FAREWELL TO MARCH
20 Questions based on "March"
1. We all know we should beware the Ides of March. What are “the Ides” of March?
2. Tsar Nicholas II was another ruler deposed on The Ides of March. Why did he have no idea that he was sharing the fate of Julius Caesar?
3. In what month, other than March, is there also an “Ides”?
4. Why is the first full moon in March often known as “the worm moon”?
5. After Julius Caesar introduced the Julian Calendar in 45 B.C. March became the 3rd month. Which month had it been in the calendar displaced by the Juliancalendar?
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6. Four centuries earlier, by what logic had March been the 1st month in the Roman calendar?
7. Why have March hares acquired their reputation for madness?
8. What well known bread is traditionally made in March?
9. What is the connection between Mary Ann Evans and The Ides of March?
10. Who are Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy?
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11. In Europe, many names incorporate the term “March”. Denmark, Ostmark, the Marches, the Welsh Marches. What does the term “March” mean in this context?
12. What title is held by the heirs to the Dukes of Richmond, who hosted the famous ball on the eve of the battle of Waterloo, and now host the “Glorious Goodwood” race meeting, and the HQ of the Rolls Royce Company?
13. In Flanders and Swann’s English weather song, what wish do they make about the month of March?
14. Count Josef Wentzel Anton von Radetz, famous for being called up to serve in the Austrian army at the age of 90 (when he insisted on taking a mistress with him), is best known as the inspiration for what?
15. Who is the only actor to have won both the Academy Award and the Tony Award for best actor twice?
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16. On the 26th March 2000 which politician attained the office he still holds today?
17. On this day (31st March) in 1889 what temporary structure was opened to the public for a period of 20 years?
18. Daylight saving predominantly takes place on the last Saturday in March. In which country was it first applied?
19. Who said that “an army marches on its stomach”?
20. Uniquely, what occurs three times consecutively in the month of March?
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