Month of June
What are June's two zodiac signs?
Gemini and Cancer
These purple, white, yellow, and variegated flowers are among the first to bloom in spring
What are crocuses? They are grown from corms, which are smaller and rounder than bulbs and layered like an onion. To everyone but horticulturists, crocuses are grown from bulbs.
What is the most common weather pattern in June?
Warm and sunny in most regions.
This famous invasion of Normandy took place on June 6, 1944.
What is D-Day?
Before debit cards and online banking, many people cashed their paychecks at this type of institution.
What is a bank?
Who is June named after?
a. Athena
b. Juno
c. EmmaJune
Juno, the Goddess of Marriage
This tall, spring-blooming flower is named for a Greek goddess and is available in a huge array of colors. Its varieties include bearded, dwarf, and Dutch
What is iris? It’s grown from a rhizome. Each bloom has three upright petals and three downward-facing petals
What fruit is widely celebrated during June?
Strawberries.
This Canadian province joined Confederation in 1949.
What is Newfoundland and Labrador?
This machine was commonly used to type letters before home computers became widespread.
What is a typewriter?
What fruit is celebrated in the month of June?
a. watermelon
b. Lemon
c. Papaya
The papaya — it’s international papaya month.
This roselike spring flower is grown from a bulb.
What is ranunculus? They are also called buttercups, but they bear no resemblance to daffodils. Pick a bunch of them, and they look just like a bouquet of roses
Which famous playwright’s Globe Theatre burned down in June 1613?
William Shakespeare.
This U.S. president was in office during D-Day.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
In the 1950s and 1960s, many families gathered around this device to watch programs such as "I Love Lucy."
What is a television?
June is Accordion Awareness Month. What type of instrument is an accordion?
It’s a wind instrument.
This Christmas favorite is grown from a giant bulb.
a. amaryllis
b. lilies
c. daisy
What is amaryllis? The amaryllis plant can live up to 75 years with proper care.
What June day celebrates the longest daylight hours?
Summer Solstice.
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic disappeared in 1937. She was this aviator.
Who was Amelia Earhart?
People often kept important phone numbers in this small book.
What is an address book?
What is celebrated in Canada on June 21?
National Indigenous Peoples Day
what flower is derived from Paeon, a student under Asclepius, the god of medicine and healing?
Peony, According to legend, Paeon used a peony to heal a wound on Zeus.
Which Hollywood actress and icon was born on June 1, 1926?
Marilyn Monroe.
This famous ship sank in April 1912 after striking an iceberg.
What is the RMS Titanic?
A household's long-distance calls were often handled by this person connecting calls manually.
Who is a telephone operator?