Around the World
National Nutrition Month
Brain Teasers
History & Mardi Gras
Good to Know & March Madness
100
What day of the week is St. Patrick's Day 2023?
Friday
100
The main source of Vitamin D?
Sunlight
100
In my hand, I have two coins that are newly minted. Together, they total 30 cents. One isn’t a nickel. What are the coins?
A quarter and a nickel.
100
On March 1, 1961, this President established the Peace Corps
John F. Kennedy
100
What is the birth flower for March?
Daffodil
200
What day is International Women's Day?
March 8th
200
Vitamin that improves the immune system
vitamin C
200
Paul’s height is six feet, he’s an assistant at a butcher’s shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?
Meat
200
On March 14, 1879, this Nobel Prize winning scientist whose theory of relatively led to new ways of thinking about time, space, matter, and energy, was born.
Albert Einstein
200
In which country are cherry blossoms considered as a sign of the beginning of spring?
Japan
300
What day marks the start of Ramadan?
March 22nd
300
A food group rich in carbohydrates
Grains
300
What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat?
Chicago
300
In March 1959 what iconic doll was unveiled at the New York toy fair?
The Barbie doll
300
What month is the equivalent of March in the Southern Hemisphere?
September
400
What day is National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day?
March 25th
400
Name the 3 types of fats
1. Unsaturated
2. Saturated
3. Trans fatty acids
400
A red house is made from red bricks. A blue house is made from blue bricks. A yellow house is made from yellow bricks. What is a green house made from?
Glass
400
This day in 1894 marked the first time this beverage was sold in a glass bottle.
Coca Cola
400
This U.S city dyes its river green for St. Patricks Day each year
Chicago
500
What day is Daylight Savings?
March 12th
500
Which nuts have the most omega-3 fatty acids - Almonds, Peanuts, Cashews or Walnuts
Walnuts
500
What letter comes next in the following sequence? D R M F S L T_
D—each letter represents one note in the diatonic musical scale: Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do.
500
What do the French call Mardi Gras?
Fat Tuesday
reflecting the practice of the last night of eating rich, fatty foods before the fasting of Lent begins.
500
What do we call the college basketball playoffs?
March Madness
600
On the first of March, parties celebrating this holiday will attempt to find the plastic baby inside of a cake.
Mardis Gras
600
Mineral for maintenance of healthy bones and teeth
Calcium and Phosphorus
600
Arnold Schwarzenegger has a long one. Michael J. Fox has a short one. Madonna does not use hers. Bill Clinton always uses his. The Pope never uses his. What is it?
Their family name or last name.
600
What kind of cake is associated with Mardi Gras?
King Cake
600
What does NCAA stand for?
National Collegiate Athletic Association
700
The _____ marks the sun's crossing above the Earth's equator, moving from south to north.
March Equinox
700
Which vitamin deficiency is one of the major causes of night blindness
Vitamin A deficiency
700
How can 8 + 8 = 4?
When you think in terms of time. 8 AM + 8 hours= 4 o’clock.
700
Where is the largest Mardi Gras celebration takes place in the US?
New Orleans, Louisiana
700
What are the final 8 teams of the March Madness tournament referred to as?
Elite 8
800
When is Pi day celebrated?
3.14
800
These are considered unhealthy fats
Saturated and Trans fats
800
What makes this number unique: 8,549,176,320?
It has each number, zero through nine, listed in alphabetical order.
800
What do they put inside the king cakes?
a trinket — often a small figurine in the shape of a baby — which plays a crucial part in the celebration of the holiday that inspired this pastry.
800
What teams are in the final 4 March Madness?
2023 Final Four: Evaluating UConn, Miami, San Diego State, FAU as March Madness heads to Houston.
900
This is a popular Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colors.
Holi
900
Which mineral is required for the regulation of blood pressure and blood volume
Sodium
900
What do an island and the letter “t” have in common?
They are both in the middle of water
900
What are the official colors of Mardi Gras?
purple, green, and gold
900
What channel is the Final Four on?
The Men's Final Four will air on CBS on Saturday, April 1, and the Women's Final Four will air on ESPN.
1000
On this day, it is a tradition to eat pasta triangles filled with ground beef or chicken and triangles of pastry dough surrounding a filling often made with dates or poppy seeds.
Purim
(food tradition on Purim is eating triangular-shaped foods such as kreplach and hamantashen pastries)
1000
A mineral found naturally in blackberries, dates, milk, egg, pomegranate, almonds, wheat, soybeans.
Calcium
1000
What is unusual about the following words: revive, banana, grammar, voodoo, assess, potato, dresser, uneven?
Take the first letter of each word and place it at the end. It will spell the same word backward.
1000
Who started the bead-throwing tradition?
Santa Claus
According to legend, the first parade participant to throw beads was a man dressed as Santa Claus during the 1880s. The ornamental strands were such a hit that other participants picked up on the ritual. By 1900, when at least 100,000 tourists flocked to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, beaded throws had become a tradition.
1000
Which school has won the most NCAA Championships?
UCLA - 11