s body and a fish’s tail. Capricorn is from December 22 to January 19.
800
Born on January 15, 1929, who delivered the final speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
1000
This English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and theologian was born January 4, 1643.
Isaac Newton
1000
January 31st is national hot _____ day.
[Hint: You drink this.]
National Hot Chocolate Day
1000
First published on January 29, 1845, what famous poem begins, “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary”?
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.” The poem was published in the New York Evening Mirror.
1000
PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre first debuted on January 10th of what year?
1971. Masterpiece Theatre debuted with a 12-part miniseries called The First Churchills.
1000
Born on January 17, 1933, Shari Lewis was known for developing a sock puppet sheep character. What is the sheep’s name?
Lamb Chop. Shari Lewis debuted Lamb Chop in the late 1950s on a program called Hi Mom.