March Facts
Our current Month is named after this Roman God of War.
Who is Mars?
This artist gave us the famous works entitled "The Starry Night", "The Potato Eaters" and "Cafe Terrace at Night"
Who is Vincent Van Gogh? (March 30, 1853)
True of False: There are more Irish decendents in the US than Ireland.
True. Over 30 million Americans claim Irish heritage (roughly 10% of the U.S. population), while the population of the island of Ireland is roughly 7 million.
A term for this month, this NCAA tournament would have us question the sanity of basketball fans
What is March Madness?
Founded on March 12, 1912, by Juliette Gordon Low. these young females used to go door to door and sell Thin Mints, Shortbread, and Samoas
Who are the Girl Scouts?
The official birth flower of March
What is the daffodil?
This theoretical physicist gave us the famous equation:
E=mc2
Who is Albert Einstein? (March 14, 1879)
E=mc2 Energy Equals Mass and Constant(Speed of Light) Squared
This is official date of St. Patricks Day in March
When is March 17th?
The Northern Hemisphere of earth celebrates this on March 20th or March 21st
What is the Spring Equinox (aka 1st Day of Spring)
This game created on March 7, 1933 told us to go to jail, do not pass go, and do not collect $200.00
What is Monopoly?
This person made the first successful phone call on March 10, 1876
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
This famous writer created a rhyming book about a feline and head apparel wreaking havoc inside a home with children left at home while their mother was out.
Who is Dr. Suess? (Theodor Geisel) (March 2, 1904)
This is the original color of St. Patrick's Day
What is blue? Green became associated with the holiday later, specifically around the 18th-century Irish independence movement. Previously, Saint Patrick was depicted in blue robes
Name the global holiday that celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of females.
What is International Women’s Day (March 8)
Name the phrase that reminds us what season and how to alter our clocks for Daylight Savings Time
What is Spring Forward and Fall back (an hour)?
This term describes the long nap that many animals take during the winter and wake up in March
What is hibernation?
She is known as the "Queen of Soul" and the first female performer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Show her some R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
Who is Aretha Franklin?(March 25, 1942)
This country is where the first St. Patricks Day Parade occured.
What is the US? The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1601, not in Ireland or New York
This day of the month celebrates and shares similar numbers of the mathematical constant representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter
What is Pi Day 03.14 (March 14th)
The expression "March comes in like a Lion and out like a lamb" refers to this.
What is the weather? The Lion is the strong stormy weather that calms down and becomes more docile, the lamb, towards the end
These are the two Astrology signs for the month (Hint think fish and ram)
What are Pisces and Aries?
This is the name of Scottish-born inventor of the telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847)
This phrase describes an Irish custom involving placing a shamrock in the bottom of a cup and filling it with whiskey, beer, or cider, then drinking it to toast the saint.
What is "Drowning the Shamrock" ?
The Ides of March is known for settling debts from the previous and the assassination of this famous Roman Emperor
Who is Julius Caesar?
This is the birthstone of March (Hint: Pisces is an astrology sign for March)
What is an Aquamarine?