Around the World
Root Vegetables
The Dead of Winter
Winter Olympics
In Honor of Presidents’ Day
February Observances
100

Switzerland has participated in this number of World Wars.

What is zero?

100

These root vegetables are often confused with yams.

What are sweet potatoes?

100

Winter begins in this month in the northern hemisphere.

What is December?

100

The 2022 Winter Olympics are being held in this city

What is Beijing?

100

Presidents’ Day was originally created to honor this president.

Who is George Washington?

100

This holiday falls on February 14.

What is Valentine’s Day?

200

The longest street in the world is claimed by this country that shares a border with the United States.

What is Canada?

200

This bright orange root vegetable is said to be good for the eyes

What is carrot?

200

Winter ends in this month in the northern hemisphere.

What is March?

200

The five rings on the Olympic flag represent this.

What is participating continents?

200

Instead of falling on the same date every year, Presidents’ Day falls on this day of the week.

What is Monday?

200

February 1 honors this form of chocolate that is said to be the healthiest type of chocolate.

What is dark?

400

The people of this U.S. territory have voted to become the 51st state three times

What is Puerto Rico?

400

These starchy root vegetables can be fried, boiled, roasted, baked, and mashed

What are potatoes?

400

This is the coldest state in the United States.

What is Alaska?

400

This is the only country to have won a gold medal at every Winter Olympics.

What is the United States?

400

He was the first president to live in the White House and the second president of the United States

Who is John Adams?

400

On this holiday, which takes place every year on February 2, Punxsutawney Phil makes an appearance.

What is Groundhog Day?

600

This continent in the southern hemisphere is the only continent in the world with no active volcanic activity.

What is Australia?

600

Vidalia is one of the sweetest and mildest varieties of this root vegetable.

What is onion?

600

These are the three coldest months of the year in the southern hemisphere.

What are June, July, and August?

600

This Scandinavian country has won the most gold medals during all the Winter Olympics.

What is Norway?

600

George Herbert Walker Bush did not like this vegetable and let everyone know it

What is broccoli?

600

Whether you prefer a thin crust or the deep-dish version of this dish, it gets a national holiday on February 9

What is pizza?

800

At its closest point, Alaska is just three miles from this country.

What is Russia?

800

These little, red-skinned, crunchy jewels are often sliced thin and added to salads.

What are radishes?

800

Couples are twice as likely to split up between the year-end holidays of Christmas and New Year’s and this holiday.

What is Valentine’s Day?

800

These four-legged mammals aided humans in a demonstration sledding event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

What are dogs?

800

He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage.

Who is John F. Kennedy?

800

We honor these domesticated animals, which we often regard as family members, on February 20.

What are pets?

1000

New Zealanders have more of this pet per capita than any country in the world.

What is cat?

1000

This licorice-tasting root vegetable is topped with dill-like fronds

What is fennel?

1000

Sunsets are more dramatic during the winter due to the lack of this

What is humidity (or moisture, etc.)?

1000

The first Winter Games were held in this country.

What is France?

1000

This president played the saxophone on The Arsenio Hall Show.

Who is Bill Clinton?

1000

On February 24, we honor these crunchy partners for salsa, queso, and guacamole.

What are tortilla chips?