This assortment of Kahoot! games highlights statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau pertaining to holidays, anniversaries, and observances for America’s diverse population.
How many U.S. Black-owned businesses were there in 2021? What is the projected share of the Black population in the U.S. in 2060? Celebrate Black (African American) History Month by testing your knowledge about these and other facts and figures about the Black population in the United States.
March is Women’s History Month! This observance traces its roots back to 1857, when women in New York City staged a protest over poor working conditions. Celebrate the advances women have made since then and test your knowledge about Census Bureau statistics highlighting American women today like the number of women-owned businesses and the share of women with a bachelor’s degree in the United States.
Irish heritage is strong in America: Nearly 31 million residents claim Irish ancestry. Try your luck on all things Irish with this Kahoot! for Irish-American Heritage Month. Answers come from Census Bureau data.
Did you know that Congress in 1978 passed a resolution establishing Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week –and 14 years later extended it to what’s now known as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month? Learn more about this celebration and explore Census Bureau data about Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population groups in the U.S.
June is National Caribbean-American Heritage Month! The Caribbean region includes a mix of people from Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad, and Tobago. Test your knowledge about all things Caribbean by playing our Kahoot! game featuring cool Census Bureau data like the number of people with Caribbean or West Indian ancestry in the U.S., and the two U.S. metro areas with the highest concentration of people of Jamaican or Haitian ancestry!
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the contributions Hispanic/Latinx Americans have made to American society and culture and honors Central American countries who celebrate their Independence days in September. Explore Census Bureau data about the Hispanic/Latinx population groups in the U.S. Check out our Hispanic Heritage Month Fun Facts at www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/resources/fun-facts/hispanic-heritage.html -- and use them to answer these questions.
Do you know how many federally recognized Indian tribes there are or which two states have the highest percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native residents? Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by testing your knowledge on topics like AIAN educational attainment, population, veterans and more!