January Birthdays
This former U.S. president celebrated his birthday on January 30th. [Hint: He served 4 terms]
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
What is your Zodiac sign if you were born January 20 - February 18?
What is Aquarius?
This proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.
What is The Emancipation Proclamation?
This color is often associated with January's birthstone, garnet.
What is Red?
The most frequently pledged New Year's resolution.
What is weight loss?
This King of Rock 'n' Roll singer's birthday is on January 8th.
Who is Elvis Presley?
The third Monday of January, honoring a historical civil rights activist.
What is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?
The first woman to receive this degree was Elizabeth Blackwell on January 23, 1839.
What is a medical degree? Elizabeth Blackwell received her medical degree from Geneva Medical College in New York.
One of January's birth flowers. There are two.
What is Carnation or Snowdrop?
The amount of water there would be if there were 10 inches of snow and the snow melted.
What is 1 inch?
Born on January 17th, 1922, this American actress and comedian was a pioneer of early television, with a career spanning seven decades, and was noted for being one of the first women to work both in front of and behind the camera. HINT: She recently passed away, just weeks short of her 100th birthday.
Who is Betty White?
In this year, Alaska became the 49th state of the United States.
What is 1959?
The first Super Bowl was held on January 15, 1967. Name one of the two teams!
Who are Green Bay Packers or the Kansas City Chiefs?
This is the official currency of the European Union. It debuted on January 4, 1999.
What is the euro?
On January 28, 1945, this branch of the U.S. military was officially created, to protect waters and coasts.
What is the Coast Guard?
Born on January 1, 1752, this woman is credited with sewing the first United States flag.
Who is Betsy Ross?
January 31st is National Hot _____ Day.
What is National Hot Chocolate Day?
This tomb was discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter on January 3, 1924.
Who is King Tut? Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered near Luxor, Egypt. The mummy was held in a solid gold coffin.
This Disney movie premiered on January 29, 1959.
What is Sleeping Beauty?
Born on January 15, 1929, this man delivered the final speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Born January 19, 1946, she is the singer of many a country song and a philanthropist, often funding projects for public health and children's education.
Who is Dolly Parton?
National ______ Day is on January 4th. (Devoted Jeopardy! fans will know!)
What is National Trivia Day?
First published on January 29, 1845, this famous poem begins, “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.”
What is Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven?”
On January 7, 1714 a patent was issued for the first one of these, designed by British inventor Henry Mill "for the impressing or transcribing of letters singly or progressively one after another, as in writing."
What is the typewriter?
This beloved sheep sock puppet was developed by Shari Lewis who was born January 17, 1933. It debuted in the late 1950s on a program called Hi Mom.
Who is Lamb Chop?