A New Year
What are all of the months that have 31 days?
January, March, May, July, August, October, December
The designer of the Eiffel Tower, Gustave Eiffel, also helped design what other famous landmark?
The Statue of Liberty-- it was a gift from France after all!
Every snowflake is unique, but they all have how many sides?
6 sides
Molecular Structure: A single water molecule has a specific angle, and when they bond to form ice, they naturally arrange into hexagonal rings.
Nell & Bob Parsons own a little white dog. What is his name?
Mr. Foo
Who were the two were pioneers of jazz, transforming American music?
Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong
What kind of calendar does the U.S. (and most of the world) use?
The Gregorian calendar, replacing the Julian calendar
Which river flows through the city if Paris?
The Seine River
Some animals sleep and stay put to conserve energy while others travel to warmer climates. What are each of these animal behaviors called?
Hibernation and Migration
Name 4 U.S. military veterans who live with us.
Randy, Bruce, Hebron, Jimmy, Lloyd Pine, Burt, Steve, Brian, Delmar, Martin, Fred
Who became the first Black woman astronaut to travel into space in 1992?
Mae Jemison
Why are leap years necessary?
The earth actually orbits the sun a bit longer than a year, making a solar year 365.2422 days
Paris is divided into 20 arrondissements.
What are those?
Neighborhoods
What is another name for the shortest day of each year?
The winter solstice
What is our Executive Director's first and last name?
Ben Marks
Who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, challenging Hitler’s ideas of racial superiority?
Jesse Owens
Mobile, Alabama has their own version of the NYE ball drop. What is it?
What is the largest art museum in the world?
The Louvre
When does winter start in the southern hemisphere?
Around June 20–21
One of our residents used to work in classified government operations. Who is this?
Mark Cognetti
What year did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous "I Have a Dream' speech?
1963
Round foods are traditionally eaten in Italy and the Philippines on New Year's. What is the symbolism behind this?
Round foods represents coins, therefore welcoming good financial fortune
What does Paris have 1,800 of in its city?
Bakeries
What trees keep their needles to continue photosynthesis even in freezing temperatures?
Evergreen trees
Two residents who currently live with us used to work for the United States Postal Service. Name one.
Randy & Bruce
Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and became a conductor on the Underground Railroad, helping hundreds of people reach freedom. What was her nickname?
Moses