International Women's Day
Who was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
What is a sweet and tangy, tropical fruit with fleshy, yellow-orange skin?
Mango
What is a family of lions called?
Pride
In the spring, do we gain or lose an hour for daylight saving time?
Lose an hour
True or False. Purple, Orange, and Silver are the most popular colours used in Mardi Gras?
False. Purple, Green, and Gold.
True or False. Easter affects the day Ash Wednesday lands on?
True. Ash Wednesday is always 46 days before Easter Sunday.
Who was the first woman elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
A) Joni Mitchell B) Aretha Franklin C) Bonnie Taylor
Aretha Franklin
What is an item that can treat diseases and improve people's health?
Medicine
If female cattle are called cows, what are male cattle called?
Bulls
Which scientist, responsible for the theory of relativity, was born in March?
Albert Einstein
What Canadian province produces more than 50 percent of the country’s manufactured goods?
Ontario
Name two of the first four original provinces of Canada.
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario. They became provinces when the nation was formed on July 1, 1867.
True or False. Three quarters of the 10,000 staff members working on cracking German codes during WWII were women.
True
What is a smooth, reflective surface that forms images?
Mirror
True or False. All snakes lay eggs.
False
Which inventor, responsible for being able to contact people using a device, was born in March?
Alexander Graham Bell
What do Catholics abstain from eating on Fridays during Lent?
A) Meat B) Vegetables C) Candy
Meat
Place the slices of this citrus fruit in your garbage disposal for a quick way to freshen it.
Lemons
Which disability and women’s rights activist was known for being the first deaf-blind person to write a book and earn a Bachelor’s Degree?
Hellen Keller
What is a publication with tabloids and exaggerated news produced on a regular schedule?
Magazine
What animal has stripes on its skin as well as its fur?
Tiger
Which Beatle was knighted on March 15th, 1997?
Paul McCartney
What romantic country did Mardi Gras come from?
France
In the 1970s, McDonald’s introduced this jolly menu item for kids that is still going strong today.
Happy Meal
Malala Yousafzai is the world’s youngest, (17), Nobel Peace Prize laureate for her work in which cause?
A) Education of women and children B) Promoting the rights of refugees C) Contribution to sustainable development
Education of women and children
What is a country in North America with the letter M?
Mexico
What is the deadliest creature in the world?
Mosquito
What famous small doll was introduced to the world in March of 1959?
Barbie
These concentrated liquid plant extracts, including lemon, lavender, and peppermint, are used in natural cleaning solutions.
Essential Oils
In 1979, Sony released this device for playing cassette tapes.
Walkman
Jane Goodall was a primatologist best known for being an expert on what animal?
Chimpanzees
What is a piece of metal with a strong attraction to another metal object?
Magnet
What is a group of dolphins called?
A) A Herd B) A Tribe C) A Pod
A Pod
On March 1st, 1872, what location in America became the world's first national park?
Yellowstone
In regards to Christianity, what is another name for Mardi Gras?
Shrove Tuesday
We sometimes describe heavy rains by saying that it’s raining these two animals?
Cats and Dogs
Which scientist was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes?
A) Gerty Cori B) Marie Curie C) May-Britt Moser
Marie Curie
What is craft of building structures with bricks, stones, or similar materials?
Masonry
The chicken is the closest living relative to which dinosaur?
Tyrannosaurus Rex
What was the name of the island prison that closed in March 1963?
Alcatraz
Who wrote The Waste of Daylight, inventing the concept of daylight saving time?
A) Benjamin Franklin B) Woodrow Wilson C) William Willett
William Willett
What country was among the first to implement daylight savings time?
A) France B) Germany C) USA
Germany