Q 01/05

July was renamed in 44 BC in honour of which Roman?

A) Marcus Antonius

B) Julian the Apostate

C) Emperor Augustus

D) Julius Caesar

Answer · why

D) Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar: Quintilis was the month of his birth, which is why it was the month renamed in his honour.

Q 02/05

Before it was renamed, July was called Quintilis, Latin for what?

A) Fifth

B) Sixth

C) Seventh

D) Tenth

Answer · why

A) Fifth

Fifth: the early Roman year began in March, so the month we now call July was counted fifth.

Q 03/05

Which tennis Grand Slam finishes in July?

A) French Open

B) Wimbledon

C) US Open

D) Australian Open

Answer · why

B) Wimbledon

Wimbledon: its matches must end by 11 p.m., a curfew the local council imposed when it granted planning permission for the Centre Court roof.

Q 04/05

What is July's birthstone?

A) Peridot

B) Emerald

C) Ruby

D) Garnet

Answer · why

C) Ruby

Ruby: yet the 'Black Prince's Ruby' set in the Imperial State Crown is really a spinel, a red gem long confused with ruby.

Q 05/05

Which territory returned to Chinese rule at midnight on July 1, 1997?

A) Macau

B) Hong Kong

C) Taiwan

D) Singapore

Answer · why

B) Hong Kong

Hong Kong: the 1898 agreement granting its New Territories for 99 years ran out, and China pledged to keep the city's capitalist system under 'one cou...