How it works
These March trivia questions are about the month itself: 82 multiple-choice questions in five rounds, on its name and the Ides, the equinox and clock change, St. Patrick's Day and Pi Day, Women's History Month, and events dated in March.
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What the five rounds ask
The name, the Ides and the old calendar asks why the Roman year once opened in March and what fell due on the Ides. The equinox, the clocks and the weather covers spring's first day, daylight saving time and the lion and the lamb. St. Patrick's Day, Pi Day and other March days adds Saint David, Japan's doll festival and Texas. Women's History Month asks how the month began. It happened in March runs from a telephone call to a rocket in a cabbage field.
March trivia questions and answers, multiple choice
Every question has four choices. Tap one and the right answer is marked, with its reason. After ten questions the score card shows Print question sheet; open More options for Topic and Print answer key.
Tips
- Young players? After the first ten, pick The name, the Ides and the old calendar under More options: the gentlest by our estimate.
- On March 14, the days round has a run of Pi Day questions, from the museum where it began to its fraction.
- Women's History Month has no easy questions by our estimate. Save it for adults or play it in teams.
Questions and answers
What are some good questions about March?
Ones only this month can answer: why the Roman year once began in March, on which day the Ides fell, and which three dates the equinox can land on. All three are in the first two rounds, each with its reason and its source.
Why is the month called March?
It is named for Mars, the Roman god of war; the Romans called it Martius. His month opened the Roman year because it began the season for warfare. That question is in The name, the Ides and the old calendar.
When is the first day of spring in March?
The March equinox can fall on March 19, 20 or 21, and weather services count spring from March 1. Both are asked in The equinox, the clocks and the weather. No question asks this year's date, so the answers hold every year.
Why is Women's History Month in March?
It grew from a Women's History Week held in 1978 in Sonoma, California, planned around March 8, International Women's Day. Congress named the whole month in 1987. The round Women's History Month asks about both steps and about firsts dated in March.