March birthdays: Women
Mariah Carey
This individual was the first women to own and produce her own TV talk show, which ran for 25 years until 2011. She was nicknamed "Queen of all media, and the richest African-American of the 20th century and greatest philanthropist in US history.
Oprah Winfrey
About 1.3 million cases occur annually in the United States from this. Most people are infected wit this if they consume raw meat or raw seafood.
Salmonella
Also known as Draughts, typically played by two players, it involves diagonal moves across the game board by capturing opponents pieces and reaching the other side of the board.
Checkers
Because of the huge amount of food grown in this state, having more than 10,000 farms. New Jersey got the nickname of this because of that.
The Garden State
Born March 28th, This intriguing pop star is known for her inexplicable costumes and unique hits. She was named most powerful musician in the world in 2010, Her debut album called "The Fame" rose this individual to stardom.
Lady Gaga
This individual was the first woman elected to the New York senate. In 2016, she became the first female nominee of a major US party, being nominated for presidency.
Hilary Clinton
More than 6 million Americans are living with this, a progressive disease that destroys memory and causes confusion. To this day, there is no actual cure for this.
Alzheimer's
The classic game about money, property and real estate power, this game was created back in 1934 and since then, there have been over 1200 variations of the game.
Monopoly
Home of the nation's first sea side resort, this town located at the most southern point of New Jersey. Very common for visitors to come here and enjoy the view and boardwalk
Cape May
Born on March 25th, this individual was the Queen of Soul and sold over 75 million records before her death in 2018. She was raised as a gospel singer and is a self taught piano player. She performed at three inaugurations of presidents, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and most recently Barack Obama.
Aretha Franklin
Best known for her numerous aviation records, This woman was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
More common that you think, this infection inflames the air sacs of your lungs, causing fluids to build up. It can be life-threatening but can be treated by heavy antibiotics.
Pneumonia
The game of dice which uses poker-themed combinations, which adds up to points to win. It was invented in 1956 created by a Canadian couple. Its primarily based on luck and probability, creating combinations that score points.
Yahtzee
The first mechanically ventilated underwater tunnel in the world connects Jersey city with Manhattan. What tunnel is this?
Holland
Born March 22nd, this southern individual has a career that spans three decades. As of 2019, she is one of the highest paid actresses in the world, as well as listed as the World's 100 most powerful women. She won an Oscar in 2006 for the movie Walk the Line and an Emmy for the limited series, Big Little Lies.
Reese Witherspoon
This American singer, actress and filmmaker has had a career over six decades. She became the first female to win an award in each category.
Academy award: best original song: EverGreen
Golden Globe: best director for Yentl
Grammy: Hall of fame
Emmy: performance in Timeless, live in concert
Barbra Streisand
Meet the fockers movie 2004
Due to brain damage, it can cause interruption of blood supply resulting in trouble walking and talking. Paralysis of certain body parts can happen as well. It is also known as cardiovascular disease.
A stroke
A schoolteacher created this board game in 1949 to help the children who were confined to a San Diego hospital due to a polio outbreak. Children would play this game in between receiving treatment. Players would draw a card or use a spinner to advance on the board but involved no strategy, just to follow directions. It was easy to play and extremely colorful.
Candyland
This city has the second-highest density of any US city behind only NYC. meaning that the population is huge per square mile. This city attracts internationally a diverse pool of immigrants. As of 2019, 140 percent of the residents here were born outside of the country
Born on March 21st, this famed comedian and talk show star has an extraordinary career. She broke ground as an openly gay celebrity, contributed millions of dollars to disaster relief efforts, and has been nicknamed the "Queen of Nice". She was named Person of the Year in 2002. Recently as of 2016, she made an appearance on the CBS series called "Mom"
Rosie O'Donnell
- 2014, tried to comeback to co-host the view with Whoopi Goldberg after hosting in 2006
In 2013, she became the first woman to win a Tony
Award by herself for best original score for composing the Broadway musical, Kinky boots. Her musical career spanned 30 years, establishing herself as a pop icon. She is known for having the greatest music videos of all time for her one her songs.
Cyndi Lauper
1983 album She's so unusual
Shingles
This board game was created by a Frenchman, who a year before creating the game, won an Oscar and Academy Award for a short film called the Red Balloon. He then created this board game on a family trip that focuses on conquering the world. It teaches players concepts of control and influence in a non-abstract way. Occupy every territory to win while eliminating other players.
Risk
There were three inventions that were created by Thomas Edison in his New Jersey laboratory.
What were they?
Lighbulb: a device used to convert electricity and enclosed in a shell that can be fit into a lamp
Record Player: an early sound-reproducing machine that used cylinders to reproduce sound.
Motion Picture projector: an optical and mechnical device caable of flashing pictures taken by a camera on a viewing screen at the same frequency the action was photograhed, thus producing an image that appears to move