Womens History Month
Mardi' Gras
St. Patricks Day
March facts
Spring Riddles
100

This woman, known as the “Mother of Civil Rights,” refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955.

Who is Rosa Parks?

100

In which U.S. city is Mardi Gras most famously celebrated?

New Orleans 

100

Which country is St. Patrick the patron saint of?

Ireland

100

This day in March celebrates the iconic Johnny Apple seed

What is March 11th

100

In early spring, I bloom so bright, I dance in the breeze, a golden sight. What am I?

What is a Daffodil plant?

200

This chemist’s work on radioactivity led to her becoming the first woman to win a Nobel Prize—and the only person to win in two different scientific fields.

Who is Marie Curie?

200

What is the name of the social clubs that organize Mardi Gras parades and balls?

Krewes

200

What city dyes its river green every year for St. Patrick’s Day?

Chicago

200

3.14 is a date in march and has to do with math

What is Pi/pi day?

200

I’m a tiny spot, red with black dots, In gardens and fields, I like the spots. Who am I?

Ladybug

300

This leader of the women’s suffrage movement was arrested for voting in the 1872 U.S. presidential election.

Who is Susan B. Anthony?

300

When did the first recorded Mardi Gras parade take place in New Orleans?

1837
300

In what century did St. Patrick live?

The 5th Century

300

The name for March comes from what Roman god?

Who is Mars(God of War)

300

I hide in the earth all winter long, In spring I pop up, where I belong. What am I?

A seed
400

In 1968, this woman became the first African American to run for U.S. president as a major party candidate.

Who is Shirley Chisholm?

400

Which early 20th-century New Orleans mayor temporarily banned Mardi Gras parades due to concerns about safety and public order?

Martin Behrman in 1918 and again in 1919 due to World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic

400

Which U.S. city hosted the first-ever recorded St. Patrick’s Day parade?

St. Augustine, Florida, in 1601.

400

This season is very popular towards the middle to end of march, with basketball

What is March Madness

400

I’m bright and bold, in many hues, I bloom in beds, with reds and blues. What am I?

Tulip

500

This NASA mathematician’s calculations helped send John Glenn into orbit, and she was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Who is Katherine Johnson?

500

What was the name of the secretive krewe that held the first-ever recorded Mardi Gras parade with floats in New Orleans in 1857, and what was the theme of their inaugural parade?

The Mistick Krewe of Comus; their first parade theme was "The Demon Actors in Milton’s Paradise Lost''

500

What Irish county is home to the Hill of Tara, an important site in Celtic mythology and supposedly the place where St. Patrick confronted the druids?

County Meath

500

How many pints of Guinness are consumed on St. Patricks day worldwide?

What is 13 Million

500

I'm a fluffy cloud, but not in the sky, in spring I'm born, then I grow by and by. Who am I?

What is a Lamb?