2024
State Flowers
Da Bears
"Cheese"
"Crackers"
100
2024 had one more calendar day than last year, falling on February 29th, making it one of these.
Leap Year
100
Saguaro Cactus Blossom
Arizona
100
Bears have two layers of this, a short version to keep them warm, and a long version to keep off water.
Fur
100
This food item is known as a “cheese toastie” or a “Welsh rarebit” in the United Kingdom, a “jaffle” in Australia, and add ham and sauce and it’s a “croque monsieur” in France.
Grilled Cheese
100
These crackers are made with refined white flour, sugar, and honey, but they are most well known for being a critical ingredient to making ‘S’mores.
Graham Crackers
200
Featuring the first ever outdoor opening ceremonies, the Summer Olympics were held in this host city.
Paris, France
200
Rocky Mountain Columbine
Colorado
200
A bear’s heart rate is typically around 40 bpm (beats per minute) but it drops to only 8 bpm when they do this yearly activity.
Hibernate
200
Some food enthusiasts suggest pairing this cheesy dish with a glass of Chardonnay, but kids generally prefer hot dogs or ketchup with it.
Macaroni & Cheese
200
Coming in 54 zoomorphic shapes over its 120+ years of existence, this cracker (although some say more of a cookie), was popularized by the National Biscuit Company, later renamed as “Nabisco”.
Animal Crackers
300
In February, over 123 million people in the U.S. tuned in to watch this live event.
The Superbowl
300
Orange Blossom
Florida
300
Although “bear” is part of this animal’s name, they aren’t actually a bear at all, and are more closely related to Opossums, Kangaroos and Wombats.
Koala Bears
300
This cheese making process includes heating it up to 140 °F and then stretching the milk proteins to line up making it possible to peel strips from the larger cheese.
String Cheese
300
With the slogan of “the snack that smiles back” this cheesy cracker was first made in 1958 by a Swiss baker as a birthday gift to his wife, who was a Pisces.
Goldfish Crackers
400
Making over $650m in the U.S. and over $1.6b worldwide, this animated movie was the highest grossing film of 2024.
Inside Out 2
400
Mayflower
Massachusetts
400
Almost two thirds of the bears in the world live in the United States and 98% of U.S. Grizzly bears live in this state.
Alaska
400
When originally concocting the idea for this musical restaurant, the plan was called “Coyote Pizza”, which gave way to “Rick Rat’s” before changing the mascot to a mouse, and settling on this name.
Chuck E. Cheese (The E. stands for Entertainment)
400
Baked with special ridged or bumpy edges, these circular-shaped crackers can be used for cutting, such as to make a bite-sized sandwich with cheese.
Ritz Crackers
500
On January 20, 2024 this country became just the fifth country to land on the moon.
Japan (United States, Soviet Union (Russia), China, India)
500
Magnolia
Mississippi
500
As the story goes, a U.S. President refused to shoot a black bear cub on a hunting trip, and the cartoon depicting these events led to this popular children’s toy.
Teddy Bear
500
This cheesy salty snack was created by the Green & Green Company in Dayton, Ohio in 1921 and are made with a combination of cheddar and skim milk cheese, as well as paprika for flavor.
Cheez-Its
500
Named after the type of container that was used to ship soda crackers so they wouldn’t break, you will see many rocking chairs and checker boards prominently displayed around this roadside restaurant chain.
Cracker Barrel