History of Funerals
When did the practice of embalming start in the U.S.?
The Civil War
In Norse Mythology, she is the Goddess of the underworld and death
Hel
Of the Colors in a rainbow
Blue
Kit Kitterage who lives in America during the 1930s, rents out her house to tenants during this era of American history?
The Great Depression
Before the 17th century, these vegetables used to be mainly purple, not the bright warm color we see them as today.
What is carrot?
Baron de Palm was the first to have this type of funeral practice in 1876.
Cremation
This chaotic Goddess of water in Babylonian Mythology is also the mother of chromatic dragons in Dungeons and Dragons
Tiamat
Of Santa's Reindeer in ""A Visit From St. Nicholas"
Blitzen
Molly McIntire, an American girl who's father is MIA during the war takes in Emily a British immigrant due to the bombing of England by this country?
Germany
This color was named after the fruit, not the other way around!
What is orange?
The first embalming school was in this midwestern city.
Cincinnati
The Greek Underworld God of hunting and rebirth, also the protagonist in the video game "Hades"
Zagreus
Of Countries in Africa
Algeria
Felicity Merriman one of the earliest American Girls released, lives in Williamsburg VA during what time period?
Colonial/ Revolutionary
The first soup was made with this large mammal that likes to get wet. He is most closely related to the elephant and rhino.
What is hippopotamus?
T/F: Prior to the Civil War, families often took care of the body at home
True
In Navajo culture, it is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal
Skinwalker
Of the US automakers traditionally known as the big 3
Chrysler
Rebecca Rubin a Jewish- American lives in New York with her family describes her dream is to become a film star in these films with some sound popular in the early 1910s and 1920s
Talkies
This everyday condiment found in almost every restaurant through out the U.S. was first sold as a medicine.
What is ketchup?
The FTC began an investigation in the death care industry due to this 1963 book.
The American Way of Death by Jessica Mitford
In Finnish Mythology, this cosmic phenomenon is the work of flying fire foxes
Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights
Of the 3 basic orders of ancient Greek Columns
Corinthian
The friend and adopted sister of Samantha Parkington, Nellie O'Malley describes one of her friends being scalped while working at a factory to likely during this time period characterized by child labor and work accidents
The Industrial Revolution
This large country is the world's leading producer of bananas.
What is India?