About me
What state am I from?
Kansas
Until what age is school mandatory in the US?
18
What day of the week is Thanksgiving
Thursday
Name one American holiday besides Christmas or Thanksgiving
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr Day, Presidents Day, George Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day,
What day is Christmas?
December 25th
True or false I have three brothers?
False
What is private school?
School that charges parents tuition
School that the government doesn't pay for
Name a traditional Thanksgiving food
Turkey, pumpkin or pecan pie, ham, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes
What holiday is on the third Thursday of November?
Thanksgiving
What is something my family eats on Christmas?
Tamales, mole
Where is my family from?
Mexico
What is the first mandatory year of school in the US called.
Kindergarden
Explain "breaking the wishbone"
Two people take a bone from the turkey and pull it apart to break it. Whoever has the longer piece gets to make a wish.
What is celebrated on Independence day?
The signing of the declaration of independence.
The US declaring independence from Britain
What is the English word for "Belen"
Nativity Scene
Name one of my hobbies
Reading, building Legos, scrapbooking/making collages, watching TV, writing
What are the alternate names for 9th-12th grade?
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Who declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
President Abraham Lincoln
What do people decorate soldier's graves with on memorial day?
Flags or flowers
Who is Santa Claus. For double points explain the origin.
Santa Claus brings good children gifts and bad kids coal on Christmas. He comes from the German Saint "Saint Nikolas" who was known as a giving man.
What is the Kansas state animal?
Buffalo
Name one of the five school groups children might attend. For example guarderia, primaria, or secundaria in Spain.
Elementary School
Intermediate Center
Middle School
High School
What is the story told about the origin of Thanksgiving
Pilgrims from England traveled to the United States to settle. They learned to farm from the Wampanoug people and at the end of the first successful harvest the pilgrims and Wampanoug gathered together for a feast.
What does "emancipation" mean
The emancipation was the freeing of the slaves in the United Sates
Name one gift exchange game. Explain it for extra points.
Secret Santa- A group of people take names from a box or bag or hat and they have to buy a gift for that person. The person that they are buying the gift from can't know who is buying them a gift. At a party or later date everyone exchanges gifts and people have to guess who bought them a gift.
White Elephant- Everyone buys one gift and then people take turns picking a gift. The person picking a gift can either steal from the people who picked before them or take a gift from the pile. A gift can only be stolen three times. After that it is frozen.