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Basic January
100

Which former U.S. president celebrated his birthday on January 30th, 

F D Roosevelt 

 H S Truman

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

100

This holiday is celebrated on the third Monday in January. 

MLK Day

Arbor day

What is Martin Luther King Day?

100

On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued this document:

 The Declaration of Independence

 or Emancipation Proclamation?

What is the Emancipation Proclamation?

100

This is January's birthstone.

Garnet

Ruby

Diamond

What is Garnet?

100

This is the most popular New Year's resolution.  

Get in Shape/Lose Weight

Get Smarter

Travel

What is lose weight/get in shape?

200

Which famous singer's birthday is on January 8th: 

Buddy Holly 

Elvis Presley

Who is Elvis Presley?

200

January 5th is National (this animal) day: 

Squirrel 

 Bird

Cat

What is National Bird Day?

200

On January 23, 1839, Elizabeth Blackwell was the first  American woman to receive this degree: 

 law degree 

 medical degree

What is a medical degree?

200

This is one of January's typical flowers:

 Freesia 

Snowdrops

Dogwood

What are Snowdrops?

200

If there were 10 inches of snow and the snow melted, there would remain this much water: 

5 inches 

 1 inch

What is 1 inch?

300

The date of New Years Day.

Jan 1st

Jan 2nd

Jan 3rd

What is Jan 1st

300

January 4 is a day to honour a Frenchman who created a language to help people who are blind or visually impaired to read.

Braille Day

Sign Language Day

What is Braille Day?

300

Which U.S. president was born on January 9, 1913?

Richard Nixon

Harry Truman

Who is Richard Nixon

300

This official currency of the European Union debuted on January 4, 1999.

Peso

Euro

Flint

What is the Euro?

300

Generally 2 weeks after December 25, Christmas is celebrated by what group or denomination of Christians?

Orthodox Christian

Traditional Christian


Who are Orthodox Christians?

400

Which glamorous movie actress starred in Cleopatra, Butterfield 8 and celebrated her birthday on January 3rd, 

Marilyn Monroe 

Elizabeth Taylor

Who is Elizabeth Taylor?

400

January is national (this food) month: 

noodle 

 soup

What is National Soup Month?

400

On January 3, 1924, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the solid gold tomb of this Egyptian pharaoh.

King Tut

Cleopatra

Who was King Tut?

400

Name one of January’s astrological signs.  

Capricorn/Aquarius

Scorpio/Gemini

Aquarius/Leo 

What is Capricorn or Aquarius?

400

He delivered the final speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.

MLK

George Bush

Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?

500

 In which year on January 24 did gold get discovered in California, leading to the Gold Rush?

1848

1874

1894

what is 1848


500

January 31st is national (this food) day: 

hot chocolate 

 Coca Cola

What is National Hot Chocolate Day?

500

First published on January 29, 1845, this famous poem begins, “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary” : 

The Raven 

 The Telltale Heart

What was Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven"?

500

This NFL team won its third Super Bowl, the first team ever to do so, on January 21, 1979.

Steelers 

Packers

Chiefs

Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers?

500

This is where you would generally find images of the god Janus in ancient Rome.

On the roof

over a doorway

on a window

What is over a doorway