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Juneteenth Trivia
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What future challenges face Juneteenth observance?
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What month is Juneteenth celebrated?
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What percentage of Texas's population was enslaved in 1865?
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What is a traditional Juneteenth food?
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How quickly did the Juneteenth bill pass through Congress?
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What was the date when the Emancipation Proclamation took effect?
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How has Juneteenth grown in recent years?
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What military leader announced freedom in Texas?
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Why didn't the Emancipation Proclamation immediately free all enslaved people?
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What was the exact text of the beginning of General Order No. 3?
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What economic challenges did freed people face after Juneteenth?
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What does the color red specifically represent on Juneteenth?
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How many enslaved people were still in Texas on Juneteenth?
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What modern issues does Juneteenth address?
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What was the population of Galveston in 1865?
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What does the Juneteenth flag symbolize?
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What is the relationship between Juneteenth and Reparations movements?
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What foods are commonly served at Juneteenth celebrations?
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Is Juneteenth only celebrated in Texas?
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What happened to many newly freed people immediately after Juneteenth?
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What is the Juneteenth flag design?
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What role do churches play in Juneteenth?
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What did General Order No. 3 specifically announce?
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What activities occur during Juneteenth?
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What building did General Granger read the order from?
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When did Jim Crow laws begin?
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What is a common red drink served on Juneteenth?
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What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?
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What was the Juneteenth celebration originally called in Texas?
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Who designed the Juneteenth flag?
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What did Opal Lee famously do to promote Juneteenth?
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What percentage of states recognized Juneteenth before it became federal?
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What is another name for Juneteenth?
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What does Juneteenth teach about American history?
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How did the Great Migration affect Juneteenth celebrations?
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What is the connection between Juneteenth and education?
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Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
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What is read from in Juneteenth ceremonies?
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What was the formal title of General Gordon Granger?
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Why did some slaveholders not tell enslaved people about freedom?
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How many Union troops arrived in Galveston with General Granger?
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What year was the Freedmen's Bureau established?
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What is the role of oral history in preserving Juneteenth?
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What happened when Union troops arrived in Galveston?
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What was Texas's original resistance to freeing enslaved people?
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How do schools typically observe Juneteenth?
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What document officially freed enslaved people?
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What was the reaction in the Black community when Juneteenth became federal?
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What year was the 13th Amendment ratified?
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What role did the 2020 protests play in Juneteenth recognition?
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What amendment officially abolished slavery?
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What is the connection between Juneteenth and voting rights?
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What were Black Codes?
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What war ended just before Juneteenth?
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How long after the Emancipation Proclamation did Juneteenth occur?
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What was the Great Migration?
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How does Juneteenth relate to modern civil rights?
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What year was the 15th Amendment ratified?
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What date is Juneteenth celebrated?
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What year was the 14th Amendment ratified?
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Is Juneteenth a day off work for federal employees?
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What dessert is traditional on Juneteenth?
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What does the arc on the Juneteenth flag symbolize?
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What does Juneteenth celebrate?
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What does Juneteenth commemorate?
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What is the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act?
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What is the longest-running annual Juneteenth celebration?
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Who was the oldest living person to see Juneteenth become federal?
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What was the impact of Texas making Juneteenth a state holiday in 1980?
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Who were the key Congressional sponsors of the Juneteenth bill?
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What music genre is often featured in Juneteenth celebrations?
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What economic impact does Juneteenth have as a federal holiday?
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When did Texas rejoin the Union after the Civil War?
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Why was there a delay in freedom reaching Texas?
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What is the significance of strawberry soda on Juneteenth?
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What modern scholars study about Juneteenth?
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What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
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What is the historical significance of holding Juneteenth outdoors?
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What city in Texas did General Granger arrive in?
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What is the significance of intergenerational celebration of Juneteenth?
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What was the Reconstruction Era?
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What historical documents are preserved from original Juneteenth?
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What year did Juneteenth events occur?
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How has commercialization affected Juneteenth?
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What organization has promoted Juneteenth nationally?
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What military district was Texas part of during Reconstruction?
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What year was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
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What year did the House of Representatives pass the Juneteenth bill?
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When did President Biden sign Juneteenth into law as a federal holiday?
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What vote margin passed Juneteenth in the House?
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What is often featured in Juneteenth parades?
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What is a common educational focus on Juneteenth?
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What was sharecropping?
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What was the last state to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday before federal recognition?
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What colors are associated with Juneteenth celebrations?
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How many countries outside the U.S. recognize Juneteenth?
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What year did Juneteenth become a federal holiday?
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What was the full name of General Order No. 3?
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In what state did the events of Juneteenth take place?
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What does Juneteenth honor?
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What is the Juneteenth Legacy Project?
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What does red food symbolize on Juneteenth?
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Why is Juneteenth called 'America's Second Independence Day'?
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What ended Reconstruction?
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What does Juneteenth remind Americans about?
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What state was the first to make Juneteenth an official holiday?
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What was the economic value of slavery in Texas before emancipation?
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What does the star on the Juneteenth flag represent?
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Who is known as the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth'?
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How did the end of Reconstruction affect African Americans?
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How many senators voted against Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday?
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How old was Opal Lee when she walked to Washington D.C.?
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What type of gathering is common on Juneteenth?
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What was the first major city outside Texas to celebrate Juneteenth?
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What is the National Museum of African American History and Culture's role?
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What were Jim Crow laws?
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What is often read at Juneteenth celebrations?
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What did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
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When did the word 'Juneteenth' first appear in written records?
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What traditional African American church music is featured on Juneteenth?
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