Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras means this in French
What is "Fat Tuesday"?
The official groundhog forecaster on February 2
Who is Punxsutawney Phil?
Rare Disease Day was started in this year
What is 2008?
The earliest kites were flown thousands of years ago and made of these
What are leaves?
The most popular soup variety in the U.S
What is Chicken Noodle?
These are the official colors of Mardi Gras
What are purple, green, and gold?
This groundhog is famous to New York City
Who is Pothole Pete?
Rare disease is often referred to as this
What is an Orphan Disease?
Kites were used in this war to deliver letters and newspapers
What is the American Civil War?
Soups are classified into two groups
What are clear soups and thick soups?
This is eaten throughout the world during carnival season. In the US, it is traditionally purple, green, and gold, with a trinket baby Jesus inside
What is King Cake?
Groundhogs are members of this family
What is the squirrel family?
This is the theme of this year’s Rare Disease Day
What is Research?
Large kites were banned in East Germany because of the possibility of lifting people over this structure
What is the Berlin Wall?
This famous artist is credited with painting the iconic Campbell's soup can
Who is Andy Warhol?
These were first thrown by Santa during a parade in the early 1900's. It wasn't until a few decades ago that they became synonymous with flashing
What are beads?
The first documented reference to this celebration dates back to this century
What is the 1800's?
This is the name of the rare genetic disease which causes biomolecules known as sphingolipids to build up in the walls of blood vessels and other organs
What is Fabry disease?
Kite flying was banned in this country in 1760 because too many people preferred to fly kites than work
What is Japan?
The pop culture catchphrase "No soup for you!", used as a response to someone's request or demand that will not be fulfilled, originated from a 1995 episode of this TV show
What is Seinfeld?
In Ireland, England, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, people celebrate Mardi Gras by eating these
What are pancakes?
The groundhog is also known as this
What is a woodchuck?
This rare disease is characterized by short stature, dental abnormalities, developmental abnormalities of the limbs, bones of the spine (vertebrae), extremities, and/or underdevelopment of the bones of the skeleton
What is KBG Syndrome?
This individual used a kite to prove that lightning was electricity
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The earliest archaeological evidence for the consumption of soup dates back to 6000 BC, and it was this type
What is "hippopotamus soup'?