My Funny Valentine
Laissez les bons moments rouler!(Let the good times roll!)
Black History!
It's a Leap Year?!?
February Birthdays
100

Why was the math book sad on Valentine's Day?

Because it had too many problems!

100

What does the term "Mardi Gras" means?

Fat Tuesday.

It is the culmination of carnival celebrations before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. Mardi Gras only refers to the final day.

100

This is the first approved holiday in the United States since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was declared in 1983 that was established as a federal holiday in 2021.

Juneteenth

June 19th honors the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were finally emancipated in the U.S.; 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. 

100

True or False: In a leap year, the months January, April, & July start on the same day of the week.

True

100

This individual knows how to throw up a mean "dab" and plays an integral role in managing the High Containment Core laboratories. They celebrate their birthday this month.

Allison Bartliff
200

Why were the scientists a perfect match?

Because they had great chemistry!

200

What is the day after Mardi Gras known as?

Ash Wednesday

200

In 2018, he became the first athlete and the first black person to win an Oscar for Best Animated Short for his film Dear Basketball. He was also a credited writer for the project.

Kobe Bryant

200

Who introduced the first leap year around 46 B.C.?

Julius Caesar

200

What gem is the birthstone for February?

Amethyst

300

This chemical messenger is commonly known as the "love hormone"?

Oxytocin

300

Which street in New Orleans is the city's Mardi Gras hotspot?

Bourbon Street

300

What 2017 film, directed by Jordan Peele, addresses issues of race in America through a horror-thriller narrative?

Get Out

300

If you have the rare honor of celebrating your birthday on Leap Day, you are known as a what?

A. Leap Frog B. Leapers C. Leap Pads

B. Leapers (or Leaplings) 

300

Born on February 20th, this billionaire "Diamonds" songstress originally grew up in Saint Michael, Barbados.

Rihanna

400

To which bridge do lovers go in Paris to put a padlock symbolizing their love?

Pont des Arts aka the Love Lock Bridge

In 2014-15, the bridge succumbed to the weight of all that love & was not strong enough to carry the 700,000 padlocks (equivalent to 20 elephants) so the grills were removed & replaced with glass panels. 

400

What are the official colors of Mardi Gras?

Purple, Gold, and Green

400

BHM has been recognized in February by all U.S. presidents since 1976. Countries such as Ireland, the United Kingdom, & the Netherlands also celebrate but in another month in the year. What month is that?

October

400

February 29th is the rarest birth day, what is the second rarest?

Christmas Day (December 25th)

400

This comedian was on the receiving end of "the slap," however, he shares his February 7th birthday with Garth Brooks so at least he has that and incredible career in comedy going for him. 

Chris Rock

500

What is Cupid's Favorite band?

Kiss

500

While New Orleans has the biggest Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S., which country is host to the biggest Mardi Gras celebration in the world?

Brazil

500

This abolitionist was the most photographed American in the 1800s (and that was no accident)! They purposely sat for photos often to spread a more accurate image of African Americans. They intentionally kept a straight face to challenge the idea that Black people were ever happy to be enslaved. 

Frederick Douglass

500

In the past, February 29th was traditionally a day where women did this, something that men normally would do in their relationship.

Propose

500

This actor was born on February 9th but it known for portraying Thor's half-brother in the Avengers.

Tom Hiddleston