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The Month of July Trivia Quiz

A few questions on the history, customs and quotations of the month.

A multiple-choice quiz by cryptix. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
cryptix

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
82,310

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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2047

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the Roman calendar July was originally called Quintilis. What does this Latin word mean? Hint

seventh

fourth

sixth

fifth

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Question 2 of 10

2. For whom is July named?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the flower for July? Hint

Lupin

Lily of the valley

Lavender

Larkspur

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the gem for July?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Complete this quote by Sue Coleridge:
"Hot July brings cooling showers,
----- and gilly flowers." Hint

strawberries

raspberries

buttercups

apricots

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where would you see the Column of July? Hint

Beijing

Rome

Paris

Moscow

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these nations does not have a national day in July? Hint

Switzerland

Argentina

Canada

Venezuela

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Question 8 of 10

8. July 16-17, 1917 are known as the July Days. They mark an uprising in which country? Hint

China

Poland

Russia

Brazil

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the British Isles how long will it rain if it rains on St.Swithin's Day, July 15th? Hint

a fortnight

forty hours

forty days

three weeks

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Do you know? It's in the stars,
Next July we ------- with Mars"
What's the missing word?
Hint

go visit

bump into

travel to

collide

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the Roman calendar July was originally called Quintilis. What does this Latin word mean?

Answer: fifth

Fifth because at one time it was the fifth month. However Julius Caesar added two months at the start of the year and so July became the seventh month.

2. For whom is July named?

Answer: Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar not only moved the position of the month, but he added an extra day to it.

3. What is the flower for July?

Answer: Larkspur

Larkspur, a member of the buttercup family, has the symbolic meaning of ardent attachment and open heart. Some sources also give the water lily as July's flower.

4. What is the gem for July?

Answer: ruby

A red variety of the mineral corundum. The blue variety is the sapphire.

5. Complete this quote by Sue Coleridge: "Hot July brings cooling showers, ----- and gilly flowers."

Answer: apricots

Peaches and raspberries too (at least in temperate zones of the northern hemisphere). Gillyflowers, a name possibly derived from July flowers, are a type of carnation. The name is not often used today.

6. Where would you see the Column of July?

Answer: Paris

It stands on the site of the Bastille, the prison that was destroyed in the French Revolution.

7. Which of these nations does not have a national day in July?

Answer: Switzerland

The Swiss National Day is on August 1. Canada Day, July 1, Independence Day in Venezuela July 5, Independence day in Argentina July 9.

8. July 16-17, 1917 are known as the July Days. They mark an uprising in which country?

Answer: Russia

There were mass demonstrations in Petrograd, the then capital of Russia, on the July, 16 and 17. Moscow replaced Petrograd as capital in 1918. Petrograd became Leningrad, and is now St. Petersburg.

9. In the British Isles how long will it rain if it rains on St.Swithin's Day, July 15th?

Answer: forty days

"St. Swithin's Day, If it does rain,
Full forty days it will remain
St. Swithin's Day, if it be fair,
For forty days t'will rain no more"

10. "Do you know? It's in the stars, Next July we ------- with Mars" What's the missing word?

Answer: collide

From the song written by Cole Porter for "High Society"

Source: Author cryptix

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