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Hispanic Culture
Plymouth & First Thanksgiving
Winter Celebrations
Asian Culture
Black History
100
What is another term used instead of Hispanic?
Latino
100
How did the settler's get to Plymouth?
They came on the Mayflower across the ocean from England in 1620.
100
What winter holiday is celebrated on December 25?
Christmas
100
Name 3 elements of a traditional Chinese garden
A traditional Chinese garden contains architecture, like a building or pavilion; decorative rocks and a rock garden; plants, trees and flowers; and water elements, like ponds. Most Chinese gardens are enclosed by a wall had have words of wisdom throughout the gardens.
100
Why do we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday?
Martin Luther King, Jr., was a leader in the American Civil Rights Movement worked to change laws that created equality for all Americans.
200
Hispanics are the largest US minority group at 17%. Where do you find the largest concentrations of them living?
The Southwest has a large Hispanic population the individual states with the largest number of hispanics are Texas, California, New York & Florida
200
What does the word Wampanoag mean?
People who see the first light. People of the morning.
200
What holiday comes right after Christmas?
Kwanzaa
200
Name 2 elements of Chinese medicine.
herbs & acupuncture
200
Who were the Freedom Riders?
They were black and white civil rights activists who rode buses together across state lines into the South.
300
What is a Quinceanera?
A girls 15th birthday, celebrating that she is becoming a young woman.
300
Where did the settlers stay before their homes were built?
On the ship, 1-2 miles off shore.
300
What holiday is exactly 1 week after Christmas
New Years Day
300
What is Dim Sum?
Dim Sum is meal usually served between 10:00 - 3:00. There are a variety of Chinese dishes with 3 or 4 small steamed or savory dumplings that contain various fillings.
300
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
The first black students to enter Central HS in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.
400
Many Hispantics, especially in other countries, have a rest after lunch. What is it called.
La Siesta
400
What is an eel pot?
An eel pot is a long slender trap they use to catch eel in the river. The English favor eel - roasted eel, eel pie - excellent good food.
400
Name a winter holiday that we haven't had a question about.
Hanukkah
400
Tell us 2 facts about the gate in Portland's Chinatown.
It is Red, given by the merchants in 1986, 2 large lions called Foo dogs, at 4th & Burnside
400
Why did the Montgomery Bus Boycott start and how did it end?
Set off by the arrest of Rosa Parks on December 1st, 1955, the it was a 13-month mass protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional.
500
What religion is more than 90% of the Spanish-speaking world is?
Roman Catholic
500
Compare the settler's houses to the Wampanoag's houses
The Wampanoag's houses were covered in tree bark, and skins. They have a small door and people must crawl in. Inside there is less "stuff"; it is more "open" and warmer too. The settler's houses were of wood and had thatched roofs.They had 1 room where all of their daily life took place. There was a large fireplace for warmth and cooking. The parents might have a bed but the children slept on the floor.
500
Approximately when is Chinese New Year this year?
It is February 19th; after Valentines Day. It is in February, etc.
500
What is Tai Chi?
Tai chi is a centuries-old mind and body practice. It involves gentle, dance-like body movements with mental focus, breathing, and relaxation.
500
What did segregation in the South mean?
Segregation was the separation of blacks and whites in daily life. It applied to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, or riding on a bus.