March
Manitou Springs
Colorado
Legends
Today in History
Stupid Answers
100

March will always start on the same day of the week as which two other months?

February and November

100

This naturally carbonated water source gives Manitou Springs its name and fame.

the mineral springs

100

This famous hotel in Estes Park inspired a novel by Stephen King and is said to be haunted.

The Stanley Hotel

100

in 1951 This president officially adopted the Air Force Flag

President Harry S. Truman

100

This lubricant's name means water displacement 40th attempt

WD-40

200

March ends on the same day of the week as what other month?

June

200

The name “Manitou” refers to a spiritual force or “Great Spirit” in this belief system.

Native American

200

here’s a strange conspiracy theory that which Colorado airport, the third busiest airport in the country, stands above an underground city which serves as a headquarters of the New World Order?

Denver International Airport

200

Spinach growers of Crystal City, Texas, erect statue of this beloved cartoon character. 

Popeye

200

This was first imprinted in black on individual M&Ms in 1950

M

300

When does daylight savings officially begin in March?

On the second Sunday of the month

300

This type of natural force is often credited for the bubbling of Manitou’s famous springs.

underground carbonation (or natural gas pressure)

300

This outlaw was said to have buried $100,000 in loot and stolen cash in a secret location near Monument, Colorado.

Butch Cassidy

300

In 1945 Allies led by US Marine Corps secure the island of _________ from Imperial Japanese Army, after 18,000 Japanese & 6,000 Americans killed 

Iwo Jima

300

It's the highest mountain in Kenya

Mt Kenya

400

What Islamic holiday is celebrated in March?

Ramadan

400

This activity involves climbing over 2,000 steps and may leave you breathless—literally

the Manitou Incline

400

This giant lake creature is rumored to live in Grand Lake and is nicknamed “Colorado’s Loch Ness Monster.”

The Grand Lake Monster

400

This Midwestern city was almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami and Muskingum River reach flood stage simultaneously

Dayton, Ohio

400

This university is located in Hyde Park on the south side of Chicago

University of Chicago

500

Why is Easter sometimes in March and sometimes in April?

Easter occurs on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox

500

Held every October in Manitou Springs, this quirky race honors a woman whose coffin supposedly slid down a mountain after being buried on Red Mountain.

the Emma Crawford Coffin Races

500

A chicken from Fruita, Colorado named Mike became a national celebrity in the 1940s when he lived for eighteen months without what usually essential body part?

Head

500

This unit of measure is the distance a burst of light travels in one year about 5.8 trillion miles

Light Year

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