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Welcome to our Quiz About September
Trivia Questions
- The name September comes from the Latin word 'septem', which means what?
- Which two zodiac signs occur in the month of September?
- True or false. September is the only month with the same number of letters in its name as the number of the month?
- The Anglo-Saxons called the month Gerstmonath, after which crop usually harvested in September which they used to make beer?
- September's birthstone is which precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum?
- In 1752, September had only 19 days in the UK as which calendar was changed to the Gregorian calendar?
- In the United States, which federal holiday is observed on the first Monday of September?
- Which biennial sporting event was postponed in 2001 after the September 11th terrorist attacks on New York City?
- Which world famous festival, held annually in Munich, Germany, is a folk festival running from mid- or late September to the first Sunday in October?
- The birth of Queen Elizabeth I happened on 17 September, 1533, can you name her mother?
- What did Robbie Williams switch on in 2010, the Bee Gees in 1995, and Red Rum in 1977?
- September is a 1987 drama film modeled on Anton Chekhov's 1899 play Uncle Vanya - who wrote and directed it?
- Which American said: "My favourite poem is the one that starts 'Thirty days hath September' because it actually tells you something."?
- Which British Prime Minister exclaimed on the 30 September, 1938, "I believe it is peace for our time"?
- On the 9 September, 1513, James IV of Scotland is killed at which battle?
- What name is given for the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel, celebrated on 29 September?
- On 7 September 1838, which daughter of the keeper of Longstone lighthouse risked her life in a small rowing boat to rescue nine shipwrecked people?
- On the 13th of September 1902, Harry Jackson became the first person in Britain convicted on what sort of evidence?
- Every September the Egremont Crab Fair in Cumbria is home to which face pulling competition?
- Which festival in the UK is about giving thanks for a successful crop yield over the year as winter starts to approach?
Answers:
- Seven.(It was the seventh month of the old Roman calendar.)
- Virgo (until September 22) and Libra (September 23 onwards)
- True. (Nine letters and the ninth month.)
- Barley
- Sapphire
- Julian
- Labor Day
- Ryder Cup
- The Oktoberfest
- Anne Boleyn
- Blackpool illuminations (always annually switched on in September)
- Woody Allen
- Groucho Marx
- Neville Chamberlain
- Battle of Flodden
- Michaelmas Day
- Grace Darling
- Fingerprint evidence
- The Gurning World Championships
- Harvest Festival