Juneteenth
This event led to the creation of Juneteenth
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This major sporting event takes place annually in Augusta in the first week of April, bringing thousands of "patrons" to the city.
What is the Masters Tournament?
This Walton Green team member the proud grandparent to 19 grandchildren
Who is Lawanda?
The "Dream Team" won gold at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics in this sport.
What is basketball?
This state capitol is the only city in North America that was destroyed as an act of war and currently houses the busiest airport in the world.
What is Atlanta?
This US State was the first to declare Juneteenth a state holiday.
What is Texas?
Known as the "Godfather of Soul," this famous singer calls Augusta home and is the subject of a beautiful mural on Broad Street.
Who is James Brown?
What's in a name? This Walton team member primarily goes by a nickname.
Who is Daisy?
This 1980s coming of age film features a group of high schoolers spending time together in detention.
What is "The Breakfast Club"?
This second-longest river in the United States begins in northern Minnesota and flows to the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the Mississippi River?
This US President signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
Who is Joe Biden?
This minor league baseball affiliate of the Atlanta Braves relocated from Lake Olmstead Stadium to SRP Park in North Augusta in 2018.
What are the Augusta Greenjackets?
It's all in the family! These two Walton Green team members are related to each other.
Who are Cendall and Cherene?
In 1964, this boxer, known then as Cassius Clay, defeated Sonny Liston to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
These states make up the "Four Corners."
What are Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah?
This activist once said "You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has freedom."
Who is Malcolm X?
Fort Gordon, located about 12 miles from downtown, will soon have its name changed to that of this US President and World War II hero.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
This Walton team member calls Mississippi "home."
Who is Joe?
In 1955, Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for this disease that would later be named to the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.
What is polio?
The slogan "the Crossroads of America" was adopted for this midwest state in 1937.
What is Indiana?
Juneteenth is the first new federal holiday to be adopted since this holiday, signed into law in 1983
What is MLK Jr. Day?
This British general and founder of the Georgia debtor's colony established the city of Augusta in 1736.
Who is James Edward Oglethorpe?
This Walton team member used to work as a teacher's aide in the Richmond County School System.
Who is Lueseal?
"Houston, we have a problem" was famously uttered during this troubled 1970 space flight
What is Apollo 13?
This tallest mountain in the United States can be found in Alaska and has an elevation of over 20,000 feet!
What is Denali?