President's Day
When is President's Day?
The third (3rd) Monday in February
What is a rodent that lives in a burrow underground?
A Groundhog
What day is Valentine's Day?
February 14th
What is the animal for 2021?
The Ox
Who was the first black president of the United States?
Barack Obama, in 2008
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What is another name for a groundhog?
Whistle Pig or Woodchuck
What is the symbol of Valentine's Day?
A Heart
What gift is given during Chinese New Year?
Red envelopes with money, or 红包 (hongbao)
Who was the first African-American woman to go to space?
Dr. Mae Jemison on the space shuttle Endeavour, in 1992
Who is the second president we celebrate on President's Day?
Bonus: Why are two presidents celebrated on President's day?
Abraham Lincoln
Bonus answer: Lincoln's birthday was February 12th and Washington's birthday was February 22nd
What does a groundhog eat?
plants, roots, and seeds
Where did Valentine's Day start?
Rome
What is the food symbol for wealth and money?
Eggrolls
Who was the first black Supreme Court Justice?
Bonus: Who was the second?
Thurgood Marshall
Bonus Answer: Clarence Thomas
What does the federal government officially call President's day?
Washington's Birthday
What is the name of the most famous groundhog?
Bonus: Where is he from?
Punxsutawney Phil
Bonus Answer: Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
How many valentines are exchanged each year in the United States alone?
Bonus: Who receives the most valentines?
Over one billion (1,000,000,000+)
Bonus answer: Teachers
Why don't people wash their hair on the first day of the lunar new year?
So they don't wash away their fortune
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
Brown v. Board of Education
What year did President's Day become a holiday?
1968
What happens when Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow?
6 more weeks of winter
Where is the oldest valentine from?
France
Who held the race of animals to create the Chinese Zodiac Calendar?
Bonus: What animal missed the race?
The Jade Emperor
Bonus Answer: The Cat
Who was the first man to set three world records in a single Olympic Games?
Usain Bolt, in 2008