Mardi Gras
St. Patrick's Day
Testing Your Memory
March Madness
Fun Facts about Spring
100
True or false?
It is required by law that people on the parade floats wear masks.
True!
$250 fine
Removed from float and banned from future parades
100
Congratulations! You got the easiest question!
What is you favorite St. Patrick's Day memory or tradition?
Let's keep going!
100
Tell us one activity that we have done this month!
Great work!
100
What is March Madness?
A single-elimination tournament to determine the men's college basketball national champion of the Division I level in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
100
Which one of these is NOT a spring holiday?
A. President's Day
B. Mother's Day
C. Easter
D. Memorial Day
A. President's Day
Takes place in February
200
What does Mardi Gras translate to from French?
Fat Tuesday
It's actually what marks the final day of carnival celebrations before the start of Ash Wednesday and Lent.
200
True or false?
The first St. Patrick's Day parade was held in Ireland.
False!
It was held in the United States in what is now St. Augustine, Florida in 1601.
200
What is the name of the person to your right?
Nice!
200
True or False?
Utah State University is in this year's bracket competition.
True!
Along with BYU
200
True or False?
Tornados are most common in the spring.
True!
Due to the transition between the warm, moist air from the south and cold, dry air from the north.
300
What does it mean when you get the plastic baby in your slice of king cake?
It means you're going to be the one to bring the king cake next year!
According to the Christian faith, Jesus first showed himself to the three wise men and to the world on January 6th. This is the day Mardi Gras season – hence king cake season – begins.
300
In Celtic folktales, what are Leprechauns skilled in?
A. Hat making
B. Cooking
C. Shoe making
C. Shoe making
300
Name someone who comes to play music for us every month.
Joyce
Alan
Marly & Scott
300
Where is the NCAA (National Colligate Athletic Association) based?
A. Chicago, Illinois
B. Indianapolis, Indiana
C. Salt Lake City, Utah
B. Indianapolis, Indiana
300
Which of these plants are the first to bloom?
A. Witch Hazel
B. Chrysanthemum
C. Crocus
C. Crocus
They bloom in late winter - early spring
400
How many pounds of beads are thrown into the streets each year?
A. 3 Thousand
B. 25 Million
C. 1 Billion
B. 25 Million
400
Why did corned beef become a staple of St. Patrick's Day?
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Because corned beef was cheaper to buy than ham for Irish immigrants.
400
How many people work in the recreation therapy department?
(hint: you have seen all of them before)
(Double the points if you can name each of them!)
3
Julie, Sarah, Ethel
400
Who holds the record for the most tourney appearances without making the final four?
A. BYU
B. Tennessee
C. Western Kentucky
A. BYU
They have appeared a total of 31 times without making it to the final four!
400
Which of these animals wakes up from hibernation in the spring?
A. Hedgehog
B. Platypus
C. Honey Badger
A. Hedgehog
500
Who organizes and pays for Mardi Gras?
Mardi Gras parade krewes
These are private, non-profit organizations. They are individually funded by members and are supported through dues, sales of krewe-related merchandise to their members, and fundraising. Sometimes they have corporate sponsors.
The city of New Orleans only issues parade permits to each individual Mardi Gras krewe that schedules and coordinates its own parade.
500
Where was St. Patrick born?
Double the points if you know his real name!
Britain
Maewyn Succat
500
Name a movie we have watched this month.
(It must be the exact title of the movie, not an explanation of the plot or a list of actors who were in it)
Great work! :)
500
When did the first March Madness competition take place?
Get it within 10 years and you get the points!
March 17, 1939
500
Share an explanation as to where the idea of spring cleaning might have come from.
It can be made up, you just have to make it convincing!
IDEAS:
The longer day and more sunlight in the spring make dust easier to see.
In the 19th century, people cleaned their homes in the spring to to remove dust and residue from coal stoves and fireplaces.