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Monthly Rhymes Trivia Quiz

This quiz is based on Verbonica's "October Fun" quiz, so you might want to take a look at that before you play this one. Each answer rhymes with the name of a month. The first two items will be multiple choice to get you started.

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
robynraymer

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
230,813

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
499

Question 1 of 10

1. If the powers that be decided to rename January in honor of Baltimore novelist Tyler and World War II diarist Frank, that month might be called _______. Hint

Stanuary

Danuary

Anneuary

Janeuary

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Question 2 of 10

2. What if the fourth month of the year were renamed in honor of the world's winemakers? In that case, it might be called _______. Hint

Avril

Emeril

Canaveral

Graperil

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Question 3 of 10

3. What if the musical "The Color Purple" had premiered on Broadway just before Thanksgiving? To honor the show, the 11th month might be renamed what?

Answer: (9 letters)

4. Some people claim that Mark Twain once said, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." Keeping this in mind, how might we rename the eighth month to honor the City by the Bay's summertime climate?

Answer: (6 or 7 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. If war protesters renamed the last month of the year, what might they call it?

Answer: (9 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. If there were a sore throat epidemic that delayed public schools from opening, what might people rename the ninth month of the year?

Answer: (11 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. If we renamed the second month of the year in honor of famous people who appear regularly in magazines such as "People," what might it be called?

Answer: (10 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Suppose that we renamed the seventh month of the year in honor of the dental profession. What might its name be?

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Suppose that we renamed the tenth month in honor of mineralogists, petrologists, geologists, and crystallographers. What might its name be?

Answer: (9 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these trios rhymes with the three one-syllable month names? Hint

stray arch spoon

you scratch crate

branch maid Jude

paste crouch chute

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If the powers that be decided to rename January in honor of Baltimore novelist Tyler and World War II diarist Frank, that month might be called _______.

Answer: Anneuary

Anne Tyler's novels include "The Accidental Tourist," "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant," "Back When We Were Grownups," and "Digging to America." In 2001 Disney released a film called "Anne Frank: The Whole Story." It stars Ben Kingsley as Anne's father Otto. The young actress who plays Anne looks a lot like the actual diarist.

2. What if the fourth month of the year were renamed in honor of the world's winemakers? In that case, it might be called _______.

Answer: Graperil

Synonyms for "winemaking" include "viticulture" and "enology." The month name APRIL comes from a Latin root that means "to open." Besides Avril (as in singer Avril Lavigne), the name April has many forms and spellings. They include: Abril, Aipril, Aprilete, Aprill, Aprille, Apryl, Apryll, Averel, Averell, Averil, Averill, Averyl, Averyll, Averylle, and Avrill.

3. What if the musical "The Color Purple" had premiered on Broadway just before Thanksgiving? To honor the show, the 11th month might be renamed what?

Answer: Mauvember

Alice Walker's 1977 novel inspired a 1985 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Danny Glover. In 2004 the musical version premiered in Atlanta, Georgia and continued on to Broadway.

Answer: Foggust

FYI summer travelers to San Francisco: some neighborhoods are much sunnier than others. These (sunnier) neighborhoods include the Mission District, Noe Valley, and Portrero Hill. Besides the fog, San Francisco can be very windy, so bring a warm jacket.

5. If war protesters renamed the last month of the year, what might they call it?

Answer: Peacember

There are lots of Christmas carols that would fit right in: "Sleep in heavenly PEEEEE--EACE, slee-eep in heavenly peace!"

6. If there were a sore throat epidemic that delayed public schools from opening, what might people rename the ninth month of the year?

Answer: Streptember

Streptococcus bateria causes strep throat, which is common among school-age children and teens. Symptoms include red and white patches in the throat, fever, and swollen glands. Doctors commonly treat strep with antibiotics.

7. If we renamed the second month of the year in honor of famous people who appear regularly in magazines such as "People," what might it be called?

Answer: Celebruary

However, there is absolutely no need to rename a month in honor of such people. Maybe we could instead designate a month in which it would be illegal to talk about celebrities.

8. Suppose that we renamed the seventh month of the year in honor of the dental profession. What might its name be?

Answer: Chewly

In 1866 Lucy Beaman Hobbs graduated from the Ohio College of Dental Surgery. She was the first U.S. woman to earn a dental degree. In 1890 Ida Gray, a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, became the first African American woman dentist.

9. Suppose that we renamed the tenth month in honor of mineralogists, petrologists, geologists, and crystallographers. What might its name be?

Answer: Rocktober

As of the early 2000s, the world's oldest rock is a tiny particle of zircon crystal. Scientists estimate that it is 4.4 billion years old. The crystal measures a little wider than two human hairs in diameter. It came from the Jack Hills region of Australia. Simon Wilde, a professor in the School of Applied Geology at Curtin University of Technology in Perth, dated the venerable grain of rock.

10. Which of these trios rhymes with the three one-syllable month names?

Answer: stray arch spoon

stray May, arch March, spoon June
Thanks for completing this admittedly weird quiz.

Source: Author robynraymer

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