Quinceañera
What does Quinceañera mean?
Quince” is the Spanish word for fifteen. “Anos” means years. Quinceanera means
“she who is fifteen.”
Fifteen is considered the age at which a girl is ready to take on her role as a lady in the community.
It is a dish from Puerto Rico with plantains as its main ingredient
Monfongo.
Plantains are picked green, cut into pieces, and typically fried in more modern versions, but can be boiled in broth or roasted, then mashed with salt, garlic, pork, broth, and cooking oil in a wooden pilón
a dish consisting of _________ pieces that have been coated with seasoned flour or batter and pan-fried, deep fried, pressure fried, or air fried
Chicken
We're Brothers; We're Happy and We're Singing and We're Colored Give me a High-Five
January 11th 1995
The Wayans Bros
It involves chanclas, viruses, and bare feet...
"If you walk around the house barefoot, you'll get sick and die."
This hip-hop artist was born and raised in this area and went to Terry Sanford High.
Jermaine Cole (J Cole)
What is the technical term for the fear of long words?
a) Wordophobia
b) Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
c) Supercalifragilisticexpialidociousphobia
d) Sesquipedalophobia
b) Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
What did the ocean say to the beach?
Nothing, it just waved
What’s the meaning of The Last Doll?
The Last Doll symbolizes the celebrant’s end of childhood. She then passes the doll on to her younger sibling
a salted codfish fritter, a traditional Puerto Rican snack that is typically eaten with an entire meal
Bacalaitos
A quick bread made with cornmeal, associated with the cuisine of the Southern United States, with origins in Native American cuisine
Corn Bread
a pioneering '80s series, shone a spotlight on the everyday experiences of an upper-middle-class black family with humor, warmth,
The Cosby Show
Whenever you were a kid and threw a tantrum or started to cry for any reason...
"Why are you crying? I'll give you something to cry about."
On Jan. 3, 1973, two business partners with a shoestring budget and a vision to become a household name nationwide opened a family steakhouse on Bragg Boulevard.
Golden Corral
c) Fried chicken
Why do seagulls fly over the ocean?" "Because if they flew over the bay, we'd call them bagels."
"Because if they flew over the bay, we'd call them bagels."
What is the most important dance of a Quinceañera?
Father Daughter Dance
a combination of rice, pigeon peas, and pork, cooked in the same pot with sofrito
Arroz con gandules
Fun Fact: This is Puerto Rico's national dish, along with roasted pork.
A savory rice dish that developed in the U.S. state of Louisiana, fusing African, Spanish, and French influences, consisting mainly of meat and/or seafood, and vegetables mixed with rice and spices
Jambalaya
Six Black 20-somethings -- four women and two men -- share their lives and loves in a Brooklyn brownstone
August 22, 1993
Living Single
Right after you sassed your mom in public for any reason, you were cowering in fear as she stared you down and whispered this to you.
(In español)
"vas a ver cuando llegamos en casa."
It was established in 1816 by Francis W. Waldo as The Carolina Observer, making it today the oldest daily newspaper in the state.
The Fayetteville Observer
b) To stay cool ✅
"Where do you learn to make a banana split?
Sundae School
What groups of people were the first to have a quinceañera?
(Name one)
the Incas, Mayas, Toltecs, and Aztecs
A twice-fried plantain slice
Tostones
A pasta dish that involves cheese
Macaroni and cheese
A policeman has enough to deal with on the job. But when he gets home, he still has to handle kids, his wife, and one nerd next door
September 22, 1989
Family Matters
Any time you had to deliver any kind of bad news to your mom, the conversation ended with this one.
(In Español)
"Ay, dios mio santo."
or "Ay dios:
This famous baseball player hit his FIRST home run ever in this city.
The ball went “350 to 400 feet″ into right field in his second time at bat during an intersquad exhibition March 7, 1914, at the Cape Fear Fairgrounds.
Babe Ruth
b) Liver ✅
What did one hat say to the other?
"Stay here! I'm going on ahead."
This dance starts with the letter "Q" and can be performed at a Quinceañera?
Quebradita
a slow-roasted marinated pork leg or pork shoulder
Pernil
a group of loose-leafed cultivars of Brassica oleracea
a food crop for their large, dark-green, edible leaves, which are cooked and eaten as vegetables.
Collard Greens
(College Greens are an acceptable answer also) :)
He and his wife, Wanda, reluctantly step into the role of parents when his sister drops off her three kids — naive Bryanna, nerdy Jordan, and teenager Vanessa — en route to rehab. His views on child rearing are hardly politically correct, but he tries his best.
Nov 14th, 2001
The Bernie Mac Show
If you ever fell and scraped your knee or hurt yourself in any way as a kid, your mom would be there to sing this to you.
(In Español)
"Sana sana, colita de rana, si no sana hoy, sanará mañana."
This miniature golf course brand was founded here.
Putt Putt
A Fayetteville insurance man built Putt-Putt, a miniature golf course at Bragg Boulevard and Fort Bragg Road in 1954. It cost a quarter to play the 18-hole course, and if a golfer made a hole-in-one, he got a free game.
b) SpongeBob SquarePants
Why can't a nose be 12 inches long?
Because then it would be a foot."