Feb. Births
February 4, 1913: Probably the most famous female civil rights activist of all time, who led protests against the segregation of buses.
Rosa Parks
February 18, 1546: This guy started the Protestant Reformation. He would give his name to a famous civil rights leader. Take his name and subtract the "King Jr." from the end.
Martin Luther
You get one shot: name an African country.
Many to choose from
In addition to legs, snakes also lack what, leaving them unable to blink or close their eyes?
Eyelids
What 'I' country do we most commonly associate with potatoes?
Ireland
February 17, 1963: One of the greatest basketball players of all time, who also played baseball, was in Space Jam, and has a brand of shoes named after him.
Michael Jordan
February 21, 1965: Probably the second most famous male civil rights leader, he was considered "more extreme" than the first most famous leader.
Malcolm X
True or false? Africa has the most countries of any continent.
True
What venomous snakes are known for the appendage at the end of their tail that they shake to warn predators?
Rattlesnakes
What 'I' state do we most commonly associate with potatoes?
Idaho
February 14, 1859: He shares a name and a birthday in February with our first US President, and he invented the Ferris wheel, which holds his last name. His father also shared this name. Put all these hints together!
February 18, 1564: The artist who sculpted David, painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and gave his name to a Ninja Turtle with an orange mask.
Michelangelo
What mammal, the tallest in the world, and what bird, also the tallest in the world, can only be found in Africa?
Giraffes and ostriches (though ostriches were historically found in Asia)
True or false? Snakes are legless lizards.
True (but not all legless lizards are snakes)
Despite what places are in the 100pt and 200pt categories, potatoes actually originate in the Andes, a mountain chain on what continent?
South America
February 12, 1809: A dual birthday! One man would become the 16th President of the US during the Civil War, and the other was one of two founders of the theory of evolution.
Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin
February 1, 1851: The author of Frankenstein.
Mary Shelley
What is the name for the second largest rainforest in the world, the second longest river in Africa, and two countries that sit side by side?
Congo
Australia
True or false? You can make a battery out of a potato.
True
February 5, 1985: A Portuguese soccer player, you either consider him or Messi to be the greatest player right now.
Cristiano Ronaldo
February 11, 2012: One of the best female singers of all time, she sang I Will Always Love You in addition to other R&B, pop, and soul songs.
Whitney Houston
What types of snake, found in Africa (and also in Asia), are known for being able to spit venom to blind their attackers?
Spitting cobras
If I wanted to see a garter snake, what's a US state I could go to?
Literally any of them except Hawaii or Alaska
For 100pts each, name a way you can prepare and eat potatoes.
French fries (and various types: curly, waffle, shoestring, etc), tater tots, baked, mashed, scalloped, gratin, hashbrowns, latkes, casserole, salad, wedges, gnocchi, chips, soup, loaded skins, roasted, etc