Q 01/05

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

A) Seven

B) Eight

C) Nine

D) Six

Answer · why

A) Seven

It was the seventh month of the old Roman calendar, which began in March; when January and February were added it slid to ninth but kept the name.

Q 02/05

How many days does September have?

A) 29

B) 28

C) 30

D) 31

Answer · why

C) 30

It had 29 in the early Roman calendar until Julius Caesar's reform added one.

Q 03/05

What is September's birthstone?

A) Topaz

B) Opal

C) Peridot

D) Sapphire

Answer · why

D) Sapphire

The name comes via Latin from a Greek word that originally referred to lapis lazuli, a different blue stone entirely.

Q 04/05

Which of these is one of September's birth flowers?

A) Poppy

B) Aster

C) Marigold

D) Daffodil

Answer · why

B) Aster

The morning glory and forget-me-not share the honour; the marigold belongs to October.

Q 05/05

Someone born on September 25 falls under which zodiac sign?

A) Scorpio

B) Virgo

C) Leo

D) Libra

Answer · why

D) Libra

Virgo runs to September 22, and Libra takes over on the 23rd.