Prefixes
Meaning "between", it comes before "section" & "galactic"
What is inter-?
Juneteenth is a portmanteau of these two words:
What is June and Nineteenth?
Billy Buffalo
Buffalo Bills
This Latin phrase literally means "something for something"
What is quid pro quo?
In 1611 the Polish king & court were moved here from Krakow
A prefix meaning "after" is found in this word meaning an after-death examination
What is post-?
Even though President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, Juneteenth commemorates the effective end of this horrible practice.
What is Slavery?
Staley Da Bear
Chicago Bears
Often used as a toast, it's Spanish for "health"
What is Salud?
This hyphenated North Carolina city is home to Wake Forest University & Piedmont Baptist College
What is Winston-Salem?
This thoroughly modern prefix means "one thousandth"
What is milli-?
Enslaved people were legally free as of 1863, but enforcement was delayed in areas still under Confederate control, especially in this large southern state.
What is Texas?
Steely McBeam
It's the Italian word for "You're welcome", not "You're with child"
What is Prego?
This Irish city on the Suir River is an export center for fruit, meat & of course, fine crystal
What is Waterford?
"Pharyngo" & "laryngo" both refer to this part of the body
What is the Throat?
Texas first recognized Juneteenth as a state holiday in 1980, but it took until this decade of the 2000s before it was officially recognized as a national holiday.
What is the 2020s? (2021)
Blue
Indianapolis Colts
French for "one who lives well", it's one who probably enjoys good food & drink
What is bon vivant?
The Yangtze River runs through this capital of Hubei Province that's lent its name to a deadly flu virus
What is Wuhan?
Meaning "height", it comes before "phobia" & "polis"
What is acro-?
There are three other common names for the Juneteenth holiday, name one
What is Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, or Jubilee Day?
Miles (and Thunder, a live horse)
Denver Broncos
This 2-word Greek phrase means the common people, but it has been improperly used to mean the upper crust of society
What is hoi polloi?
The first permanent settlement (1812) on the Red River grew into this Manitoba city
What is Winnipeg?