☁️September Week 3☁️

🍫Chocolate🍫

100

This park located just outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is known for having chocolate themed decorations and rides.

Hershey Park

Hershey Park is a family theme park in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The park was founded in 1906, by Milton S. Hershey as a leisure park for the employees of the Hershey Chocolate Company. Adjacent to the park is Hershey's Chocolate World, a visitors' center attraction that contains shops, restaurants, and a chocolate factory-themed tour ride, where visitors can get their picture taken and receive a piece of chocolate at the end of the ride.

200

Chocolate is toxic to what famous family pet?

Dogs

Specifically, theobromine is poisonous for dogs because they can’t digest it. Since theobromine is found in cocoa solids, dark chocolate is especially bad for our pets. White chocolate has less theobromine, but is just as bad if enough is ingested, and it also contains high levels of sugar and fat that is not good for their health.

300

Which country is the biggest consumer of chocolate in the world? 

Switzerland 

Recent market research showed global chocolate consumption for 2022 projected we’d consume 7.5 million tons of chocolate this year. OF all the countries, Switzerland ranked first per capita with 8.8 kilos of chocolate consumption per person that year.

400

During what war was chocolate made into a ready-to-eat ration for the military?

WWII

Chocolate made it to the military in 1937 as a ready-to-eat ration. The D Ration Bar is a chocolate ration commissioned by the U.S. Army and supplied to soldiers in World War II. The US government asked Hershey’s to make them in 4-ounce bars, and requested that it be high in energy, heat tolerant, and not too tasty, to prevent quick consumption. The bars were so viscous that they had to initially be packed into the molds by hand, but apparently they got the job done.

500

The milk chocolate bar was invented thanks to what popular chocolate company?

a. Hershey's

b. Lindt

c. Cadbury

d. Nestlé

d. Nestlé

The milk chocolate bar was invented thanks to Nestlé powdered milk in 1875. Daniel Peter initially came up with a process to mix milk into a chocolate bar in 1857, but ran into problems removing water from the milk. The moisture level remained too high, and that caused mildew to form. Luckily he was neighbors with Henri Nestlé, who had developed a milk condensation process that produced dry powdered milk. 

🥜Peanuts🥜

100

What are some popular foods to pair with peanut butter?

Apples, chocolate, oats and of course jelly!

Peanut butter has many uses outside of a traditional peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It's great for noodle dishes with peanut sauce, breakfast bowls with oats and fruit and even in salads! 

200

True or False: Two peanut farmers have been elected president of the United States.

Bonus: Which president(s)?

True! 

Two peanut farmers have been elected president of the USA – Virginia's Thomas Jefferson and Georgia's Jimmy Carter. Peanuts grow underneath the soil, connected to the roots of the peanut plant. To harvest the crop, a harvester machine pulls up the entire plant, farmers remove the peanuts from the roots, and then leave the plants behind to act as a natural compost for the soil. Former President Bill Clinton also said one of his favorite sandwiches is peanut butter and banana; also reported to have been the favorite of Elvis “the King” Presley. 

300

Who made the Peanuts comic strip with cartoon characters like Charlie Brown, Linus and Snoopy? 

a. Gary Larson

b. Charles M. Schulz

c. Bill Watterson

d. Walt Kelly

b. Charles M. Schulz

On October 2, 1950, Charles M. Schulz introduced a brand-new comic strip with an unlikely round-headed hero, “Good ol’ Charlie Brown.” PEANUTS was born. Soon, readers came to know and love a whole cast of indelible young characters: philosophical Linus and his crabby big sister Lucy; piano-playing Schroeder; attention-grabbing Sally; pals Franklin, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Pigpen and his famous dust cloud. But no one stole the show quite like Snoopy, the coolest beagle on the planet. From humble beginnings in just seven U.S. newspapers, PEANUTS grew to become not only the best-loved comic strip in history, but a true global phenomenon.

400

In a high pressure environment, peanut butter can be turned into what? 

Diamonds! 

Scientist Dan Frost realized that peanut butter contains one of the main ingredients for diamonds - carbon. In fact, all organic matter on Earth contains carbon.  Frost knew that processes in the upper mantle stripped carbon from sunken rocks to create diamonds. That’s where he got the idea to strip carbon from peanut butter to make his own. The process was messy. However, at the end of it, Frost had used heat and pressure in his lab to turn carbon from peanut butter into diamonds! 

500

Is Virginia or Georgia the largest producer of peanuts in the United States?

Georgia 

Georgia accounts for almost half of the peanuts produced annually in the United States – more than 2 billion pounds a year from 70 local counties. Next time you grab a bag at a ballgame, they may be some of theirs! Boiled peanuts are a Georgia delicacy, have you ever had boiled peanuts?

💃Dance🕺

100

This graceful and slow two-person dance was first introduced in the mid-19th century and was greatly popularized by the music of the famous composer Johann Strauss. Today this dance represents the gold standard and is the most famous dance in ballrooms worldwide. 

Waltz

A highly popular ballroom dance evolved from the Ländler in the 18th century. Characterized by a step, slide, and step in 3/4 time, the waltz, with its turning, embracing couples, at first shocked polite society. It became the ballroom dance par excellence of the 19th century, however, and tenaciously maintained its popularity in the 20th. Composers of famous waltzes include Frédéric Chopin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Johann Strauss and his sons, especially Johann Strauss the Younger, who was known as “the Waltz King.”

200

Undoubtedly one of the most highly technical and famous performance dances, this dance utilizes a bar for dancers to hold onto while they do movements in flat but sturdy shoes.

Ballet 

Ballet was created in 15th-century Renaissance Italy but received popularization in countries such as France and Russia. Its incredible popularity and influence have profoundly impacted techniques found in many other dances and have even morphed the cultural histories of many countries worldwide.

300

Among many types of popular dances around the world, instead of focusing on body movements and dancing with a partner, it is characterized by the creation of percussion-like musically-focused rhythm performance using shoes striking on the floor in accordance with the dancing music.

Tap Dance

Tap originated in the United States through the fusion of several ethnic percussive dances, primarily West African sacred and secular step dances and Scottish, Irish, and English clog dances, hornpipes, and jigs. 

400

This Latin dance is among the most popular in Latin America, North America, Europe, and Australia. It is a sensual form, energetic movement, and innovative choreography that Mambo, Changuyi, and Rumba influenced and made popular worldwide. 

Salsa 

Salsa dancing has an intricate and debated history that very much mirrors the development of its counterpart, salsa music. The term “salsa” was created in New York in the 1960’s and is now used to describe both the popular style of music and it’s matching dance. Salsa, meaning “sauce,” conveys feelings of spicing things up and enlivening the moment. 

500

One of the most athletic dances in the world, this dance originally found its popularity in the 1970s as the street dance in the New York’s Bronx. Since then it has spread all around the world where it was viewed as one of the most unique dance styles ever made. Usually danced solo, this dance requires talented dancers to perform the series of either choreographed or freeform dance and athletic movements. 

Breakdancing

Break dancing is largely improvisational, made up of variations of “standard” moves or steps, including freezes, powermoves, downrock, and toprock. The emphasis is on energy, movement, creativity, humour, and an element of danger. It is meant to convey the rough world of the city streets from which it is said to have sprung. It was featured in the 2024 Olympics but actually debuted in the Summer 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. 

📜The Constitution📜

100

True or False: Thomas Jefferson did not sign the Constitution.

True!

Thomas Jefferson did not sign the Constitution. He was in France during the Convention, where he served as the U.S. minister. John Adams was serving as the U.S. minister to Great Britain during the Constitutional Convention and did not attend either.

200

Who was the oldest person to sign the Constitution?

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was a printer, inventor, scientist, and statesman, occupies a distinguished place in U.S. history. He not only played an influential role in the Revolutionary War era and the fight for American independence, but also helped to shape the U.S. Constitution and vision for the new nation. He was a lifetime champion of First Amendment freedoms, particularly freedom of the press. 

300

Which person was elected as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention but declined because he "smelt a rat"?

a. Patrick Henry 

b. George Washington

c. Benjamin Franklin

d. James Madison

a. Patrick Henry 

In 1784, Henry was elected governor of Virginia for a second time and served until 1786. He declined to attend the Constitutional Convention of 1787, reputedly saying that he “smelt a rat in Philadelphia, tending toward the monarchy.” Henry sought to sway his fellow Virginians against ratifying the U.S. Constitution. He nearly succeeded, arguing that it gave too much power to the federal government. Once it passed, however, he was instrumental in attaching the Bill of Rights to the document.

400

What was the country's first constitution called?

The Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. It established a weak central government that mostly, but not entirely, prevented the individual states from conducting their own foreign diplomacy.

500

Where is the Constitution currently located?

Washington, DC

Since 1952, the Constitution has been on display in the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. Currently, all four pages are displayed behind protective glass framed with titanium. To preserve the parchment’s quality, the cases contain argon gas and are kept at 67 degrees Fahrenheit with a relative humidity of 40 percent. 

🧽Cleaning🧼

100

This liquid is typically used for cleaning white surfaces and can stain dark ones, especially clothing. 

Bleach

Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove colour (whitening) from fabric or fiber or to clean or to remove stains in a process called bleaching. It often refers specifically to a dilute solution of sodium hypochlorite, also called "liquid bleach".

200

This item is used for baking but is also handy for eliminating odors and allergens in places like refrigerators and mattresses. 

Baking Soda

Baking soda can do so much more than simply help your baked goods rise. When applied to messes around the house, this powdery substance acts as an odor-absorber and a mild abrasive that can quickly loosen stuck-on gunk without damaging the surface. Pair baking soda with other household cleaners, such as dishwashing liquid, and it becomes an even more powerful cleaning agent, allowing you to break through greasy residue, polish metal, unclog drains, and more.

300

You should wash your windows when it is...

a. Sunny

b. Raining

c. Cloudy

d. Windy

c. Cloudy

According to Better Homes and Gardens, your cleaning solution will dry too quickly and leave streaks behind, if it's too sunny. If it's rainy, the solution will wash off before you're able to use it. And if it's windy, you'll end up with more cleaning solution on you than the windows.  

400

True or False: One germ can multiply into over eight million germs in 48 hours.

False, it's actually in just 24 hours!

One germ can multiply into more than 8 million germs in one day. Nearly 80% of all illness-causing germs are spread by your hands. Your remote control is a top carrier of bacteria and there are more germs on your phone, keyboard, and cutting board than on a toilet seat.

500

This is the practice of thoroughly cleaning a house in a certain season. 

Spring Cleaning

Spring cleaning is the practice of thoroughly cleaning a house in the springtime. The practice of spring cleaning is especially prevalent in climates with a cold winter. In many cultures, annual cleaning occurs at the end of the year, which may be in spring or winter, depending on the calendar.