March Trivia
March 18th 1858 marks the birth of Rudolph Diesel, German engineer and inventor of this.
What is the Diesel engine?
This D word is a first appearance in public, as of a performer
What is a DEBUT?
This cold soup is a puree of tomatoes & green peppers; in its homeland of Spain, cookbooks classify it as salad
What's Gazpacho?
Jack is urged to be nimble & quick, helping him do this
What is jump over the candlestick?
You can breathe easy knowing that photosynthesis causes plants to release this gas as a waste product.
What is OXYGEN?
"Tradition" and "Matchmaker"
What is Fiddler on the Roof?
To speak plainly, to not mince words, is no tener pelos en la lengua. Litterally, to not have hair here.
What is your tongue?
This is the eleven letter word that all Canadians pronounce incorrectly.
What is Incorrectly?
Happy __ _______'s Day! March 17th marks the death - not the birth - of this Christian missionary to Ireland in the year 461.
Who is Saint Patrick?
This B word is short in time, duration, length, or extent
What is BRIEF?
Food used in many Thai dishes & also mentioned in "Take Me Out To The Ball Game"
What is peanuts?
Peter, Peter was an eater of this; he kept his wife in its shell
What is a pumpkin?
This clear fluid surrounds a baby in their mother's womb.
What is AMNIOTIC FLUID?
"Memory" and "Mr. Mistoffeles"
What is Cats
It comes directly before Junio and Julio.
What is Mayo?
If a farmer has 23 sheep and all but nine of them die in a freak shearing accident, how many are left?
What is 9?
Come on and hear! On March 18th in 1911, Irving Berlin copyrighted this song -- the biggest pop hit of the early 20th century, about "the best band in the land."
What is Alexander's Ragtime Band?
This P word is a material made of cellulose pulp, derived mainly from wood, rags, and certain grasses, processed into flexible sheets or rolls by deposit from an aqueous suspension, and used chiefly for writing, printing, drawing, wrapping, and covering walls.
What is PAPER?
A "giant flour tortilla" wrapped around meat, beans & cheese, it's a mainstay of the Chipotle chain
What is a burrito?
Illustrators often showed her sitting on a 3-legged stool as there was no such thing as a tuffet
Who is Little Miss Muffett?
Going in order on the periodic table, Uranium, Neptunium are followed by an element named for a dwarf planet.
What is PLUTONIUM?
"Shall We Dance?" and "Getting to Know You"
What is the King and I?
This word refers to a beautiful woman whether she is a mother, or not.
What is Mamacita?
Just before Mount Everest was discovered, this was the highest mountain in the world.
What is Mount Everest?
On March 16th in 1802, the United States Military Academy was established, located at ____ _____, New York.
What is West Point?
This C word is one who is highest in rank or authority; a leader.
What is CHIEF?
The first new variety of Eggo waffle Kellogg's made was one with this fruit in 1972
What is blueberries?
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to fetch this poor creature a bone
What is a dog?
Triglycerides are the most common form of this organic compound. Healthy eaters steer clear of the saturated ones.
What is FAT?
"Its raining on prom night" and "Look at me, I'm Sandra Dee"
What is Grease?
Orange is anaranjado and red is this word, also with a j
What is Rojo?
In the Shrek movies, this is the name of the donkey voiced by Eddie Murphy.
What is Donkey?
March 19th 2003 marked the initiation of war on this Middle Eastern country by U.S. President George W. Bush.
What is Iraq?
This S word is an account or recital of an event or a series of events, either true or fictitious
What is STORY?
In 1966 Fritos introduced these chips, cut in a triangular shape
What are Doritos?
Gardener Mary, Mary was described as "quite" this
What is contrary?
Biologically speaking, this is what the N-A in DNA and RNA stands for.
What is NUCLEIC ACID?
"Everything's Coming Up Roses" and "Ya Gotta Get a Gimmick"
What is Gypsy?
The boss, the head guy. It's what a Kansas City Chief becomes in Spanish Media.
What is Jefe?
In this 1997 Jack Nicholson movie, he asks several psychiatric patients "What if this is as good as it gets?"
What is As Good As It Gets?
On March 17th in 1969, _____ ____ was elected the first female prime minister of Israel.
Who is Golda Meir?
This M word is the means of communication that reach large numbers of people, such as television, newspapers, and radio
What is MEDIA?
This zesty sauce named for a Mexican state includes peppers fermented for 3 years
What is Tabasco?
They cost "one-a-penny, two-a-penny"
What are Hot Cross Buns?
This element's footprint is everywhere. By definition, every compound studied by organic chemists contains it.
What is CARBON?
"The Music and the Mirror" and "One".
What is A Chorus Line?
A song often heard in Spanish Speaking Countries at Christmas time, is this "Sabanero" meaning "My little savannah donkey"
What is a BURRITO?
In Hollywood, it's the major road two streets north of Sunset Blvd.
What is Hollywood Blvd?
March 16th 1850 marks the publication of this classic and scandalous Nathaniel Hawthorne story.
What is The Scarlett Letter?
This E word is to come or go into; penetrate; pierce.
What is ENTER?
This seedless type of orange is named for the protuberance at its blossom end
What is a Navel Orange?
He "kissed the girls & made them cry," but "when the boys came out to play," he ran away
Who is Georgie Porgie?
It was Daniel Fahrenheit who invented the thermometer which uses this element, Hg
What is MERCURY?
"Johnny's Mambo" and "I've had the Time of my Life"
What is Dirty Dancing?
The name of this dish means "Rice with Chicken."
What is Arroz con Pollo?
This lubricant's real name is "water displacement 40th formula"
What is WD40?
On March 14th 1964, Jack Ruby was sentenced to death for the murder of this presidential assassin.
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?
This L word is the study of principles of reasoning, especially of the structure of propositions as distinguished from their content, and of method and validity in deductive reasoning.
What is LOGIC?
Campbell's picked these, the school colors of Cornell University, for its label
What is red and white?
"There was a farmer had a dog and" this "was its name"
What is BINGO?
In chemistry its the unit of measure equal to 6.02 times 1023 of anything - atoms, molecules, even mammals that burrow in your lawn.
What is a MOLE?
"No One is Alone" and "Last Midnight"
What is Into the Woods?
Meaning "Aunt" it precedes Maria in a liqueur order.
What is Tia?
If Today is January 14, 1953, this show is debuting on NBC.
What is Today?
Happy Birthday to the "Father of the Constitution"! This Federalist Papers author and future president was born today in 1751
Who is James Madison?
This A word means to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity.
What is ABATE?
Banquet introduced its first frozen food product in 1953, this type of pie
What is Chicken Pot Pie?
The animal musician in "Hey, Diddle, Diddle"
Who is the cat?
This B pigment gives bile its yellowish color and can lead to gall stones.
What is BILLIRUBIN?
"Summertime" and "My Man's Gone Now"
What is Porgy and Bess?
This P food is as versatile in El Salvador as Tacos are in other countries.
What are Pupusas?
A 2009 study recommended treating heroin addicts with diacetylmorphine, the active ingredient in this.
What is heroin?
In March 1950, the FBI published this famous list for the first time.
What is the ten most wanted list?
This P word first or highest in rank or importance; main
What is PRIME?
Nova is a cold-smoked type of this fish originally from Nova Scotia
What is Salmon?
In one version, "Threescore men, and threescore more, cannot place" him "as he was before"
Who is Humpty Dumpty?
In myth, it's a fire breathing hybrid monster. In genetics, it's an organism with two distinct sets of DNA
What is a CHIMERA?
"If I loved you" and "Soliloquy"
What is Carousel?
Mexican women have held marches against this Hispanic Culture of Masculinity
What is Machismo?
What is Yes.