Luck of the Irish
March of the Penguins
-Spring, Spring-
Black History Month
(Not March) Madness
100
The colors on the Republic of Ireland flag include green, white, and this color.
What is orange?
100
Elijah Wood voices the tapdancing penguin "Mumble", in this 2006 film.
What is Happy Feet?
100
This is the hometown of animated sitcom family, The Simpsons.
What is Springfield?
100
This civil rights activist became famous after refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man.
Who is Rosa Parks?
100
Someone who is unable to fall or stay asleep may be suffering from this.
What is Insomnia?
200
This Irish actor portrayed Oppenheimer, in the 2023 film of the same name.
Who is Cillian Murphy?
200
Hope you're not ticklish. Penguins have an average of 70 of these per square inch of their bodies.
What are feathers?
200
Found in many Southeast Asian cuisines, this dish usually consists of rice paper filled with vegetables, which is then rolled up and fried.
What are spring rolls?
200
In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to be appointed to this office.
What is the Supreme Court?
200
Often associated with military personnel, this 4 letter acronym can affect anyone who has experienced a traumatic event.
What is PTSD?
300
"The Great Hunger", was a famine in Ireland that devastated this crop in the mid 1800's.
What is a potato?
300
Standing nearly 4 feet tall and weighing about 100 pounds, this is the largest species of penguin.
What is emperor?
300
This type of bedframe filled with metal coils, helps to provide ventilation, as well as elevates the mattress to make it easier to get in and out of bed.
What is a box spring?
300
Founded in 1909, this is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization.
What is the NAACP?
300
This degenerative neurological disease, which often leads to dementia, affects 6.5 million people in the United States age 65 and older.
What is Alzheimer's?
400
Somebody call the record books! On March 17th, a whopping 13 million pints of this popular Irish beer are drank across the world.
What is Guiness?
400
The Penguins (the professional ice hockey team) are based out of this city?
What is Pittsburgh?
400
Merriam Webster defines this as "an acrobatic feat in which the body turns forward or backward in a full circle from a standing position and lands first on the hands and then on the feet.
What is a Handspring?
400
This athlete won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, but was snubbed by FDR, who didn't invite any him nor any of the other black Olympians to The White House.
Who is Jesse Owens?
400
Sufferers of this disorder will likely not show any symptoms until their mid 20's. Symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thoughts and behaviors.
What is Schizophrenia?
500
This instrument is the national symbol of Ireland.
What is a Harp?
500
There are exactly this many penguins that inhabit The North Pole.
What is zero?
500
Meaning a young or youthful person, this idiom is primarily used in the negative to indicate that someone is no longer young.
What is a spring chicken?
500
The month February was chosen for black history month to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln, and this 19th century abolitionist, writer, and statesman.
Who is Fredrick Douglas?
500
This is a type of eating disorder characterized by a tendency to eat substances that provide no nutritive value such as soil, chalk, hair, or paper.
What is Pica?