March 17th

Board Games
Food
Women History Month
Potpourri
100

According to  folklore what animal did St. Patrick drive out of Ireland.

What are snakes ?

100

The name of this board game means " I build" in Swahili.

What is Jenga?

100

Joey Chestnut has the record for the most wins (13) for this competitive eating contest .

What is Nathan's Hot Dog Eating competition?

100

This person is the first woman in modern history to lead a major Indigenous tribe , the Cherokee Nation.

Who is Wilma Mankiller?

100

This is the only US state that begins with the letter "P".

What is Pennsylvania?

200

This city hosted the first St. Patrick's Parade on March 18, 1762

WhatisBoston?

200

The original game of Monopoly is based on streets of this city.


What is Atlantic City?

200

Though eaten locally for thousands of years, the production of this seed or grain has roughly tripled in the Andes since the 1990's.

What is quinoa?

200

This ecologist author's book "Silent Spring" (1962) initiated the environmental movement.

Who is Rachel Carson?

200

This animal has fingerprints almost identical to humans.

What are koalas?

300

What city famously dyes their main river green for St.Patrick's Day?

What is Chicago?

300

The filmmaker of the award-winning short movie " The Red Ballon" also invented this strategy game of diplomacy, conflict and conquests.

What is Risk? (Albert Lamorisse)

300

This is the only location in Cuba that has a McDonald's.

What is Guantanamo? ( an US Naval base

300

This was the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States

Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?

300

The common word for the medical term Pruritus.

What is itching?

400

The Irish symbol )plant)that St. Patrick use to teach the Holy Trinity?

What is a Shamrock?

400

The phrase "Back to Square One" was influenced by this game.

What is snakes and ladders? (Also acceptable shoots in ladders)

400

This is a central American food whose name means "whirlpool" in German.

What is strudel?

400

This political figure wrote the first version of the Equal Rights Amendment, in 1923.

Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?

400

What the100 folds in a chef's hat are meant to represent.

What is 100 ways to cook an egg?

500

This traditional St. Patrick's Day dish is often called by this regional name.

What is New England Boiled dinner?

500

The number one rule for this game is that you should play it along.(Hint: Most people wouldn't consider this a game-not competitive)

What is Ouija?

500

The Carolina Reaper entered the Guinness book of Records  in 2017 for this category.

What is the hottest chili?

500

 She is believed to be the first female self-made millionaire in America (Guiness Book of World Records). Hint: African American, cosmetics

Madame C.J. Walker

500

The initials BMW represent this company

What is Bavarian Motor Works?