Q 01/05

November's name comes from the Latin word for which number?

A) Nine

B) Eleven

C) Seven

D) Eight

Answer · why

A) Nine

Nine: November comes from Latin novem, 'nine', because it was the ninth month of the early Roman calendar, which began in March; it kept the name afte...

Q 02/05

Which gemstone is November's traditional birthstone?

A) Opal

B) Topaz

C) Turquoise

D) Garnet

Answer · why

B) Topaz

Topaz is November's birthstone, and most blue topaz sold today began as colourless topaz turned blue by irradiation and heating.

Q 03/05

What is the birth flower of November?

A) Lily of the valley

B) Morning glory

C) Chrysanthemum

D) Forget-me-not

Answer · why

C) Chrysanthemum

The chrysanthemum flowers in autumn, just as many summer blooms fade, which is why this late-season flower is linked with November.

Q 04/05

A person born on November 10 falls under which Western zodiac sign?

A) Sagittarius

B) Libra

C) Virgo

D) Scorpio

Answer · why

D) Scorpio

Scorpio covers birthdays up to about November 21, yet the Sun lines up with the real constellation Scorpius for only about a week each year.

Q 05/05

US Thanksgiving is celebrated on which day of November?

A) The fourth Thursday

B) The third Thursday

C) The second Monday

D) The second Thursday

Answer · why

A) The fourth Thursday

The fourth Thursday became law in 1941, after Franklin Roosevelt moved the holiday a week earlier in 1939 to lengthen the Christmas shopping season.