Wonderful Women
Astronomy, Astrology and Mythology
St.Patrick's day
Events
Swing into Spring
100

This is celebrated on March 8th around the world. It is a focal point in the movement for women's rights.

International Women's Day

100

March is named after this red planet which is the fourth planet from the Sun. 

Mars 

100

St.Patrick's day is celebrated on this day in 2021.

March 17th

100

Students look forward to this week-long event in the middle of March. Sadly, it was pushed to April this year.

March Break

100

This yellow flower that symbolizes spring and rebirth is commonly considered the flower for March?

Daffodil

200

This young, Pakistani, activist publicly spoke out on women’s rights to education and as a result, a gunman boarded her school bus and shot her in the head.

Malala Yousafzai

200

According to astrology, what are the zodiac signs associated with the month of March?

Pisces and Aries

200

The original color associated with St. Patrick was blue but is now more commonly associated with this colour. 

Green

200

This NCAA event is a single-elimination basketball tournament played each spring in the United States. 

March Madness

200

Cherry blossoms considered a sign of the beginning of spring in this Asian country.

Japan

300

This woman sparked an entire civil rights movement in America when a bus driver asked her to stand up and give her seat to a white man and she refused.

Rosa Parks

300

According to astronomy, when does the first equinox take place in the year?

March 21st

300

Tradition holds that you are lucky if you find a clover that has this many leaves

4

300

Daylight saving time is the practice of advancing clocks during warmer months so that darkness falls at a later clock time. This year it took place on this day. 

March 14th

300

This year Ontario's own Wiarton Willie called for an early spring based on his shadow. Wiarton is know as this type of mamal.

Groundhog

400

This woman was a pioneering physicist and scientist, who coined the term radioactivity, discovered two new elements (radium and polonium), and developed a portable x-ray machine.

Marie Curie

400

 In ancient Rome, March signaled the beginning of warfare season. Fittingly, Mars is the name of this Roman god of __.

War

400

Legend has it that this short, fairy like bearded man who wears a green suit and hat, carries a pot of gold. 

Leprechaun

400

March 14th celebrates this math element comlonly known as 3.14.

Pi or Pi day

400

This event is organized by WWF with a goal of uniting people to take action on environmental issues and protect the planet. It's an hour long and involves turning off all of your lights. 

Earth Hour

500

This young German girl's diary was one of the most honest and powerful accounts of World War II.

Anne Frank

500

According to Greek myth, the return of spring coincides with the return of this goddess of plants and fertility.

Persephone

500

Each St. Patrick's Day it's estimated a whopping 13 million pints of this drink will be consumed globally. 

Guinness

500

This is a day for companies to thank their employees for their hard work and effort throughout the year. 

Employee Appreciation Day

500

This is a term applied to several sets of physical and psychological symptoms associated with the arrival of spring. Experts say the body’s makeup changes due to different diets, hormone production, temperature and increased light.

Spring fever

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