Mardi Gras
"Throw me something, mister!" is a request for what during a parade?
What are beads and or toys
The king in the Purim story was
King Ahasuerus
Who was Ulysses S Grant
What is baseball
This is the birthstone of Feb
Amethyst
The colorful yeasty bread cakes contain a small plastic baby.
What are King Cakes
How did Haman determine the day the Jews were to be abolished?
He cast lots
This president was a clssicaly trained pianist and played 4 other instruments.
Who was Richard Nixon 37th president
The famous novel Roots was written by this person
Who was Alex Haley
The name of the movie starring Bill Murry that is also a holiday in the month of Feb
Ground Hog Day (1993)
The colors of Mardi Gras are?
Green represents faith, gold symbolizes power, and purple is justice
Queen Esther's Hebrew name was
Hadassah
This president attended University of Michigan and turned down an offer to play professional football.
Who was Gerald Ford 38th president
This is the name of the supreem court case that opened all public schools to black students.
What is Brown vs Board of Education
These are the two zodiac signs that fall in Feb.
Aquarius and Pisces
Mardi Gras's means.
Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," also called Shrove Tuesday. It is the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of the Christian Lent season leading up to Easter. During Lent, many Christians fast, and the name Fat Tuesday refers to the last day of eating richer foods before the leaner days of Lent begin.
Ozney Haman and Hamantashen are cookies eaten on Purim reminding us of
Hamantashen: Haman's 3 cornered hat
He is the first and only president to serve non-consectutive terms.
Grover Cleveland 22nd and 24th President
This part of NYC became a popular place for African America artists, writers and musicans in the 20's
Where is Harlem
How is the Chinese New Year determined?
The Lunar calendar is used and the holiday is based on the new Moon
Besides the Big Easy-- New Orleans, which cities can you find Mardi Gras celebrations?
Nice, France, Rio de Janeiro, Quebec City, and Trinidad and Tobago as well, Mobile, Alabama, or St. Louis, Missouri.
The 4 mitzvot or commandments of Purim are?
Reading the megillah, also known as the Book of Esther, sending mishloach manot, or gift baskets, the Seudah, or festive meal, and Matanot La'evyonim, giving to the poor.
This president donated all of his presidential salary and his congressional salary before that to charity?
John F Kennedy, 35th president
This great Jazz musician was nicknamed Satchmo.
Who was Louis Armstron
This language is the origin of the name of the month of Feb.
Latin (februum) refering to purification (spring cleaning)