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Civil rights activist whose quiet act of defiance on a bus sparked a movement that changed the course of U.S. history.

Rosa Parks 

100

his baseball legend broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947.

Jackie Robinson

100

Showers bring flowers, Earth Day, and April Fool’s jokes.

April
100

This common tool can help you organize your pills by day of the week so you don’t forget your medications.

Pill organizer 

100

Eat breakfast, wake up, brush your teeth — what’s the right order for starting your morning?

wake up → brush teeth → eat breakfast?

200

The ultimate Renaissance man: painted the Mona Lisa, designed flying machines, and sketched anatomy centuries before MRIs.

Leonardo da Vinci


200

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

Neil Armstrong

200

Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, and the start of warmer weather.

May

200

This tool is used for writing appointments, birthdays, and tasks in this tool helps you keep track of important dates.

calender

200

Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving — put these holidays in the correct calendar order.

Halloween → Thanksgiving → Christmas

300

From talk show host to billionaire media mogul, she built an empire on empathy, storytelling, and the power of “You get a car!”

Oprah

300

Who was the first person to hit 700 home runs in baseball?

Babe Ruth

300

Back-to-school, hot weather winding down, and Labor Day.

August

300

What is a way to keep your keys, wallet, or glasses in the same place every day is an example of this helpful strategy.

Designated spot, key ring, 

300

To make a sandwich, you need to do these steps: put on peanut butter, put on jelly, get out the bread. What’s the correct order

 get out the bread → put on peanut butter → put on jelly

400

This jazz trumpeter from New Orleans, nicknamed “Satchmo,” helped popularize scat singing and became one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

Louis Armstrong

400

In 1939, this movie became the first major film released in full color with Technicolor’s three-strip process.

The Wizard of Oz

400

Snow, Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s Eve celebrations.

December

400

Setting a beep on your phone to remind you to take medicine is an example of a..

alarm or reminder 

400

Fall, Spring, Winter, Summer — put the four seasons in the correct order starting in January

Winter → Spring → Summer → Fall

500

Before he became a Hollywood action star and governor, this Austrian-born athlete won Mr. Olympia seven times.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

500

What famous band was the first to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964?

The Beatles

500

Father’s Day, the longest day of the year, and school letting out for summer.

June

500

When you group a phone number into smaller parts, like 716–555–1212, you’re using this memory technique.

chunking 
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Finish dessert, cook the meal, wash the dishes, set the table — put these dinner steps in order.

What is set the table → cook the meal → finish dessert → wash the dishes

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