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Quiz about The Month of November
Quiz about The Month of November

The Month of November Trivia Quiz


Time for another 'monthly' quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by cryptix. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
cryptix
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
100,691
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1838
Last 3 plays: Guest 213 (1/10), Guest 78 (4/10), Guest 85 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The name November means ninth month in Latin. True or false?


Question 2 of 10
2. For whom did the Roman senate want to name the eleventh month? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is the gemstone for November? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is the flower for November? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. November the fifth is a special day in England. What day is it? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What event is commemorated on November 11 in Australia, Britain, Canada, the USA? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What sign of the zodiac covers the first part of November?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. Which British poet wrote a poem "No" about November? It ends
"No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds--
November
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. November has always had thirty days.


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the missing word in this quote from a Sir Walter Scott poem?
"November sky is chill and ----,
November leaf is red and sear"?

Answer: (One Word)

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Nov 04 2024 : Guest 213: 1/10
Nov 04 2024 : Guest 78: 4/10
Nov 04 2024 : Guest 85: 6/10
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Nov 04 2024 : Guest 78: 5/10
Nov 04 2024 : Guest 174: 10/10
Nov 04 2024 : Guest 2: 5/10
Nov 04 2024 : Guest 92: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The name November means ninth month in Latin. True or false?

Answer: True

November was the ninth month until two months were added to the beginning of the year by the Romans.
2. For whom did the Roman senate want to name the eleventh month?

Answer: Tiberius

Tiberius refused the honor, saying what would happen if there were a thirteenth emperor.
3. What is the gemstone for November?

Answer: topaz

Topaz can be many colors including green, blue and red. The most popular color is an orangy yellow.Topaz can also be almost colorless.
4. What is the flower for November?

Answer: chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemums are members of the daisy family that flower in the autumn. They originated in China, and later appeared in Japan. It wasn't until the 18th century that they appeared in Europe. Their name comes from Greek words meaning gold and flower.
5. November the fifth is a special day in England. What day is it?

Answer: Guy Fawkes Day

In November 1605 Guy Fawkes, Robert Catesby, and others conspired to blow up House of Lords. They were discovered before they could do so. Now on every November the Fifth bonfires with a guy on top are lit, and fireworks are set off. Guy Fawkes Day is also known as Bonfire Night.
6. What event is commemorated on November 11 in Australia, Britain, Canada, the USA?

Answer: Signing of the Armistice to end World War I

Originally called Armistice Day, it is now known as Remembrance Day in Australia, Britain and Canada, and New Zealand, and Veteran's Day in the USA. The Armistice between the Allies and Germany was signed on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
7. What sign of the zodiac covers the first part of November?

Answer: Scorpio

Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac is from October 23 to November 22.
8. Which British poet wrote a poem "No" about November? It ends "No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds-- November

Answer: Thomas Hood

It goes:
"No sun--no moon!
No morn--no noon!
No dawn--no dusk--no proper time of day--
No sky--no earthly view--
No distance looking blue--
No road--no street--no "t'other side this way"--
No end to any Row--
No indications where the Crescents go--
No top to any steeple--
No recognitions of familiar people--
No courtesies for showing 'em--
No knowing 'em!
No traveling at all--no locomotion--
No inkling of the way--no notion--
"No go" by land or ocean--
No mail--no post--
No news from any foreign coast--
No Park, no Ring, no afternoon gentility--
No company--no nobility--
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member--
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds--
November!
9. November has always had thirty days.

Answer: False

Julius Caesar changed the number of days from twenty-nine to thirty-one. However, later the Romans changed it to thirty.
10. What is the missing word in this quote from a Sir Walter Scott poem? "November sky is chill and ----, November leaf is red and sear"?

Answer: drear

It is part of his epic poem "Marmion".
Source: Author cryptix

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