Famous People
Gardening
Holidays
State Capitals
Cooking
100

This person painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

Who is Michelangelo?

100

This flower is said to resemble a dragon (hence its name).

What is a Snapdragon?

100

Although celebrated by many Americans, this Mexican holiday actually commemorates the defeat of the French at the 1862 Battle of Puebla.

What is Cinco De Mayo?

100

This is the capital of Alaska.

What is Juneau?

100

This cooking technique involves soaking meat in oil, wine, herbs, or garlic.

What is marinating?

200

This famous leader was assassinated on the Ides of March.

Who is Julius Caesar?

200

This term is used for plants that can live for three or more growing seasons.

What is perennial?

200

What autumn holiday was described by writer O. Henry as "the one day that is purely American?"

What is Thanksgiving?

200

This is the capital of New Hampshire.

What is Concord?

200

This cooking term means to plunge vegetables into boiling water briefly, then into iced water.

What is blanching?

300

This famous playwright authored ‘Macbeth’, ‘Hamlet’, and ‘Othello’.

Who is William Shakespeare?

300

This is the country that the famous christmas flower, the Poinsettia originates from.

What is Mexico?

300

Holidays like China’s Dongzhi Festival or the Hopi people’s Soyal, are scheduled around December 21 every year in celebration of the winter version of this “S” term that signifies the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?

What is “Solstice”?

300

This is the capital of South Carolina.

What is Columbia?

300

Gorgonzola is this type of food.

What is cheese?

400

This pilot was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Who is Amelia Earhart?

400

This is the fastest-growing woody plant in the world.

What is Bamboo?

400

This Alaska state holiday, observed on the last day of March, is named for the United States Secretary of State that negotiated the United States' purchase of Alaska from Russia.

What is Seward’s Day?

400

This is the capital of Maine.

What is Augusta?

400

This expensive spice is taken from a crocus flower.

What is saffron?

500

This famous scientist introduced the idea of natural selection.

Who is Charles Darwin?

500

This is the term used for vegetables that perform better when planted in cooler weather.

What are cold crops?

500

The holiday now known as Presidents' Day originated as a day of remembrance for this U.S. President.

Who is George Washington?

500

This is the capital of Washington.

What is Olympia?

500

This is the term for cooking food in a sealed bag in a water bath at a precise temperature for an extended period of time.

What is sous vide?

M
e
n
u