All About Atlanta
Women's History Month
Irish in English
That's Bad Luck!
Name That Pie
100
This soda brand has been headquartered in Atlanta since 1892 and promoted itself as a "health tonic" with a very addictive formula.
What is Coca-Cola? (Coke)
100
In 1920, the 19th amendment of the US Constitution gave women this basic right. By comparison, African American men were given this right back in 1870.
What is suffrage (or vote, or voting)?
100
Although English has associated this Irish word with a little man with a green top hat, it simply means "fairy" or "spirit" in Irish.
What is "Leprechaun"?
100
Endure seven years of bad luck for shattering this vanity item.
What is a mirror?
100
These smaller pies are intended to be eaten as an individual meal in a bowl-like container.
What is pot pie?
200
Atlanta uses this mythical bird as its city's symbol due to how it was burnt to the ground in 1864 and arose from the ashes the year after.
What is a phoenix?
200
International Women's Day, first established by the UN in 1975, was celebrated earlier this week on this day number.
What is March 8th?
200
This Irish-derived five-line poem structure has a rhyme scheme of AABBA and a song-like meter.
What is a limerick?
200
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cultures have tetraphobia due to this number sounding like the word for "death" in all three languages.
What is 4?
200
This Spanish hand pie is stuffed with baked or fried fillings, such as meat, cheese, and vegetables.
What is an empanada?
300
The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is known as the world's busiest airport, and is this American airliner's primary hub.
What is Delta Airlines?
300
In 1932, this American aviator was the first woman to make a nonstop 21-hour solo flight across the Atlantic and became the first president of the International Organization of Women Pilots (Ninety-Nines).
Who is Amelia Earhart?
300
A disruptive soccer (or football) fan in a stadium is referred to by this word, which was the name of a rowdy Irish family.
What is a hooligan?
300
Walking under one of these is not only unsafe, but apparently unlucky due to its triangular shape and breaking through the Christian Holy Trinity.
What is a ladder?
300
This dessert pie is filled with chocolate and typically served with ice cream on top.
What is mud pie?
400
Atlanta is famous (and possibly obsessed) with this fuzzy tree fruit - Over 70 streets are named after this fruit's tree.
What is a peach?
400
After being rediscovered and circulated in the 1980s, the World War 2 poster of this cultural icon became a symbol to promote feminism and women's political issues.
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What is Rosie the Riveter?
400
This alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash is derived from the Irish words for "water of life", or uisce beatha (pronounced ish-ca baa-ha)
What is whiskey?
400
Telling a stage actor "good luck" is actually unlucky to them; you should tell them to sustain this injury to their lower body instead.
What is "break a leg"?
400
This British pie is a mixture of lamb and potatoes, and is named after the person who tended to those ingredients.
What is Shepherd's Pie?
500
Over 47% of Atlanta is covered in oak, pine, and hardwood trees, giving Atlanta this nickname.
What is "City in a Forest"?
500
In 2007, this Californian became the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives and was the highest-ranking woman in US government history at the time.
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
500
If someone is deceiving you with underhanded tricks, call out that they're committing this term, which is derived from the Irish "sionnachuighim" (shun-uh-kheem), meaning "I play the fox".
What is "shenanigans"?
500
This French pie settles its chopped ingredients in an egg and milk mix, and was popular in the US during the 1970s.
What is quiche?