WORLD MARBLE DAY
World Marbles Day is observed annually on this Christian holiday.
What is Good Friday?
Archeologists have uncovered these small, rounded game pieces made of this material from the Indus Valley (now Pakistan and northwest India) to ancient Rome.
What is clay, stone and baked earth?
The classic competitive game of marbles in the United States is known as this.
What is "ringer"?
Marbles represent innocence and playfulness in this classic novel.
What is "To Kill a Mockingbird".
Shakespeare mentioned marbles in this play.
What is Twelfth Night?
The origins of World Marbles Day are linked to this event in English folklore.
What is a week-long competition between 2 suitors of "Olympic-style" sporting events to win the hand of a local maiden.
Popular in Greece and Rome this part of a sheep or goat was used as an ancient precurser to marbles and jacks.
What is the astragalus or ankle bone (knucklebone).
The classic competitive game of marbles in Britain is known as this.
What is "ring taw"?
In some cultures, children carried marbles as talismans, to ward off these.
What are evil spirits?
This time period in history transformed marbles from handcrafted items to popular toys worldwide.
These two suitors competed for the hand of this local milk maiden in 1588, which commemorated the origin of World Marbles Day.
Who were Giles (the winner), Hodge and Joan?
Before glass was used for marble production some of the most prized shooters were cut from this durable and beautiful stone.
What is banded agate?
Ancient Roman children played a game which involved tossing these edible kernels in a small hole.
What are nuts?
When streaked glass marbles that started to be produced in the late 19th and early 20th century, players called them this nickname.
What is "aggies"?
Children from this country traditionally played marbles during Easter, believing that winning marbles during this time brought good luck for the year.
What is Germany?
In the late 19th and early 20th century, German and American factories began producing this type of marble which mimicked the look of agate.
What is streaked glass marbles?
Marbles crafted from clay and stone by Native American tribes were used in various games, some of which were used in these.
What are ceremonies?
This shift transformed marbles from handcrafted items to popular toys worldwide.
What is the mass production of marbles by machines during The Industrial Revolution?
Marbles were found in this Egyptian boy pharoah's tomb over 3000 years ago.
Who is King Tutankhamen?
The British and World Marbles Championship draws enthusiasts annually from around the globe to this community in West Sussex county in England.
What is Tinsley Green?
"Alley" is the term for this superior quality marble, used as a shooter in games and made of this material.
What is alabaster?
This ancient game is widely believed to have originated in Africa, likely Egypt, as early as 6000 B.C.E. to 1400 B.C.E.
What is Mancala?
Marbles are called "taws" in this country and are known as "aggies" in this country.
What are England (taws) and Australia (aggies).
Pottery makers who sold marbles for games also sold them to people who used them as these.
What are bottle stoppers (instead of corks) and as rifle shot.