Luck of the Irish
International Women's Day
Spring Has Sprung
National Puppy Day!
National Oreo Cookie Day!
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What day is Saint Patrick's Day?
March 17th!
Celebrated on March 17th, the day that Saint Patrick died in 461 CE.
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Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart!
She had crossed the Atlantic as a passenger 3 years prior to her solo trip.
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In the North Hemisphere, when is the first day of Spring?
March 20 or 21st.
In the Southern Hemisphere, the first day of spring is around September 22nd.
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What day in March is National Puppy Day?
The 23rd of March!
Not an official holiday (but it should be).
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What do Oreo cookies look like?
Black cookies and white filling.
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Which country is Saint Patrick the patron saint?
Ireland!
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Who was the first female Prime Minister in the UK?
Margaret Thatcher!
She served from 1979 to 1990 - the longest serving UK leader in the 20th century.
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On March 8th, do we set our clocks forward or backwards for daylight savings?
We set our clocks one hour forward! (i.e. Spring Forward).
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What is the purpose of National Puppy Day?
To raise awareness about puppy adoption and the ethical issues surrounding puppy mills.
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What year were Oreo cookies introduced?
They were introduced in 1912 and were originally called Oreo Biscuits before eventually being called Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookie.
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The Saint Patrick's tradition of green beer stretches back to over 100 years. What did they use before food coloring?
"Wash Blue" - this was a laundry whitener. It was added in a small enough quantity to not be toxic.
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Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie!
She won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for her discovery of radium and polonium. She also received a Nobel Prize in 1903 in Physics with her husband for their work in radioactivity.
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Which president proposed the idea of Daylight Saving time?
Benjamin Franklin.
In 1784, it was first proposed by Benjamin Franklin, but wasn't actually implemented until World War I, to conserve energy.
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What type of dog is most associated with being "Man's Bestfriend"?
Golden retriever!
Golden retrievers are very popular due to their friendly temperament, versatility, intelligence, and strong bond with humans.
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True or False: Oreos have been to space!
True!
Last year on April 11, Oreo launched the first-ever Oreo cookie into the Milky Way in partnership with the space agency Sent Into Space.
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According to Irish lore, what animal did Saint Patrick drive out of Ireland?
Snakes!
Fun Fact: Snakes aren't even native to Ireland, and the "snakes" in the story are mostly symbolism.
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In 1928, Eileen Vollick, was the first woman in Canada to obtain this license:
a) boating license
b) pilot's license
c) driver's license
B) Pilot's License!
Eileen Vollick got her pilot's license on March 13, 1928. She was also the first woman to parachute into water.
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Which provinces do not observe daylight saving time?
Saskatchewan, some parts of Quebec, Yukon, some regions in British Columbia, and Southampton Island.
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Humans have approximately 5 million scent receptors. How many do you think dogs have?
Dogs have around 300 million scent receptors.
This allows them to detect odors at extremely low concentrations, making their sense of smell superior to humans.
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What is the cookie to cream ratio on an Oreo Cookie?
21:79
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What is the highest number of leaves found on a clover?
63 leaves.
The latest record was set in Japan, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
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How many women live in Canada?
Approximately 20.01 million
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What is the name of the March full moon?
a) Corn Moon
b) Flower Moon
c) Worm Moon
d) Strawberry Moon
c) Worm Moon!
Called the Worm Moon because it referred to the time when earth worms begin to emerge from thawing soil, signaling that the earth is warming up and life is stirring beneath the surface.
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True or False: a dog's mouth is cleaner that a human mouth.
False!
This is a common myth - human and dog mouths are equally as gross.
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How many Oreos are made daily?
Approximately 20.5 million!
They're sold in over 100 countries, and factories produced around 40 billion cookies annually. (Enough to circle the earth five times, if stacked).