June National Holidays

Juneteenth

100

What day is Juneteenth celebrated?

A. June 13th

B. June 16th

C. June 19th

C. June 19th

200

What does Juneteenth celebrate?

A. Civil Rights Movement

B. End of Jim Crow Laws

C. End of Slavery

C. End of Slavery

300

What President signed the Emancipation Proclamation? 

A. Abraham Lincoln

B. John Adams

C. JFK

A. Abraham Lincoln

400

What year was Juneteenth made into a national holiday?

A. 2021

B. 2008

C. 1991

A. 2021

500

Juneteenth is often referred to as...

A. Union Victory Day

B. Emancipation Day

C. June Holiday

B. Emancipation Day

Pride Month

100

What year was gay marriage legalized in the US?

A. 2008

B. 2012

C. 2015

C. 2015

200

Where is the largest pride parade?

A. Iowa City

B. New York City

C. Los Angeles

B. New York City

300

Openly declaring yourself as part of LGBTQ+ community is known as:

A. Coming out

B. Going out

C. Being different

A. Coming out

400

What President declared June as Pride Month?

A. Bill Clinton

B. George Bush

C. Joe Biden

A. Bill Clinton

500

When was the pride flag created?

A. 1978

B. 2000

C. 1987

A. 1978

Candy Appreciation

100

When was National Candy Month created?

A. 1986

B. 1974

C. 1993

B. 1974

200

What candy has the slogan: "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a..."

A. Tootsie Pop

B. Lollipop

C. Candy bar

A. Tootsie Pop

300

When was the first Hershey bar sold?

A. 1890

B. 1900

C. 1910

B. 1900

400

Where were gummy bears created?

A. France

B. Germany

C. Mexico

B. Germany

500

What do the M's stand for in M&M's?

A. More and More

B. Milk and Melt

C. Mars and Murrie

C. Mars and Murrie

Pollinators Month

100

What is the most common type of pollinator?

A. Bumble Bees

B. Flies

C. Spiders

A. Bumble Bees

200

What part of nature is considered a pollinator?

A. Wind

B. Rain

C. Lightening

A. Wind

300

How many types of pollinators are there?

A. 200,000

B. 250,000

C. 300,00

A. 200,000

400

What do pollinators do?

A. Plant flowers

B. Move pollen from one flower to another

C. Eat flowers

B. Move pollen from one flower to another

500

How much food are pollinators responsible for?

A. 1/2

B. 1/4

C. 1/3

C. 1/3

Great Outdoors Month

100

How many national parks are there?

A. 43

B. 50

C. 63

D. 72

C. 63

200

What is the Iowa State Flower?

A. Prairie Rose

B. Daisy

C. Lily

D. Dandelion 

A. Prairie Rose

300

How long has it been since there was a double emergence of cicadas?

A. 123 years

B. 357 years

C. 221 years

D. 56 years

C. 221 years

400

How long is the annual RAGRAI race?

A. 520 miles

B. 300 miles

C. 175 miles

D. 470 miles

D. 470 miles

500

What is the average temperature in June in Iowa City?

A. 87 degrees

B. 82 degrees

C. 77 degrees

D. 91 degrees

B. 82 degrees