Which meteorological season begins on March 1st?
Spring. Meteorological seasons are based on temperature rather than the position of the sun. The vernal equinox is when we celebrate the beginning of astronomical spring, which occurs on or around March 20.
Which do you call the person who leads an orchestra: composer or conductor?
Conductor. The conductor’s main job is to keep all the musicians playing together by using hand and arm movements.
Flocks of these animals migrate north when the weather warms.
birds
When people first fall in love, which cloud do they feel like they are on?
cloud nine
In the early 1970s, he was a weatherman in Nashville, Tennessee, before he became
the longest-running host of a single TV game show.
Pat Sajak. He hosted Wheel of Fortune for 41 seasons and retired in 2024. His co-host Vanna White is still turning letters on the hit game show.
The first day of Lent is also known as what?
Ash Wednesday. (Lent lasts for 40 days leading up to Easter.)
Which group was known as “The Fab Four”: The Monkeys or The Beatles?
The Beatles. The band’s press officer, Tony Barrow, coined the term “The Fab Four.
You might run across this animal at night in its natural habitat, a dam it builds across a creek.
a beaver, the nocturnal animal is North America’s largest rodent and the second largest globally.
What is the name of the city where Batman fights crime?
Gotham City
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci. Before it hung in the Louvre, the Mona Lisa hung in Napoleon’s bedroom.
In the northern hemisphere, March is the best spring month to view these magnificent light displays in the sky.
The Northern Lights (or Aurora Borealis). They appear as wide bands of blue, green, red, and purple lights across the sky.
In which year did Elvis Presley release “Heartbreak Hotel”: 1935 or 1956?
1956. Elvis was only 21 years old at the time of this song’s release, and it made him a national sensation
When you visit Riding Mountain National Park, you will be warned not to feed these large carnivores.
Black bears roam the park. Also they can be more accurately described as omnivores (like humans are) than carnivores.
What is the fictional palace of King Arthur called?
Camelot
One in two million lobsters is this color.
Blue. In fact, they’re bright blue. But that’s not the rarest lobster. The orange lobster is a one-in-30-million find.
In March we have a Daylight Savings Day. Do we fall back, or spring forward?
Spring forward
Who wrote the song “Blowin’ in the Wind” in 1962: Pete Seeger or Bob Dylan?
Bob Dylan. Dylan wrote this song in a café in Greenwich Village in New York City. He claims that it took him only 10 minutes to write.
These nocturnal birds are known for their sharp vision, silent flight and distinctive calls.
Owls. Rather than chirping, owls hoot. In addition to sharp 3D vision provided by their large eyes, owls can rotate their heads up to 270 degrees.
This fictional perfect place is located high in the Tibetan mountains and is one of the settings in James Hilton’s Lost Horizons.
Shangri-La, a fictional utopia where people live for hundreds of years.
What is the term for two straight lines that will never cross?
Parallel lines
March Madness has become one of the most famous annual sporting events in North America. Which sport is played during March Madness?
Basketball, American college Basketball specifically
Which jazz musician is known for “What a Wonderful World”: Bing Crosby or Louis Armstrong?
Louis Armstrong. Armstrong’s recording of this song didn’t become well known until it was featured in the 1987 film soundtrack Good Morning, Vietnam many years after his death.
What is the largest species of feline in the world.
Tigers. Tigers can weigh up to 660 pounds (300 kg), whereas lions typically reach only 550 pounds (250 kg). Both lions and tigers can grow to be 10 feet (3 m) long from head to tail.
What is the name of the mythological Viking location that is the palace home of fallen warriors?
Valhalla
This bird’s eggs are bigger than its brain.
an ostrich, dinosaurs laid the only eggs larger than those of the ostrich.