Baby Traditions From Around the World
What religion names babies by using the first letter of a deceased family members first name?
This cartoon baby speaks with a British accent and hates his family.
Stewie Griffin
This American abolitionist and political activist was born into slavery, escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people. Maybe she should replace racist Jackson on the $20?
Harriet Tubman
Scientists say for the first few months babies only see in black and white, but what is the first color they see?
Red
This famous former SNL cast member portrayed Alex Trebek from 1996-2002
Will Ferrell
Popularized in the 19th-century by a Hans Christian Andersen story, what animal is said to deliver babies?
stork
Nobody puts baby in the corner in this movie
Dirty Dancing
Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi founded this movement on July 13, 2013.
Black Lives Matter
Babies are born with this body part fully grown
eyeballs
Alex Trebek cameoed on this popular show that saw Brandon, Clare and Andrea participating for a spot in the college tournament series of Jeopardy
Beverly Hills 90210
What country hosts El Colacho, a festival held in June when babies are laid in the street so men dressed in traditional devil costumes can run around jumping over them removing any sin.
Spain
Ann turner cook is the original what?
Gerber Baby
Organized by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, this 1848 convention launched the women's suffrage movement, which more than seven decades later ensured women the right to vote.
Seneca Falls Convention
Babies are born with 3x as many of these as an adult... really explodes the senses
taste buds
Brenna hates these crackers, but I love them for dipping into hummus. Alex Trebek clearly agreed with me when he appeared in a commercial for their Zesty Salsa flavor
Wheat Thins
This religion practices the Aqiqah ceremony which involves shaving the child's head seven days after birth and anointing the child’s head with saffron. It is traditional to give in charity gold or silver equal in weight to the hair.
Islam
This baby fell in a well in 1987
Jessica
This first Lady resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) when it barred the world-renowned singer Marian Anderson, an African American, from performing at its Constitution Hall in Washington, DC.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Babies have cartilage instead of bone for this body part when they are first born
knee cap
What year was he hired to host Jeopardy?
1985
In this country the government office has a list of official baby names parents must choose from. If they choose a name not in the book they must be able to justify why it should be allowed.
Germany
Which of Michael Jackson's children was hung over a crowd from a balcony as a baby?
Blanket
She was the first female in a Cabinet position
Frances Perkins
In utero, babies have pharyngeal arches, or gills, in its neck which then developed into the jaw and ear bones. The last remnants of those gill slits are what on your head?
ear holes
Alex Trebek hosted a gubernatorial debate in October 2018 in this swing state
Pennsylvania