President's Day
This is the city where the President lives and works.
A) New York
B) Washington, D.C.
C) Chicago
What is B) Washington, D.C.?
Fat Tuesday occurs on...
A) The Tuesday before Thanksgiving
B) The Tuesday before Advent
C) The Tuesday before Lent
What is C) the Tuesday before Lent?
Ash Wednesday marks the start of...
A) Lent
B) Advent
C) Spring
What is A) Lent?
2026 is the Year of this fast, four-legged animal.
A) Dog
B) Horse
C) Cat
What is B) Horse?
In the UK, how many pancakes were estimated to be consumed on this day?
A) 58 million pancakes
B) 138 million pancakes
C) 117 million pancakes
What is C) 117 million pancakes?
He wore a tall black hat and is on the five-dollar bill.
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Franklin Roosevelt
Who is B) Abraham Lincoln?
Another name for Fat Tuesday is...
A) Marti Gras
B) President's Day
C) Valentine's Day
What is A) Marti Gras?
Ash Wednesday is celebrated in...
A) Buddhism
B) Christianity
C) Hinduism
What is B) Christianity?
You should eat long ______ to represent a long and healthy life.
A) Carrots
B) Noodles
C) Peas
What is B) Noodles?
What is the set record for the most pancake flips in one minute?
A) 140 flips
B) 173 flips
C) 159 flips
What is A) 140 flips?
Although he was born in Texas, this 34th President and World War II hero grew up in Abilene, Kansas, and often referred to himself as a "simple country boy."
A) Harry S. Truman
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
Who is B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
On Fat Tuesday...
A) People stay inside all day
B) People like to party and eat junk and fatty foods
C) People go out to restaurants with their families
What is B) People like to party and eat junk and fatty foods?
Ashes are placed on people's ____ in the shape of a ____...
A) Hands, cross
B) Forehead, heart
C) Forehead, cross
What is C) Forehead, cross?
People perform this "dance" using a long, colorful puppet held by many people.
A) Ballet
B) Dragon Dance
C) Disco
What is B) Dragon Dance?
What was the year of the oldest Pancake Race?
A) 1675
B) 1445
C) 1793
What is B) 1445?
This president was a classically trained pianist and an avid bowler who once had a one-lane bowling alley installed in the basement of the West Wing to help him de-stress.
A) Richard Nixon
B) Bill Clinton
C) Ronald Reaga
Who is A) Richard Nixon
People participate in Fat Tuesday because...
A) To gain weight
B) To train for a competition
C) To prepare to give things up
What is C) To prepare to give things up?
The ashes are burned from...
A) Christmas trees
B) Psalms
C) Paper
What is B) Psalms?
Families often serve a whole ______ to represent "having enough" or a surplus.
A) Fish
B) Chicken
C) Turkey
What is A) Fish?
What is another common name for the Pancake Race?
A) Shrove Tuesday
B) Pancake Run
C) Shrove Sunday
What is B) Pancake Run?
This President’s face is carved on Mount Rushmore along with Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln.
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) Harry Truman
C) Dwight Eisenhower
Who is A) Theodore Roosevelt?
Marti Gras is a phrase originated from...
A) German
B) French
C) Spanish
What is B) French?
The ashes are a symbol of…
A) Mortality and repentance
B) Family and friends
C) Forgiveness and respect
What is A) Mortality and repentance?
The 15-day celebration ends with a festival full of these glowing lights.
A) Candles
B) Flashlights
C) Lanterns
What is C) Lanterns?
Why are pancakes important for this day?
A) They're yummy
B) For pancake sales and donations
C) To use any dairy ingredients before Lent
What is C) To use any dairy ingredients before Lent?