Black History Month
Shirley Chisolm was the the first black person, and first woman to do this
What is, be a major party candidate for President?
(She was also the first black person elected to the US House).
Instead of medals, this was originally awarded to victorious competitors at the Olympic Games. It stems from a sacred tree symbolizing peace.
What is an olive leaf crown?
The Chinese Calendar has a cycle of 12 years, with each year symbolized by a different animal. This animal represents 2022.
What is tiger?
This new staffer lived in the UK for over a year to study Roman and medieval history.
Who is Bobby Goldman?
Diana Rico raises “LaManchas, a breed of this animal.
What are dairy goats?
In 1961, the Congress of Racial Equity organized activism efforts by this name to protest bus segregation.
What are The Freedom Rides?
This speed skater tops the list of most medals won by an American
Who is Apolo Anton Ohno (8 medals)
The Lunar New Year is 15 days long, and ends in this festival.
What is the Lantern Festival?
This staff member once spent three nights on the floor of the state capitol in Madison during the 2011 Wisconsin Union Wars.
Who is Beth?
This staffer once lived in China.
Who is Irene?
February was chosen for Black History Month because it coincides with the birthdays of these two historical figures.
Who are Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln?
In 2014 for the Sochi games, the Olympic torch traveled to this completely unprecedented place.
In China it is tradition to get rid of bad luck before the new year by doing this.
What is clean their homes.
This staff member experiences lepidopterophobia, or a fear of butterflies.
Who is Nikki?
This new staffer used to write for a movie review blog
Who is Bobby?
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) was the first labor organization led by African Americans to receive a charter in the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in this decade.
What are the 1920s? (1925)
Minnesotan became the first American to win a medal in freestyle skiing sprint this week.
Who is Jessie Diggins?
This gift is common during the new year, symbolizing good wishes and luck.
What are red envelopes with money in them?
This staff member is one of ten children.
This staffer once had White House Press credentials, and once had a beer with Tucker Carlson.
Who is Beth?
In this year at the Mexico City Summer Olympic games that U.S. Track and Field stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos were kicked off team USA for protesting at their medal ceremony. They appeared with black socked feet and no shoes to highlight black poverty, beads to protest lynchings, and raised, black-gloved fists to represent their solidarity and support with Black people and oppressed people around the world.
What is 1968?
While the United States leads in all time Olympic medals won, this country with a population roughly 1/60th the size of the US, leads in the all time Winter Olympic count with 368 and counting.
What is Norway?
This fruit is often featured during new year festivities because name of the fruit sounds the same as the Chinese word for “success”.
What is an Orange (and Tangerine)?
Two new staff members have dogs that are Australian shepherds.
Who are Nikki and Diana?
This staff member is writing a book of poetry.
Who is Nikki?