January
January is named after Janus which was the Roman god of what?
Beginnings and endings
Can you name all 8 of Santa's Reindeer
Double points if you sing the song,
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen
This Team became the first (and only) NFL team to win every game in a season when the team, coached by Don Shula, defeated the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII on this day in 1973.
The Aristocats
In which national park can you find the tallest mountain in North America?
Denali National Park
What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
Which Roman leader officially made January 1 the start of the new year?
Julius Caesar
This holiday is known as the "Festival of Lights" and is celebrated for 8 days.
Hanukkah
The Huygens probe, developed by the European Space Agency and delivered by NASA's Cassini orbiter, landed on This Planet largest moon, Titan.
Saturn
What natural phenomenon led to the creation of Crater Lake?
The collapse of Mount Mazama
what word for a specific time of day can be spelled the same forwards and backwards, and upside down when put in all caps?
NOON
On January 1, 1863, which historic document went into effect in the U.S.?
The Emancipation Proclamation
A week-long celebration honoring African heritage in African-American culture, focusing on community, family, and culture through various principles and activities.
Kwanzaa
Marilyn Monroe married what baseball player in 1954?
Joe DiMaggio
What rare geological phenomenon can be observed in Death Valley National Park?
Sailing Stones (Stones moving on their own with no human or animal interaction)
What four letter word can be a man’s name, part of a duck, or a proposed law?
Bill
Which war officially ended for the U.S. with a January treaty in 1973?
The Vietnam War
What is the holiday that is an ancient winter festival celebrated by Germanic peoples, it marks the winter solstice, the rebirth of the sun and return of longer days?
Yule
in 2009 US Airways flight 1549, piloted by Captain Chesley (“Sully”) Sullenberger III, landed in this river after the plane flew into a flock of Canada geese shortly after takeoff, resulting in severe damage to the plane's engines; there were no fatalities.
The Hudson River
Which U.S. National Park is the largest in terms of area?
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve in Alaska
What five-letter word is defined by Merriam-Webster as a verb meaning “to act playfully,” “to waste time,” and sometimes follows the word “dilly”?
Dally
During January, Earth is closest to the sun at a point called what?
Perihelion
Since 1907 the end of every year (Besides 1942 and 1943) is marked by this tradition that is viewed by 1 million people live, and over 1 billion people on TV across the world?
The Times Square Ball Drop
A storage tank collapsed in Boston, sending more than two million gallons (eight million liters) of _______ flowing through the city's North End; the Great __________ Flood, as it became known, caused extensive damage and killed 21 people.
Molasses
What is the smallest National Park in the U.S.?
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
What profession anagrams, quite appropriately, to the term "moon starer?"
Astronomer