| England, until the Gregorian calendar was adopted | | | | D. Builder of Rome |
| in 1752, March was considered what month of the | | | | A. Father of Rome |
| calendar year? | | | | QQ: One of the most important Roman deities, |
| A. First | | | | Mars was regarded as the father of the Roman |
| B. Fourth | | | | people because he was the father of Romulus, |
| C. Eighth | | | | the legendary founder of Rome. Although his |
| D. Last | | | | original nature and functions are obscure, Mars |
| A. First | | | | was identified by the Romans with the Greek god |
| QQ: In England, until the Gregorian calendar was | | | | of war, Ares. The month of March was named |
| adopted in 1752, March was considered the first | | | | for Mars. |
| month with the legal year beginning on March 25. | | | | 7. The week of March 20-26 is designated to |
| 2. What animal is honored on March 1? | | | | honor what childhood pastime? |
| A. Pig | | | | A. Chewing Gum |
| B. Horse | | | | B. Bubbles |
| C. Cow | | | | C. Slinky |
| D. Chicken | | | | D. Yoyo |
| A. Pig | | | | B. Bubbles |
| QQ: March 1 is National Pig Day. It was started by | | | | QQ: March 20 to 26, 2004, is "National Bubble |
| Texas art teacher Ellen Stanley in 1972 to honor | | | | Week," the week for kids of all ages to celebrate |
| and give thanks to our most intelligent | | | | the fun and enchantment of bubbles. The |
| domesticated creature. | | | | first-ever Bubble Week was in 2000 and was |
| 3. Also known as St. David's Day, what country | | | | initiated by Oddzon, makers of Koosh Bubbles. |
| holds March 1 as its National Day? | | | | The event was created to herald the first day of |
| A. Ireland | | | | spring -- the unspoken first day of the |
| B. England | | | | bubble-blowing season. |
| C. Wales | | | | 8. March has its own insect, the March ____. |
| D. Scotland | | | | What is it? |
| C. Wales | | | | A. Bee |
| QQ: March 1, St. David's Day, is the national day | | | | B. Moth |
| of Wales. St. David was the founder and first | | | | C. Beetle |
| abbot-bishop of Menevia, now St. David's in | | | | D. Fly |
| Dyfed, South Wales. The day is commemorated | | | | D. Fly |
| by the wearing of daffodils or leeks. Both plants | | | | QQ: There are about 119,500 known species of |
| are traditionally regarded as national emblems. | | | | flies and they make up the fourth largest insect |
| 4. What organ of the body is honored the third | | | | order, after the beetles, butterflies and moths, |
| week in March? | | | | and bees and wasps. |
| A. Heart | | | | 9. What piece of foul weather gear is honored in |
| B. Skin | | | | the month of March? |
| C. Lungs | | | | A. Raincoat |
| D. Brain | | | | B. Galoshes |
| D. Brain | | | | C. Rubber boots |
| QQ: The third week of March is Brain Awareness | | | | D. Umbrella |
| Week in support of brain disease and research. | | | | D. Umbrella |
| 5. What favorite food is honored in March? | | | | QQ: March is national umbrella month As a shade |
| A. Soup | | | | from the sun, the umbrella is of great antiquity. It |
| B. Eggs | | | | is only more recently we have come to see the |
| C. Steak | | | | umbrella as protection from rain. |
| D. Noodles | | | | 10. What favorite snack food is honored in the |
| D. Noodles | | | | month of March? |
| QQ: As legend has it, noodles were first made by | | | | A. Corn chips |
| 13th century German bakers who fashioned | | | | B. Popcorn |
| dough into symbolic shapes, such as words, birds | | | | C. Peanuts |
| and stars. These "nudels" were then baked and | | | | D. Cheese curds |
| served as bread. March national noodle month. | | | | C. Peanuts |
| 6. According to Roman mythology, Mars is the | | | | QQ: March is National Peanut Month. National |
| God of War. He was also regarded as what? | | | | Peanut Month had its beginnings as National Peanut |
| A. Father of Rome | | | | Week in 1941. It was expanded to a month-long |
| B. Destroyer of Rome | | | | celebration in 1974. |
| C. Founder of Rome | | | | |