Lunar New Year
Why do people wear red on Chinese New Year?
It symbolizes a new start and fresh hopes
What year did the Gulf Oil Spill occur?
2010
Where (and in what century) was the first African Methodist Episcopal Church founded?
Philadelphia, 1700s
What amendment officially gave women the right to vote in the US?
19th Amendment
What word do the first letters of the Great Lakes spell?
HOMES
How many animals make up the Chinese zodiac?
12
What is the only US state with a Spanish motto?
Montana (Oro y plata)
Black History Month originally started as…
Black History Week/Negro History Week
Which prominent female artist was known for creating art that highlighted indigenous Mexican culture?
Frida Kahlo
Give an example of a pangram.
The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.
How vexingly quick daft zebras jump!
Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.
What are believed to be symbolic of wealth and high positions in one's career?
Live blooming flowers
In which Spanish city did Christopher Columbus die?
Valladolid
What year did the March on Washington happen?
1963
What year were the first Native American women elected to Congress?
2018
What is the official language of Mauritania?
Arabic
Which Chinese word, which cannot be said during Chinese New Year, sounds like the word for death?
The Chinese word for four (si)
Founder of the first public library in the US?
Ben Franklin
Who was the first Black person to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniels (The woman from Gone With the Wind)
Who was the first Asian woman to win more than one Golden Globe?
Sandra Oh (from Grey’s Anatomy)
What is it called when you switch letters around?
Spoonerism (saying jag of Flapan instead of flag of Japan)
What food are you supposed to eat for luck during the Chinese New Year?
Dumplings
What percent of an egg’s weight is in the shell?
12%
Who was the first Black baseball player in the Major Leagues?
William Edward White (his light skin color allowed him to pass as White)
Who were the first Muslim women elected to the US Congress and what states are they from?
Rashida Tlaib (MI) and Ilhan Omar (MN)
What English phrase comes from the Persian "Shah Mat", meaning "the king is dead"?
Checkmate