Early US History
Holy-Days
Where in the World?
Flowers
*Two Truths- One Lie!*
100
This is the name of George Washington's Virginia estate.
What is Mount Vernon?
100
This iconic Jewish holiday, also known as the Festival of Lights, begins December 18th this year.
What is Hanukkah?
100
This double-named country is renowned for housing the village with the world's longest township name.
What is New Zealand / Aotearoa?
100
This is the word for a flowering plant that lives for more than two years.
What is "perennial"?
100
CATEGORY: THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
1. There has never been a 47-star US flag.
2. The US flag described by Francis Scott Key's poem (The Star-Spangled Banner) had 15 stripes and 15 stars.
3. There has never been a 46-star US flag.
What is "3"?
200
The first battle(s) of the Revolutionary War.
What was/were the battle(s) of Lexington (and Concord)?
200
This non-religious holiday was created by Maulana Karenga in 1966, and celebrates the harvest and African culture.
What is Kwanzaa?
200
This country regards itself as the oldest republic in the world, founded in 301 CE.
What is The Most Serene Republic of San Marino?
200
These flowers are the symbol of Mother's Day.
What are carnations?
200
CATEGORY: CHESS
1. En Passant was added to European chess's ruleset during medieval times.
2. In chess notation, a checkmate is noted with a number sign (#).
3. The Bishop dates back to chess's original Indian form, Chaturanga.
What is "3"?
300
Benjamin Franklin famously suggested this kind of fowl would do much better than the bald eagle as the nation's national bird.
What is the turkey?
300
The Hindu Festival of Lights, which begins October 24th this year.
What is Diwali?
300
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This country has the longest official/formal name of any country in the United Nations.
What is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
300
The 17th century "mania" for these bulb flowers originated when Dutch traders ramped up their prices.
What are tulips?
300
CATEGORY: PIRATE FLAGS
1. Only 2 confirmed pirate flags from the golden age of piracy have survived to this day- the rest of our knowledge of piratical vexillology is from firsthand accounts and the gossip of the time.
2. Blackbeard's pirate flag famously depicts three symbols- from left to right; a sand dial, a skeleton, and a bleeding heart punctured by a spear.
3. Currently, the Wikipedia page for the Jolly Roger lists the flag of the Netherlands as a pirate flag.
What is "2"?
400
After 162 years, he's still the tallest US president in history!
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
400
This holiday, occurring yearly every December 23rd, first came into popularity by being the main focus on an episode of Seinfeld.
What is Festivus?
400
The following flags correspond to which two United States? (name them in order)
What are South Carolina and North Carolina?
400
A 1562 cargo of these flowers arrived in the Dutch city of Antwerp from Turkey; some of the bulbs were mistaken for onions & cooked.
What are tulips?
400
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CATEGORY: ALGEBRA
1. Given 2x+3y=12, x is equal to 4 and y is equal to 6.
2. Given 5x+4y=20, x is equal to 4 and y is equal to 5.
3. Given 12x+6y=24, x is equal to 4 and y is equal to 2.
What is "2"?
500
This man was the 13th president of the United States.
Who was Millard Fillmore?
500
Celebrated on the 26th of December, this holiday originated in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
What is Boxing Day?
500
This South American nation has a double-sided flag; shown here is the reverse side.
What is the Republic of Paraguay?
500
This type of flower, unlike most others, only has reflectional symmetry.
What is an orchid?
500
CATEGORY: ME
1. I have been on a steamboat up the Mississippi.
2. I have been on a submarine in the Caribbean.
3. I have never been outside of North America.
What is "1"?