Starts with "M"
Miscellaneous Trivia
It Happened One March
Springing into Spring
Acronyms
100

This is a person employed to display clothes by wearing them

What is a model?

100

This is the red-hot substance that flows from volcanic eruptions

What is lava? 

100

March 30, 1981, this newly elected President was shot in the chest while walking toward his limo in Washington, D.C., following a speech; though he recovered soon after and returned to his duties

Who is Ronald Reagan?

100

When flowers begin to bloom, people with sensitivities to these airborne particles experience allergies

What is pollen?

100

The popular breakfast restaurant IHOP's acronym stands for this

What is the International House of Pancakes? 

200

This is a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards

What is a mile?

200

This is the unit used to measure diamonds

What are carats? 

200

On March 28, 1930, the capital of this country officially changed its name from Constantinople to Istanbul

What is Turkey?

200

College kids flock to beach destinations to kick up their heels during this annual event

What is Spring Break? 

200

In regards to law enforcement, the acronym DEA stands for this

What is the Drug Enforcement Administration? 

300

This is a cocktail made from gin (or vodka) and dry vermouth, garnished with an olive or a twist of lemon

What is a martini? 

300

The Statue of Liberty was given to U.S. by this country in 1886

What is France?

300

March 1, 1961, President JFK established this organization to send young American volunteers to developing countries to assist with health care, education, and other basic human needs

What is the Peace Corps? 

300

Spring is the best season for these life-changing, big-ticket items to sell

What are houses? 

300

When applying to an undergraduate college program, students have to take one of two exams-- with this one being the most common

What is the SAT?

400

This word means that something is relates to the Middle Ages-- or can just be used to mean that something is very old-fashioned and primitive

What is medieval? 

400

This is the governmental branch that oversees the court system of the U.S.

What is the Judicial Branch?

400

March 9, 1864, this man was commissioned as a Lieutenant General and became commander of the Union armies

Who is Ulysses S. Grant? 

400

This herb starts springing up in spring, and it’s used as a garnish in julep cocktails, desserts, and even in iced tea

What is mint? 

400

 The "ABC" acronym in the ABC network stands for this

What is American Broadcasting Company? 

500

This is the word for the dividing area, either paved or landscaped, between opposing lanes of traffic on some highways

What is the median?

500

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This man wrote two major ancient Greek epic poems, the Illiad and the Odyssey, near the end of the 8th century BC

Who is Homer? 

500

March 19, 2003, The United States launched an attack against Iraq to topple this dictator from power

Who is Saddam Hussein?

500

The first day of spring is also called this; it is one of the two moments in the year when the Sun is exactly above the Equator where day and night are of equal length

What is the vernal/ spring equinox? 

500

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The most common meaning of the texting acronym "IMHO" is this

What is "in my honest opinion"?