MARCH IQ
Which March event occurred last in history?
A. “The Star-Spangled Banner” became the national anthem.
B. Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single game.
C. Mickey Mantle retired from baseball.
D. Puerto Ricans became U.S. citizens.
(C)
Mickey Mantle retired from baseball on March 1, 1969. Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single game on March 2, 1962. “The Star-Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem on March 3, 1931. Puerto Ricans became U.S. citizens on March 2, 1917.
120 ÷ 60 =
3
2
5
4
2
Dark or white, sweet or bitter, sometime I can be Belgian and sometimes I can be Swiss. What am I?
Chocolate
Leprechauns are often associated with Ireland and St. Patrick's Day. What do you call the stick leprechauns carry?Hint
Crutch
Pole
Brace
Shillelagh
Answer: Shillelagh
The leprechauns use the shillelagh to gain access to their rainbow. The stick is crooked and made of wood.
The Volkswagen Beetle first appeared on American soil in 1949 and was the brainchild of both Ferdinand Porsche and which well known dictator, easily identifiable by his mustache?
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Idi Amin
Kim Il-Sung
Answer: Adolf Hitler
This car was the epitome of the company's notion of the "People's Car".
True or false? March used to be the first month of the year.
True.
When the Roman king Numa Pompilius revised the Roman calendar, he made January the first month.
2 X 18 =
46
56
36
26
36
I love sugars and treats, I am a little critter and I sound a lot like your Mom and Dad’s sister. What am I?
An ant
What does a shamrock look like?Hint
A cross with flowers
A stem with one leaf
A star
A stem with three or four leaves
Answer: A stem with three or four leaves
A shamrock is a green plant with, most of the time, three leaves. Sometimes people find shamrocks with four leaves. They are said to bring you good luck!
On 17 December 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright managed four successful test flights in Kitty Hawk (the first powered, controlled flight of a heavier-than-air flying machine) flying further with each successive flight. But how long did the first flight last?Hint
3 minute 33 seconds
8 Minutes and 10 seconds
12 seconds
Unknown - nobody had a stopwatch
Answer: 12 seconds
Having repaired the plane after the first abortive test flight on 14 December 1903 piloted by Wilbur, who had won the toss to do the first flight, Orville then took charge for the first test flight on the 17 December and successfully flew 120 feet (30 metres) on the first attempt lasting twelve seconds.
Which is NOT considered one of the symbolic meanings of
March’s birth flower the daffodil?
A. New beginnings
B. Good luck
C. Prosperity
D. Royalty
(D) Royalty.
Daffodils are typically white, orange, or pale yellow blooms.
22 + 22 =
45
44
46
47
44
Hillary went out to dinner at a restaurant. She lost something very important. She looked everywhere but to no avail. Suddenly a beautiful waitress came up to her with the very thing she was looking for. What did the waitress say to Hillary?
Here’s your Bill
What color do you see a lot of on St. Patrick's Day?Hint
Green
Purple
White
Gray
Answer: Green
Green is used very much on St. Patrick's Day. It is one of the colors on the Irish flag.
A spirited Charles Lindbergh achieved the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean on 27 May 1921. What was the name of his plane?Hint
Spruce Goose
Memphis Belle
Spirit of St Louis
Hindenburg
Answer: Spirit of St Louis
The Spirit of St Louis cost $18,000 and financing this was difficult due to Lindbergh's obscurity, however Lindbergh raised $2,000 from his salary as an air mail pilot, $15,000 came from a business loan acquired by two St Louis businessmen and $1,000 from RAC. The success of the crossing from Long Island, New York to Paris, France allowed Lindbergh to win the $25,000 Orteig Prize taking 33 hours and 30 minutes.
What sport does March Madness center around?
_______________
Basketball. The first NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament was played in 1939 and had only eight teams. Today, the event includes 68 teams.
7 X 7 =49
47
48
49
46
49
David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and _____?
A: David.
St. Patrick's Day is the national day of Ireland. What three colors make up the Irish flag?Hint
Purple, Lime Green, Pink
Green, White, Red
Green, White, Orange
Red, White, Blue
Answer: Green, White, Orange
The Irish flag is sometimes mistaken to be the Italian flag. The Italian flag has the colors green, white, and red.
T'was a grave mistake revealing the first known recipe for the delectable chocolate chip cookie in 1938 but who was it that invented this?Hint
Momofuku Ando
Ruth Wakefield
Caesar Cardini
Walter Diemer
Answer: Ruth Wakefield
We have Chef Ruth Graves Wakefield to thank for this, conceived apparently after returning from a trip to Egypt and was the inspiration of her Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie in Whitfield, Massachusetts.
Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874. Which of the following is NOT one of his poems?
A. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
B. “O Captain! My Captain!”
C. “The Road Not Taken”
D. “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
(B) “O Captain! My Captain!” was written by Walt Whitman.
48 ÷ 4 =
12
14
16
13
12
Which fish costs the most?
A: A goldfish.
Was St. Patrick really a saint?
Yes
No
Answer: Yes
He was a Catholic saint and is the patron saint of Ireland. He is often depicted dressed in all green and holding a shamrock.
Before the Americans reached the Moon, the Russians managed to achieve the first ever space walk in 1965, but which Cosmonaut was it who first floated high above the Earth?Hint
Pavel Belyayev
Alexei Leonov
Pavel Chekov
Yuri Gagarin
Answer: Alexei Leonov
A Russian named Alexei Leonov did it on 18 March 1965 as he left the Voskhod 2 capsule and floated freely in space whilst tethered to it for just over twelve minutes. His walk was not without difficulties however, as once in space, his suit ballooned and could not re-enter the airlock. He bled his suit beyond it's safety limits to make it more flexible thus allowing him to get back on board but not without suffering the bends from decompression.
True or false? One of March’s birthstones gets its name from the Latin word aqua, meaning “water,” and marina, meaning “the sea.”
True. The birthstone is aquamarine.
64 ÷ 8 =
8
7
9
6
8
Forward, I am heavy; backward, I am not. What am I?
A: A ton
Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17th?Hint
It's when Jesus died.
It's when St. Patrick died.
It's when St. Patrick was born.
It's when Jesus was born
Answer: It's when St. Patrick died.
St. Patrick died on March 17th, 461. We celebrate Jesus's birth at Christmas time.
Howdy y'all - the first 'laundromat' was opened in the US in 1934. Which US state was this in?Hint
Texas
Florida
California
Ohio
Answer: Texas
Whilst the first electric wringer clothes washer was developed in the early 1900s, it was unreliable as the motor rotated under the the tub and could cause short circuits and shocks if any of the water dripped down onto it.
Christopher Walken was born on March 31, 1943. For what movie did he win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role?
A. The Deer Hunter
B. Seven Psychopaths
C. Pulp Fiction
D. A View to a Kill
(A) The Deer Hunter. Fun fact: In 1959, he began his professional career using the name Ronnie Walken.
75 ÷ 25 =
5
4
3
2
3
What has hands but cannot clap?
A: A clock.
What is meant to be at the end of a leprechaun rainbow?Hint
Socks
Pot of gold
A house
Nothing
Answer: Pot of gold
At the end of every rainbow there is a pot of gold. If you know your Lucky Charms cereal that would have been easy. Leprechauns guard their pot of gold very fiercely!
Ah, let's make today great. The breakfast of many - Corn Flakes. But who invented them?
John Kellogg
Will Kellogg
Answer: Will Kellogg
Will Kellogg invented the Corn Flakes whilst working at the Battle Creek Sanitarium, in Michigan along with his brother, John, who was the Superintendent there.
Born on March 31, 1929, who was the first woman to found a company that made it onto the Fortune 500 list?
A. Estée Lauder
B. Coco Chanel
C. Mary Kay Ash
D. Liz Claiborne
(D) Liz Claiborne.
The company made the list in 1986, and Claiborne was elected chairman of the board and CEO of the company the following year.
1235-45=
1191
1189
1190
1180
1190
What is at the end of a rainbow?
A: The letter W!
What type of tree do leprechauns supposedly live in?Hint
Laurel
Hawthorn
Oak
Maple
Answer: Hawthorn
The Irish would dance around hawthorn trees and hope to catch a leprechaun coming out for good luck. Leprechauns are good luck... if you can catch one!
Memory is going and you're feeling a bit Deep Blue? Well, 1971 saw the first production of the Floppy Disc which helped forward the development of the computer, but which company invented this?Hint
Walmart
IBM
Microsoft
Chevron
Answer: IBM
IBM, in the late 1960s, decided to use semiconductor memory as the basis of storage for future systems. Alan Shugart, IBM's Direct Access Storage Product Manager gave the job eventually to Donald L Wartner and Herbert E Thompson after a failed attempt at a new style tape system.
On March 6, 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off with his trademark phrase, “And that’s the way it is,” for the last time. What news show was he leaving?
A. Meet the Press
B. NBC Nightly News
C. ABC World News Tonight
D. CBS Evening News
(D) CBS Evening News. He had worked on the show for 19 years and established himself as “the most trusted man in America.” Dan Rather replaced Cronkite and went on to anchor the CBS Evening News even longer—a whopping 24 years.
144/3=
48
46
58
44
48
I have no life, but I can die. What am I?
A: A battery.
What is a traditional meal eaten on St. Patrick's Day?Hint
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Chicken and Rice
Bread and Barley
Corned Beef and Cabbage
Answer: Corned Beef and Cabbage
Corned beef and cabbage is traditionally eaten on St. Patrick's Day. All it is a type of beef, cooked cabbage and other vegetables.
Konnichiwa, which country attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941 which brought the United States into the Second World War?Hint
Italy
Russia
United Kingdom
Japan
Answer: Japan
At 7:48 am Hawaiian Time on 7 December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service launched a surprise military attack against the American naval base Pearl Harbor base, Oahu Island, Hawaii after months of negotiations between the two countries over the future of the Pacific.
Born on March 25, 1942, what singer is known as the Queen of Soul and famously sang the songs “Respect” and “You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman”?
_____
Aretha Franklin. In 1987, she became the first woman inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame.
5875+65=
5945
5935
5940
5942
5940
What can you catch but never throw?
A: A cold.
Which of these choices is an Irish dance?Hint
Boogy
Slide
Swing
Jig
Answer: Jig
Irish jigs are upbeat songs that the Irish sing and dance to. They are played with whistles and other instruments.
Wishing to declare your independence? Hearing a Liberty Bell ringing every now and then? Writing up a constitution? These three events occurred in the same American state that also saw an accident occur in 1979 on Three Mile Island, which almost ended up going nuclear. Which state was this?Hint
Maine
Michigan
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Answer: Pennsylvania
On 28 March 1979, the Unit 2 reactor accident in The Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station began at 4:00am where radioactive gases and radioactive iodine were released into the environment.