Ground Hog Day
This happens if the groundhog sees a shadow.
What is six more weeks of winter?
This Kentucky county is where Lincoln was born.
What is Hardin County?
(Note: Today it is LaRue County.)
Why is Abraham Lincoln also connected to Presidents’ Day?
Because his birthday is February 12, and many people honor him along with Washington.
Valentine’s Day originated in this ancient empire.
What is Rome?
Mardi Gras is French for this English phrase.
What is “Fat Tuesday”?
Bubble gum was originally this color because it was the only dye available.
What is pink?
This is the most famous groundhog.
What is Punxsutawney Phil?
Lincoln moved to this state as a young man and began his political career there.
What is Illinois?
The one famous monument that features four U.S. presidents.
What is Mount Rushmore?
This 3rd-century Christian martyr inspired the holiday.
Who is Saint Valentine?
Who is Saint Valentine?
Mardi Gras traditions were brought to the U.S. by French settlers in this state.
What is Louisiana?
The first bubble gum to be marketed nationally was sold by this company.
What is Fleer?
This is who starred in the movie Groundhog Day.
Who is Bill Murray?
In 1863, Lincoln issued this order freeing enslaved people in Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This 1971 federal law moved several holidays to Mondays, helping create Presidents’ Day as we know it.
What is the Uniform Monday Holiday Act?
In the Middle Ages, this country popularized romantic Valentine messages.
What is England?
This famous Louisiana city is considered the “Mardi Gras Capital of the U.S.”
What is New Orleans?
In 1950, bubble gum sales in the U.S. reached this many millions of pounds.
What is 90 million pounds?
They chose February 2 for Presidents Day for this reason.
What is halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox?
Lincoln was known by this nickname referencing his tall hat.
What is “Honest Abe”?
This sculptor designed Mount Rushmore.
Who is Gutzon Borglum?
This poet helped romanticize Valentine’s Day in the 1300s.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
This small, circular cake with a hidden plastic baby inside is a Mardi Gras staple.
What is a King Cake?
The world record for the largest bubble gum bubble blown measured this wide.
What is 20 inches?
What European holiday inspired Groundhog Day?
Candlemas Day.
Lincoln appears on this U.S. currency denomination.
What is the five-dollar bill?
He became president after resigning as a general and Supreme Allied Commander in WWII.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This ancient Roman festival celebrated in mid-February may have influenced Valentine’s Day.
What is Lupercalia?
The first recorded Mardi Gras celebration in what is now the United States took place in this year, in Mobile, Alabama.
What is 1703?
Bubble gum is chewed for fun, but some studies show it may slightly improve this type of function in adults.
What is concentration or memory?