WHAT IS THE MONTH?
The questions today all relate to certain times of the year. All you have to do is work out which month is the answer.
QUESTIONS
1. The Glorious Twelfth is the start of the grouse shooting season in what month?
2. Celebrated all around the world by the Scottish, in what month is Burn’s Night?
3. Which month features in the title of a Tom Clancy book from 1984 and the movie adaptation in 1990 starring a very Scottish sounding Russian submarine captain?
4. Which month saw the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44AD?
5. Bastille Day is celebrated in France in which month?
6. Rod Stewart sang about Maggie May, but in which month should he have been back in school according to the lyrics?
7. In what month does the first Die Hard film take place?
8. Which planet is the name of a month in the French language?
9. In which month did World War II both start and finish in Europe?
10. Which month has 28 days?
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ANSWERS
1. The Glorious Twelfth is the start of the grouse shooting season in what month?
AUGUST
2. Celebrated all around the world by the Scottish, in what month is Burn’s Night?
JANUARY
3. Which month features in the title of a Tom Clancy book from 1984 and the movie adaptation in 1990 starring a very Scottish sounding Russian submarine captain?
OCTOBER (The Hunt for Red October)
4. Which month saw the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44AD?
MARCH (Beware the ides of march)
5. Bastille Day is celebrated in France in which month?
JULY (14th July 1789)
6. Rod Stewart sang about Maggie May, but in which month should he have been back in school according to the lyrics?
SEPTEMBER
7. In what month does the first Die Hard film take place?
DECEMBER (It’s the office Christmas party at Nakatomi Plaza)
8. Which planet is the name of a month in the French language?
MARS (MARCH)
9. In which month did World War II both start and finish in Europe?
SEPTEMBER (1st Sep 139 – 2nd Sep 1945)
10. Which month has 28 days?
ALL OF THEM!