March Madness
The penultimate round is known as the _______.
Final Four
According to Irish legend, the saint used this as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity when he was first introducing Christianity to Ireland.
Shamrock
Statistically, March is the most unproductive month of the year in the U.S. because of this event. Some companies lose up to $1.9 billion in wages paid to workers who were not productive and instead spent company time betting.
March Madness
Mad as a _________.
March hare.
"Vernal" is another word for this.
Spring
The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament of how many teams?
68
Though we've come to associate kelly green with the Irish and the holiday, this was the 5th-century saint's official color.
Saint Patrick's blue
*The color green only became associated with the big day after it was linked to the Irish independence movement in the late 18th century.
In March 2018 this New York City parade up Fifth Avenue celebrates its 257th anniversary
St Patrick's Day Parade
of a different drum.
This bird is often associated with Spring in North America.
Robin
What year has been the only year all four #1 seeds made it to the Final Four.
2008
This city has been celebrating St. Patrick by dumping green dye into the their famous river since 1962.
Chicago
March includes these two zodiac signs.
Pisces & Aries
March comes in like a lion and goes out ________.
like a lamb.
The Japanese welcome spring by organizing significant viewings of this flower.
Cherry Blossom
This phrase was first coined in connection with the NCAA in 1982 when sportscaster Brent Musburger uttered it during his tournament coverage.
"March Madness"
In 2017, it was estimated that this many pints of Guinness would be consumed worldwide on St. Patrick's Day.
13 million !!!
March was named after this Roman god of war.
Mars
Beware the Ides __________.
of March
In Roman mythology, she is known as the goddess of spring.
Flora
The first NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament was in this year.
1939
Dublin’s first official celebration of St. Patrick’s Day did not occur until what year?
1931
In old Roman calendars, one year used to be ten months long, starting in March. These two months were excluded.
January & February
A bushel of March dust is worth __________.
a King's ransom.
In China, the start of spring corresponds with this Chinese annual celebration.
Chinese New Year.