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The Month of September Trivia Quiz

September is the month of the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere, the vernal exquinox in the southern hemisphere. Here are a variety of questions about the month.

A multiple-choice quiz by cryptix. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
cryptix

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
93,179

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which goddess did the Ancient Greeks honor in September? Hint

Demeter

Artimus

Ceres

Hera

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Question 2 of 10

2. September is named for the number seven. True or false?

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is September's gem? Hint

emerald

sapphire

amber

opal

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is September's flower? Hint

sunflower

chrysanthemum

morning-glory

dahlia

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Question 5 of 10

5. By what name is the full moon nearest to the autumnal equinox known?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What Jewish festival is known as Rosh Hashanah? Hint

Day of Atonement

Independence Day

Feast of the Harvest

Jewish New Year

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Question 7 of 10

7. The length of time between the March equinox and the September equinox, is the same as the time from the September equinox to the next March equinox. True or false?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which President declared Labor Day to be a legal holiday in the USA? Hint

Taft

William Mckinley

Rutherford B. Hayes

Grover Cleveland

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote "September Song"? Hint

Irving Berlin

Richard Rodgers

Cole Porter

Maxwell Anderson

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Question 10 of 10

10. Woody Allen directed a movie called "September"

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which goddess did the Ancient Greeks honor in September?

Answer: Demeter

Demeter was the goddess of the harvest in Greek mythology. Ceres was her counterpart in Roman mythology.

2. September is named for the number seven. True or false?

Answer: True

Although it is the ninth month of the year in the modern calendar, in Roman times it was the seventh month. Julius Caesar reformed the calendar making it the ninth month, but the name remained.

3. What is September's gem?

Answer: sapphire

The sapphire, although most commonly thought of as blue, can be a variety of colors.

4. What is September's flower?

Answer: morning-glory

The morning-glory is so called because its flowers open in the morning, but close in later day sunshine.
Some sources also consider the aster as the flower for September.

5. By what name is the full moon nearest to the autumnal equinox known?

Answer: harvest moon

The harvest moon rises soon after sunset for a few days around September 23. For several nights in a row the time that it rises changes very little. This means that farmers in the northern hemisphere can harvest their crops by the light of the moon after daylight has gone.

6. What Jewish festival is known as Rosh Hashanah?

Answer: Jewish New Year

Rosh Hashanah is the first day of the Jewish month of Tishri. The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) the tenth day of Tishri. The Feast of the Harvest (Shavuot) is in May and Independence day is April 17.

7. The length of time between the March equinox and the September equinox, is the same as the time from the September equinox to the next March equinox. True or false?

Answer: False

The elliptical path of the earth round the sun means that there are seven more days (six in a leap year) between March 21 and September 23.

8. Which President declared Labor Day to be a legal holiday in the USA?

Answer: Grover Cleveland

President Grover Cleveland declared it a legal holiday in 1894.
Labor Day, is the first Monday in September. Canada also celebrates Labour Day on the first Monday.

9. Who wrote "September Song"?

Answer: Maxwell Anderson

It was written in 1938.

"Oh, it's a long long while from May to December,
And the days grown short as you reach September"

10. Woody Allen directed a movie called "September"

Answer: True

This 1987 movie starred Mia Farrow, Elaine Strich and Jack Warden.

Source: Author cryptix

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