Ides of March
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100
In the rather complex Roman calendar system,
this day falls on the 13th in some months
and on the 15th in others.
What is the ides?
100
This famous basketball player, who also starred in Kazaam, was born March 6, 1972.
Shaquille O'Neal
200
The Ides of March became an "infamous day" when this person was assassinated on March 15, 44 BC.
Who is Julius Caesar?
200
Which team has won the most National Titles in the history of the NCAA Tournament?
Who is UCLA?
200
This singer won the first American Idol in 2002.
Who is Kelly Clarkson?
200
This physicist would have won a Breakthrough Prize, had it existed
at the time, for this "relatively" groundbreaking theory,
which he published on March 20, 1915.
Who is Albert Einstein?
300
With his play Julius Caesar, this playwright made "Beware the Ides of March" and "Et Tu, Brute?" familiar English-language expressions.
Who is William Shakespeare?
300
John Williams' "Imperial March" is also known
as the theme for this intergalactic villain.
Who is Darth Vader?
300
This famous magician, born March 24, 1874, was well known for his escape artist tricks.
Who is Harry Houdini?
300
On March 30, 1981, there was an assassination attempt on this person who served as our 40th president.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
400
Though he divorced his wife on suspicion of infidelity,
Caesar had an affair and a son with this queen,
and his general and friend Mark Antony also
had an affair with her--and three children!
Who is Cleopatra?
400
Lots of kids learn this Sousa march with the words:
Be kind to your web-footed friends
For a duck may be somebody's mother!
What is "The Stars and Stripes Forever"?
400
This "Rocket Man" and the "Queen of Soul"
share the same birthday: March 25.
Who are Elton John and Aretha Franklin?
400
Jill Biden, Sally Ride, Condoleeza Rice, Melinda
Gates, Michelle Obama, and Hillary Clinton,
all share a connection to this organization,
founded in Savannah, GA, on March 12, 1912
that sells famous cookies every year.
What is the Girl Scouts?
500
What is the number of times Caesar was stabbed by Roman senators, who feared he wanted to make himself king.
What is 23?
500
On March 5, 1770, a deadly riot, known as this, broke out in Boston between American colonists and British soldiers.
What is the Boston Massacre?
750
The assassination of Julius Caesar led to a period of civil wars
and the eventual ascendancy of this man, his adopted son,
who in 27 BC became the first Roman emperor.
Who is (Caesar) Augustus?
750
On March 2, 1836, Texas declared its independence from what country?
Who is Mexico?
1000
"My wife was making fun of me, saying she thought
there were three people on our Rome honeymoon:
me, her, and Augustus. All the photos were of different sculptures
of Augustus!" this tech mogul revealed in a 2018 New Yorker profile.
Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
1000
The team has the most NCAA tournament appearances?
Who is Kentucky?
1000
On March 3, 1931, Congress voted for what to become our national anthem?
What is the Star Spangled Banner?