American Revolution
Idioms
Fractions
March Trivia
Dr. Seuss
100
The first battle of the American Revolution took place here.

Lexington and Concord

100

This idiom means it is raining hard.

Raining cats and dogs.

100

The word that means the number of pieces in the whole in a fraction.

Denominator

100

This holiday is celebrated on March 17th.

Saint Patrick's Day

100

This is the day of Dr. Seuss' birth.

March 2nd

200

This person rode a horse to tell people the British were coming.

Paul Revere
200

This idioms means an important person or head person.

The big cheese.

200

The word that means the number of pieces eaten, colored, or taken in a fraction.

Numerator

200

We have Day Light Savings time in March. What do we do on this day?

Spring ahead

200

This is the story where we meet Sam I am.

Green Eggs and Ham

300

This person lead the Continental Army and then became our first president.

General George Washington

300

This idiom means something is easy to do.

Piece of Cake

300

Name the benchmark fraction that 5/8 is closest to.

(0, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, or 1)

1/2

300

This is the season we celebrate in March.

Spring

300

This Dr. Seuss' Christmas book

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

400

The name of the group of people who believed we should be free from England.

Patriots

400

This idiom means to ask questions and get information from someone.

Pick your brain.

400

Name the benchmark fraction that 8/7 is closest to.

(0, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1)

1

400

This is the number of days in the month of March.

Thirty-one

400

This book has a character that says, "A person is a person no matter how small."

Horton Hears a Who

500

Name 2 reasons why the colonists wanted to be free from Great Britain.

Taxation without representation; too many taxes; wanted to rule them selves.

500
Tell what this idiom means, "Don't judge a book by it's cover."

Don't judge someone by what they look like. Get to know them

500
Name two equivalent fractions of 1/2

2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10...

500

This is the saying that means March comes in story but goes out calm.

March comes in like a lion but goes out like a lamb.

500

This book has a character that says, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not."

The Lorax

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