The First One Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tuesday

These are some of the days of the week. The order of all 7 days is Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or in some countries, the calendar starts on Monday and ends on Sunday.

The word Tuesday comes from the Old English Tiwesdaeg, which comes from the Roman god of war, Mars. Tiw is the Norse god of war.

Answer: February

These are four of the twelve months. In order, the months are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December.

February got its name from the Roman festival Februa (or Februalia). This festival was a time of purification and atonement.

Answer: red

We can remember the order of the rainbow colors with Roy G Biv. The order of the colors is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

The colors are based on the wavelength's size. Red has the longest wavelength, so it is listed first. It is 620 to 750 nanometers long. Violet has the shortest wavelength, ranging from 380 to 450 nanometers.

Answer: The Chamber of Secrets

These are the "Harry Potter" book series. The full series in order is "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone," "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows."

There were seven books, but there are eight movies because the last book was split into two. The reason for that is that the story was too epic and deep to fit into one film.

Answer: parentheses/brackets

In math, we use PEDMAS (or BEDMAS or BODMAS) to remember the order of operations. The letters stand for parentheses/ brackets, exponents/orders, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction.

For example, (3-1) x (4+9) = you would solve the equations in the parentheses first, then you would multiply. So 2 x 13 = 26.

Answer: Valentine's

Valentine's Day is in February, so of these four holidays, it is first. The other holidays on the list are Easter (March/April), Thanksgiving (October/November), and Christmas (December).

Valentine's Day is in honor of St. Valentine. It is celebrated on the anniversary of the day he died in the year 273 AD. Associated with love, St. Valentine is also the patron saint of Terni, epilepsy, and beekeepers.

Answer: Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock

The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620, so it was first. The other events in order are the Boston Tea Party (1773), the Emancipation Proclamation signed (1862), and Pearl Harbor was attacked (1941).

The Pilgrims came over on the Mayflower from England. They landed at Plymouth Rock on November 21, 1620. Plymouth Rock is located in Massachusetts.

Answer: freedom of speech

The First Amendment is freedom of speech, the Second Amendment is the right to bear arms, the Fourth Amendment is no unreasonable search and seizure, and the Eighth Amendment is no cruel and unusual punishment. The First Amendment also includes freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of association, freedom to assemble, and freedom to send petitions to their government.

The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights to protect the people from the government having too much power.

Answer: World War II

World War II was fought from 1939 until 1945, making it the first event. The other events in order of when they happened are the Korean War (1950-1953), the Vietnam War (1955-1975), and the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991).

While the fighting ended in 1945, the war did not officially end until 1952. It was on April 20, 1952, that a peace treaty was signed with Japan.

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in LaRue County, Kentucky. The birthdates of the others in order are Mother Theresa (August 26, 1910, in the Ottoman Empire), Queen Elizabeth II (April 21, 1926, in London, England), and Bill Gates (October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington).

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He was president from March 4, 1861, until he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 15, 1865. On January 1, 1863, Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This freed the slaves. However, the American Civil War was not fought for this reason. It was fought to keep the southern states from leaving the Union.