Q 01/05

Aries is which sign of the zodiac?

A) The second

B) The sixth

C) The first

D) The twelfth

Answer · why

C) The first

It spans the first 30 degrees of celestial longitude.

Q 02/05

What does the Latin word 'Aries' mean?

A) Ram

B) Warrior

C) Fire

D) Leader

Answer · why

A) Ram

The Greek name was Krios, also meaning ram.

Q 03/05

Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun is in Aries from roughly March 22 to which date?

A) April 10

B) May 1

C) April 21

D) May 20

Answer · why

C) April 21

That span is exactly the first month of the Solar Hijri calendar used in Iran.

Q 04/05

In tropical astrology, the Sun enters Aries at which astronomical moment?

A) The June solstice

B) Perihelion

C) The first new moon of spring

D) The March equinox

Answer · why

D) The March equinox

The equinox drifts about six hours later each year until a leap year resets it.

Q 05/05

Aries belongs to which of the three astrological 'elements'?

A) Fire

B) Earth

C) Air

D) Water

Answer · why

A) Fire

The three fire signs are spaced four signs apart around the wheel.