Groundhog Day
This other term for a groundhog lends its name to a popular tongue twister.
What is a woodchuck?
These are the THREE traditional colors associated with Mardi Gras.
What are green, purple, and gold?
February is a month-long observance in the US to raise awareness about this type of health & disease prevention.
What is heart health & heart disease?
These people receive the most Valentine's Day cards every year.
Who are teachers?
Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers -OR- the New England Patriots? (6 each)
The medieval tradition of Groundhog Day involved waking up this animal to "check the weather".
What are badgers?
This is the signature Mardi Gras dessert.
What is king cake?
This president officially recognized February as Black History Month in 1976.
Who is Gerald Ford?
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre happened in this US city on Feb. 14, 1929.
What is Chicago?
The winning team is presented with this famous trophey.
What is the Lombardi Trophy?
This is the name of the official Pennsylvania mascot that "checks the weather" every Groundhog Day.
Who is Punxsutawney Phil?
Mardi Gras is celebrated as a final indulgence before this yearly period of abstinence in the Christian calendar.
What is Lent?
According to folklore, fogs in February mean frosts in this month.
What is May?
Cupid is the Roman counterpart to this Greek god.
Who is Eros?
This team has played in four Super Bowls but has never once held the lead.
Who are the Minnesota Vikings?
The origins of Groundhog Day can be traced back to which group of US immigrants?
What is Germans (or Pennsylvania Dutch)?
Mardi Gras occurs this many days before Easter each year.
What is 47?
This is the birthstone associated with February.
What is amethyst?
St. Valentine is the patron saint of apiarists, people that do this.
What is beekeeping?
This was the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowls.
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
Groundhog Day falls on February 2nd, a "cross-quarter day" that falls midway between what two other events?
What are the winter solstice and spring equinox?
Mardi Gras is a French term that means this in English.
What is Fat Tuesday?
The term "February" comes from the Latin word "februa" which means this.
What is "to cleanse/purify"?
His 1375 Old-English poem “Parliament of Foules” is believed to be the first record that depicts Valentine’s Day as a romantic day.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
New Orleans and this other city have each hosted the Super Bowl a record 11 times.