January B-days
What famous "King of rock 'n' roll" has a birthday on January 8th?
Elvis Presley
January 4 is this Italian dishes national day. It is made in long, slender, solid strings and usually served with sauce.
Spaghetti
On January 1, 1863 this president issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing many slaves
Abraham Lincoln
What animal do we celebrate on January 21st, National _________ Appreciation Day? [Hint: They have bushy tails and you can see them all around camp!]
Squirrels
Which Former First Lady of the U.S. from 2009-2017 has a birthday on January 17th?
Michelle Obama
January 5th is National ____________ Day. [Hint: It often flies south for the winter]
National Bird Day
The man on the one-hundred dollar bill was born on January 17th, 1706. What is his name?
Benjamin Franklin
More than 22 million tons of this is used on U.S. roads each winter. That comes out to about 137 lbs per person.
These furry mammals, only four species of its kind, don’t hibernate in the true sense because their body temperature only drops a little bit and they can wakeup at any moment.
Bears
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.
On January 5,1933 construction of this famous bridge begins in San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate Bridge
About a million billion of these fall each second, averaged over a typical year.
snowflakes
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
He is a comedian and actor best known for comedic and dramatic film roles in movies including 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective' and 'The Truman Show
Jim Carey
January 16th is Appreciate a _____________ Day. [A fictional creature that breathes fire]
Appreciate a Dragon Day
On January 11, 1935 this person was the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California
Amelia Earheart
0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit
What mammal is the only animal that hunts polar bears?
HUMANS!
This person first hit it big as a stand-up comedian before starring on her own sitcom and now has her own talk show. In 1997, she came out as gay, and became an advocate of LGBTQ rights.
Ellen Degeneres
January is National __________ Month. [Hint: A liquid dish, typically made by boiling meat, fish, or vegetables, etc., in stock or water.
National Soup Month
On January 3rd, 1959 what state became the 49th U.S. state?
Alaska
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
Some animals stay active in winter but 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