The Post March Madness Quiz
Created | Updated Aug 27, 2012
Mad as a March hare, the lot of us. (Well, okay, not you.) What do you know about the third month? Test your knowledge with...
The Post March Madness Quiz
1. Was March always the third month in the year in Britain?
2. Lent falls in March. What could you do with a cherry stone in Lent, back in the old days?
3. Explain this superstition (and be polite about it):
When my Lord falls in My Lady's lap,
England beware of some mishap.
4. What significant beverage first greeted an anxious waiting world in the month of March?
5. What date did Detective Inspector Manlius of the Rome PD put on his report on the assassination of a way-popular would-be emperor?
6. If you're born in March, what's your flower?
7. What is supposed to make March hares mad? And is it true?
8. If you're Jewish, you aren't numbering your festivals by the Gregorian calendar. But the 14th of Adar usually falls in March. What important event is celebrated then, and how do you do it?
9. We all know that 'March goes in like a lion and comes out like a lamb.' Yeah, right. What is the proverbial explanation for why the beginning of April usually sports bad weather, as well?
10. True or false: You can balance a raw egg on its end on the vernal equinox.
How did you fare with March Madness? Click on the picture to find out.
