What famous "King of rock 'n' roll" has a birthday on January 8th?
Elvis Presley
January 4 is this Italian dish's national day. It is made in long, slender, solid strings and is usually served with sauce.
Spaghetti
On January 1, 1863, this president issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in some pro-slavery states, but not all. He allowed slavery to continue in Maryland and New Jersey.
Abraham Lincoln
What is the most popular New Year's resolution?
Losing weight
What animal do we celebrate on January 21st, National _________ Appreciation Day? [Hint: They hunt for acorns and are seen in trees)
Squirrels
Which Former First Lady of the U.S. from 2009-2017 has a birthday on January 17th?
Michelle Obama
January 5th is National ____________ Day. [Hint: It often flies south for the winter]
National Bird Day
The man on the one-hundred-dollar bill was born on January 17th, 1706. What is his name?
Benjamin Franklin
More than 22 million tons of this is used on U.S. roads each winter. That comes out to about 137 lbs per person.
Salt
These furry mammals, only four species of their kind, don’t hibernate in the true sense because their body temperature only drops a little bit and they can wake up at any moment. (Yogi is one)
Bears
He was a Baptist minister and social rights activist in the United States in the 1950s and '60s. He was a leader of the American civil rights movement.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
What holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of January, honoring a civil rights activist?
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
On January 5, 1933 construction of this famous bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.
Golden Gate Bridge
About a million billion of these fall each second, averaged over a typical year.
snowflakes
Some creatures just don’t want to deal with winter at all! Instead, they travel south to spend the season in places where they can still find food easily and it doesn’t get too cold. What is this called?
Migration
A Catholic holiday that is celebrated on January 1st.
Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
or
Solemnity of Mary
January 16th is Appreciate a _____________ Day.
appreciate a Dragon day
On January 11, 1935, this person was the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
Amelia Earheart
0 degrees Celsius
or
32 degrees Fahrenheit
What mammal is the only animal that hunts polar bears?
HUMANS!
In January, many people make this to see if they can change or add new behavior to their lives.
make a New Year's Resolution
January is World _________ Month.
World Carnivore Month
On January 3rd, 1959 what state became the 49th U.S. state?
Alaska
Also known as "aestivation,” this is a period of animal dormancy, usually by insects, reptiles, and amphibians, which occurs during dry months to retain water and conserve energy.
Hibernation
Some animals stay active in winter and learn how to live in the cold and snow. The white-tailed deer grows a winter coat with longer hair, ermines change colors, and some birds eat more. What is this process called?
Adaptation