Q 01/05

How many days are there in March?

A) 31

B) 28

C) 30

D) 29

Answer · why

A) 31

March is one of seven months with 31 days; it was also the first month of the year in the earliest Roman calendar.

Q 02/05

March is named after the Roman god of what?

A) Wine

B) War

C) The sea

D) Farming

Answer · why

B) War

Mars gave his name to the month, and to the planet; his festival month opened the season for military campaigns.

Q 03/05

In the earliest Roman calendar, which month was the first of the year?

A) January

B) September

C) March

D) December

Answer · why

C) March

That is why September, October, November and December have names meaning seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth.

Q 04/05

March is the first month of which season in the Northern Hemisphere?

A) Summer

B) Autumn

C) Winter

D) Spring

Answer · why

D) Spring

South of the equator, in places like Australia and Brazil, March is the first month of autumn instead.

Q 05/05

What is the birth flower of March?

A) Daffodil

B) Rose

C) Tulip

D) Sunflower

Answer · why

A) Daffodil

The daffodil is also the national flower of Wales, whose patron saint's day falls on 1 March.