Women's History Month
When did Congress officially declare March as Women's History Month in the United States?
What is 1987?
St Patrick's day is connected with which country?
What is Ireland?
What name is given to the first day of spring?
What is the Vernal Equinox?
-The final day is called Summer Solstice
This is a candy that you might get in your Easter basket. It is shaped like an animal but it is NOT a chocolate bunny.
What are "Peeps"?
-In 1953, it took 27 hours to create one PEEPS. The PEEPS Brand celebrated its 71st anniversary in 2024.
Which colors represent International Women's History month?
What are purple, green and white?
-The colors reportedly originated from suffragists in the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in the U.K. In the early 1900s and were transported to the U.S.
Purple signifies justice and dignity. Green signifies hope, and White signifies purity.
This team has the most NCAA Championships?
Who is UCLA?
UCLA has won the most championships in the history of men's college basketball, with 11 wins since 1939.
What is the original color that was used to celebrate St. Patrick?
What is blue?
-Blue was actually the color that was most associated with Patrick and green was considered unlucky. Green has been the color that’s been linked to a series of Irish rebellions that took place in order to gain independence from the English crown. It wasn't until immigrants moved to America that it was transitioned to green.
What two travel destinations are the most populated during Spring break?
What are Florida and Mexico?
About 20 thousand people gather in Cancun and about 7 million in Orlando.
About how many chocolate bunnies are produced each year?
What is 90 million?
Which three Countries celebrate Women's History month in the month of March?
What is US, Great Britian and Australia?
The last Men's team to appear in two straight NCAA championship finals, but didn't win..
Who is Butler?
The Butler Bulldogs won the National Championship in 1927, but that was before the March Madness. SOOOO close to when it started.
In which country was St. Patrick actually born in?
What is England?
Where and what year did Spring Break originate?
What is Fort Lauderdale, FL in 1936?
In what country did the tradition of the Easter bunny originate?
What is Germany?
-As for how the character of the Easter Bunny made its way to America, History.com reports that it was first introduced in the 1700s by German immigrants to Pennsylvania, who reportedly brought over their tradition of an egg-laying hare named "Osterhase" or "Oschter Haws" from the Old Country.
Which territory was the first to grant women the right to vote?
What is Wyoming Territory?
-The Wyoming Territorial Legislature gave every woman the right to vote in 1869 and elected the Country's first woman Governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross in 1924.
In which year did March Madness begin?
What is 1939?
According to legend, what animal did St. Patrick drive out of Ireland?
What are snakes?
-Among the legends associated with St. Patrick is that he stood atop an Irish hillside and banished snakes from Ireland—prompting all serpents to slither away into the sea.
How much money is spent during Spring Break collectively among US students?
What is $1 billion dollars between 1.5-2 million students?
How much did the world's largest chocolate easter egg weigh?
What is 15,873 pounds?
-The worlds biggest Easter egg made from chocolate was created in Tosca, Italy and measured 34ft in height and weights 15,873 pounds and at its widest point had a circumference of 64ft.
In what year did International Women's Day become a holiday?
What is 1911?
Which stadium will host the 2024 March Madness event?
State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ?
Why is St. Patrick's Day celebrated on March 17th?
What is the date that marked St. Patrick's death?
-St Patrick passed away on March 17th 461 AD
How many arrests does South Padre Island (Texas) average a day during spring break?
What is 25?
-Last year, the Miami Beach police made 488 arrests and issued more than 7,000 traffic citations between February 27 and March 27.
Americans will consume this many jelly beans?
What is more than 16 million jelly beans?
-That's enough jelly beans to circle the globe not once, not twice, but three times — or to fill a plastic egg the size of a nine-story building.