Daily Essential Quiz: Michelle Obama Hosts What Kind of Show?

Former First Lady Michelle Obama launched a kids’ cooking show on Netflix featuring two puppets, Waffles and Mochi. Their names are also the new show’s title, available for streaming since March 16. In a message tweeted Tuesday, February 9, 2021, Obama said the show would help children ‘discover, cook, and eat delicious food from all over the world’.

R.I.P Mary Wilson, a founding member of The Supremes. Wilson passed away on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, just two days after she published a video commemorating Black History Month and announcing “surprising new songs” that she hoped to have out by her birthday on March 6. Watch Wilson’s final public video message.

Old Aunt Jemima originated as a song of field slaves. Aunt Jemima is an image referencing slavery – Nancy Green, born into slavery, portrayed the original Aunt Jemima character.

2021 Fact

On Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, PepsiCo announced it would change its Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup brand name to Pearl Milling Company.

Gal Gadot’s latest project is as an executive producer of “Impact,” a short-form documentary series that debuts April 19 on the National Geographic channel. The six-part series follows women in Brazil, California, Michigan, and Puerto Rico, among other places, who overcome extraordinary obstacles. 

Jezero Crater is the area on Mars where Perseverance, NASA’s Mars rover, landed on Feb. 18, 2021. The rover is equipped with cameras and a microphone that should provide the most detailed images and audio of a landing on Mars yet.