Womens' History
Who introduced America to French cooking in her books and television series from 1963 through the 1990’s?
Julia Child (1912-2004)
The name for March comes from Mars, who was the Roman god of what?
God of War
What is the only state in the United States that does not have a flag in a shape with 4 edges?
Ohio
The national symbol of Ireland isn’t a shamrock.
Or 4 leaf clover.....What is it?
Ireland’s national symbol is the mighty harp!
Name the slowest animal of the world.
Three-Toed Sloth
Who became the first female Secretary of State of the United States, appointed by President Clinton in 1997?
Madeline Albright (b. 1937)
What is the birth flower of March?
Daffodil
What is the capital of Chile?
Santiago
There are no known snakes living in Ireland- True or False??
True!
The island was too cold for snakes during the last ice age 10,000 years ago and then the island was separated from land since.
Legend has it that it's because St. Patrick banished them all.
Which bird is a universal symbol of peace?
A Dove
Susan B. Anthony was arrested in 1872 for what?
Attempting to vote in the Presidential election!
In 1871, the National Woman Suffrage Association adopted the strategy of challenging the 14th Amendment's language and deployed women to vote in the 1872 Presidential election. Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women were arrested and Anthony's case eventually made it to the Supreme Court where she made one of the most famous speeches of the women's movement by advocating for civil, political, and judicial rights.
womens' right to vote-ratified by congress
august 18, 1920- 19th amendment
The name of March comes from which word, also the Roman name for first month of the earliest Roman calendar?
Martius
TRUE or FALSE - The Sonoran Desert is located in eastern Africa.
False
It is in southwestern US and northwestern Mexico
What is the oldest (prehistoric) sport in the world, which is also the fastest field sport in the world....
Hurling
Not only is hurling one of the oldest sports in the world, it’s also the fastest. The sliothar (the ball used) can travel up to 120km/h
Name the largest mammal of the world.
Blue Whale
What was the first state to allow women to vote?
a. California b. Utah c. Colorado d. Wyoming
D. In July 1890, the Territory of Wyoming, which allowed women to vote, was admitted as a state. Wyoming became the first state with women suffrage.
The “Ides of March” was a day in the Roman calendar equivalent to March 15th which considered a deadline for what?
Settling Debts
What is the name of the only tropical rainforest in the United States?
El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico
4 Irish authors have won the Nobel Prize of literature- can you name them?
W.B. Yeats
George Bernard Shaw
Samuel Beckett
Seamus Heaney
Name the only animal which cannot jump?
The Elephant
When did Daylight saving time begin in America?
The "Standard Time Act" of March 19, 1918.
But was very unpopular with farmers-had less light to milk cows-only enacted in urban areas.
Then was abandoned until WWII- then became a local/state option.
Origin-Germany 1916-during WWI to conserve fuel.
What is the largest bay in the US?
The Chesapeake bay
You’re testing out your Irish slang and suddenly say “we had a bit of gas that day”. What are you saying?
a. Had a row that day
b. Had fun that day
c. Had rain that day
d. Had no money that day
B. Had fun that day!
Sparrows are a symbol of what?
Hope