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What do you know about the month of March? Let's find out! May the odds be ever in your favor.
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In the original Roman calendar, which number month was March?
1
1 st
1ST
1st
First
36% got this right
March was originally the first month, but when Julius Caesar reformed the calendar, it became the third month.
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12 random squares
For which of the Roman gods is March named?
Mars
Ceres
Marsi
Minerva
58% got this right
Mars was the Roman god of war.
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48 random squares
What is most commonly considered the flower for March?
Daffodil
Daffodils
64% got this right
The daffodil symbolizes spring and rebirth.
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March has more than one birthstone. True or false?
True
False
I have no idea
Uhhhh...
46% got this right
Chalcedony (bloodstone) and aquamarine for courage.
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12 sequential squares
Which of these occurs in March: a solstice or an equinox?
Equinox
Eckwinox
Solstice
Soulstis
56% got this right
An equinox is when day and night are the same length.
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48 random squares
Complete this saying: 'Mad as a March ....'
Hare
Comedian
Hairstylist
Hatter
44% got this right
The behavior of hares in the breeding season gave rise to the mad March hare saying.
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Some say the best known saying about this month is 'March comes in like a lion and goes out like a _______?
Lamb
Lark
Laugh
Launch
65% got this right
This saying is more about weather patterns, particularly the transition from winter to spring.
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Caesar was told, 'Beware the Ides of March.' On what date are the Ides?
15
15th
Fifteen
Fifteenth
77% got this right
In ancient Rome, the Ides was a day for settling debts. It's now best known as the day Julius Caesar was assassinated.
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When are the first three days in March considered unlucky?
When rain falls
Every Leap year
On even numbered years
When the groundhog sees it's shadow
15% got this right
If rain falls during the first three days in March, it is supposed to foretell a bad harvest.
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Which of these Jewish special days usually occurs in March?
Purim
Passover
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
26% got this right
A Jewish holiday that celebrates the salvation of the Jewish people from genocide in Persia.
