SEPTEMBER
What is the significance of September 11th in the United States?
Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center
What's the largest artery in the body?
The aorta
What is another name for autumn in North American English?
Fall
What animal has fingerprints that are so similar to humans that they can confuse crime scene investigators?
Koalas
The naval base Pearl Harbour is in which US state?
Hawaii
Which U.S. president was assassinated on September 6, 1901?
President William McKinley
What blood type is the universal donor?
O negative
What term was used before the 16th century to refer to the season now known as autumn?
Harvest
Which country has the kiwi bird as its national symbol?
New Zealand
Vermont, USA, is known as which of these?
The Green Mountain State
What day is celebrated as Labor Day in the United States?
The first Monday in September
What is the medical term for high blood pressure?
Hypertension
In which year did Autumn become one of the top 100 names for girls in the US?
1997
What U S state accidentally banned all marriage by wording a law incorrectly?
Mississippi
Which American state is ´The Lone Star State'?
Texas
Which birthstone is associated with September?
Sapphire
What is the common name for the clavicle?
Collarbone
Which American football season runs from late August through early November?
High school football
Which New York City landmark is known as “The Big Apple”?
Times Square
Louisiana has borders with how many other states?
3
Which important U.S. document is celebrated on September 17th?
The U.S. Constitution
What is the medical term for inflammation of the joints?
Arthritis
Which American holiday is linked with the autumn season and harvest?
Thanksgiving
What fruit shares its DNA with humans?
Bananas
Which US state is nicknamed ´The Sunshine State'?
Florida