The Month of March
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Urban Legends
100

The "Ides of March" was the day on the Roman calendar equivalent to March 15th.  It was considered a deadline for settling these, and was not coincidentally the day Julius Caesar was assassinated

What are debts?

100

Quick Tech math!  This many Terabytes are in a Petabyte??

What is 1024?

100

This urban legend is said to appear if her name is repeated into a mirror

Who is Bloody Mary?

200

It is estimated that employers lose approximately $4B each year due to underproductivity caused by this event

What is March Madness?

200

Named after a pre-existing product and pulled from the Monty Python skit, where it is described as, "horrible and being ubiquitous and inescapable", this daily online nuisance is perfectly named

What is Spam?

200

According to urban legend, mixing this candy with soda can be fatal, causing the stomach to expand and explode

What are Pop Rocks?

300

This popular social media platform was launched on March 21, 2006

What is Twitter?

300

The first of these was invented in 1964 by Doug Englebart.  It was rectangular and made of wood!

What is a mouse?

300

The Woozle effect is when publications refer to urban legends as fact, despite a lack of evidence.  It is named after an imaginary character in this childhood series

What is Winnie-the-Pooh?

400

This youth organization was officially founded on March 12th, 1912.....and cookies have never been the same

What are the Girl Scouts?

400

On average, there is only one reply per every 12 million of these sent

What is a spam email?

400

According to urban legend, this spider is one of the most venomous on the planet, but lacks a set of fangs long enough to inject a human body

What is a daddy longlegs?

500

The first ascent of this European landmark took place on March 31, 1889 and took over 1 hour, as the elevators were not yet operational

What is the Eiffel Tower?

500

The 1976 original logo of this tech company featured Sir Isaac Newton sitting beneath a tree, about to have one of his most insightful moments

What is Apple?

500

While Bigfoot tends to roam the wilderness of North America, particularly the Rockies, The Yeti is known for living in high altitudes in this mountain range

What are the Himalayans?