Festivals
Starting on the 26th of December, this relatively new holiday celebrates black heritage and culture
What is Kwanzaa
This former missile site was given a makeover and a new lease after Henry Meyer visited Germany
What are the Summerfest grounds
Making up the ‘three sisters’ this group of foods is considered an integral part of native cookings
Corn, Beans, Squash
A one night stand leads to an unwanted pregnancy
This word would make the term bi-weekly obsolete and would make setting agendas much easier if adopted by Americans
What is 'Fortnight'
Defined by bright colours and new clothes, this Hindu festival heralds the coming of spring in India
What is Holi
This Milwaukee mayor holds the title for the longest serving socialist administration in US history and a bridge is named after him
Who is Daniel Hoan
Once ruling large swathes of the South American continent, this people’s calendar gave everyone a fright in 2012
Who are the Mayans
The life of a middle aged man spirals into a terrifying chain of events, turning his search for love into a fight for survival.
What is '40 Year Old Virgin'
Having its origins in horse racing, this statement denotes how different people are best suited to different things
What is 'Horses for courses'
This March holiday is celebrated across the world though it only makes sense with the US date format.
What is Pi Day
Started by a Wisconsin senator in the 1970s this non religious non national day is celebrated all over the world - earth day
What is Earth Day
Now enjoyed across the world in many forms, this vegetable was first grown in Peru before being spread far and wide by Spanish settlers
What are potatoes
A 30 something journalist living in London keeps a meticulous record of goings on from the mundane to the life altering.
What is 'Bridget Jones Diary'
This four letter word which can be also be a verb as well means to be ineffectual or dither
What is 'Faff' or 'Faffing'
This tall colourful center piece around which people gather and dance is a stalwart of many European cultures
What is a Maypole
Created in a basement in lake Geneva in 1974, this game of strategy is now enjoyed by children’s, teens and adults around the world
What is Dungeons & Dragons
Made famous by Alice cooper in Wayne’s world, ‘the good land’ is what tribe’s name for Milwaukee
Who are the Algonquin
A man still pining for his high school crush hires a PI to hunt her down
What is There's Something About Mary
Sounding similar to a popular midwestern supermarket chain, this is said when something is muddled up and hard to decipher
What is 'Higgledy Piggledy'
Celebrated in early November, this somewhat macabre holiday is mainly celebrated in the UK
What is Guy Fawkes Night?
Wiisconsin is considered the largest producer of this traditional medicinal ingredient in America
What is Ginseng
Though it no longer exists, this land bridge is thought to have been used by the first native Americans hunting wildlife across to the American continent
What is the Bearing land bridge
An old lady with dementia is made to believe that she had a fling with a woodworker, leaving her fiancé for him
What is The Notebook
Referring to something your canine companion may eat, this term is used to denote a job done badly
What is 'A dog's dinner'