January B-days
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January
100
He was a Revolutionary War hero, who wrote many of the Federalist Papers, founded the Bank of New York, created the federal banking system, became the first Secretary of the Treasury, and founded the U.S. Mint. He was famously shot and killed by Vice President Aaron Burr during a duel in 1804. Today, he is still on the $10 bill
Alexander Hamilton
100
What holiday is celebrated on January 1st of every year?
New Years!
100
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.
100
What color is often associated with January's birthstone, garnet?
Red
100
January 3, 1959 - _______ becomes the 49th US State.
Alaska
200
This famous rock 'n' roll singer's birthday is on January 8th. Before he became a worldwide superstar in the 1950s, he was born in 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi and was a shy teenager trying to find his place. At his senior prom in Memphis, he told his date he couldn't dance.
Elvis Presley
200
January 5th is National __________ Day. [Hint: It has wings]
National Bird Day
200
On January 23, 1839, Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive what kind of degree?
a)Science | b)Medical | c)Arts
A medical degree. Elizabeth Blackwell received her medical degree from Geneva Medical College in New York.
200
What is one of January's birth flowers?
Carnation and Snowdrop
200
The first week of January is when the earth is closest to the sun. It is called _____
the perihelion
300
Born January 12, 1964, he is founder and CEO of Amazon as well as the owner of the Washington Post.
Jeff Bezos
300
What holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of January, honoring a civil rights activist?
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 is the official currency of the European Union, and it debuted on January 4, 1999.
What is the euro.
300
The name for January comes from the Roman god, ____ who is always depicted with two heads. He uses one head to look back on the year before, and the other head to look forward into the New Year!
Janus
400
Born David Robert Jones, the performer known as ________ started playing saxophone at age 13. He assumed his stage name in 1966 and released his first album the next year. He continued to be a trend-setting presence in music and fashion until his death in 2016 at the age of 69, two days after the release of his final album, Blackstar.
David Bowie
400
January is national ______ month.
National Soup Month
400
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.
400
Which of January’s astrological signs is represented by the sea-goat?
a)Capricorn | b)Aries| c)Aquarius
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.
400
January has two zodiac signs – _____ which is until January 19, and _____ which is for the rest of the month.
Capricorn and Aquarius
500
__________ who lived just 19 years, packed a lot into her short life. When she was 13, she began to have visions of herself leading France to victory over England—and though she was just a peasant girl who couldn't read or write, she had complete faith in her visions. At 16, she rejected an arranged marriage to carry out her mission to depose the English King Henry VI and install the French prince Charles as its rightful king. She gathered followers, cut her hair, put on warrior's armor, and led several successful assaults against the English in 1429.
Joan d'Arc,
500
January 31st is national hot _____ day.
[Hint: You drink this.]
National Hot Chocolate Day
500
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.
500
Which movie debuted on January 29 in 1959?
a)Sleeping Beauty | b)Cinderella | c)Bambi
Sleeping Beauty
500
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.