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Month Origins Trivia Quiz

This quiz is on where the names of months came from.

A multiple-choice quiz by napierslogs. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
napierslogs

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
74,276

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
3038

Last 3 plays: heidi66 (9/10), chang50 (8/10), dmaxst (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which month comes from a word which means 'to open'? Hint

February

May

April

January

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which month is named after Julius Caesar? Hint

October

June

July

February

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which month is named after the Roman god of beginnings and endings? Hint

March

January

December

August

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which month is named after the number 'seven'? Hint

September

December

July

June

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which month comes from the number 'nine'? Hint

November

February

August

December

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which month is named after the Roman god of war? Hint

June

April

August

March

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which month comes from the number 'eight'? Hint

July

April

August

October

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which month is named after the number 'ten'? Hint

August

September

December

November

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which month is named after the Roman goddess of honor and reverence? Hint

April

May

January

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which month is named after the first of the Roman emperors? Hint

January

August

November

September

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which month comes from a word which means 'to open'?

Answer: April

April comes from the word aperire, which means to open. It is likely named this because it is the month in which the buds begin to open.

2. Which month is named after Julius Caesar?

Answer: July

July is named after Julius Caesar because this is the month in which he was born.

3. Which month is named after the Roman god of beginnings and endings?

Answer: January

The Roman god is Janus, the God of doors (opened and closed). January is probably named after this because it is the beginning of the new year.

4. Which month is named after the number 'seven'?

Answer: September

September comes from the word 'septem' which means seven because it was the seventh month in the original Roman calendar.

5. Which month comes from the number 'nine'?

Answer: November

November comes from the word 'novem' which means nine, because November used to be the ninth month in the Roman calendar.

6. Which month is named after the Roman god of war?

Answer: March

The Roman god of war is Mars. There is no verified reason for why March was named after this.

7. Which month comes from the number 'eight'?

Answer: October

October comes from the word 'octo' which means eight, because October used to be the eighth month in the Roman calendar.

8. Which month is named after the number 'ten'?

Answer: December

December comes from the word 'decem' which means ten, because December used to be the tenth month in the Roman calendar.

9. Which month is named after the Roman goddess of honor and reverence?

Answer: May

May comes from the Roman goddess, Maiesta. There is no verified reason for why May was named after her.

10. Which month is named after the first of the Roman emperors?

Answer: August

August is named after the Roman emperor Augustus because several fortunate events of his life occurred during this month.

Source: Author napierslogs

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