ALL ABOUT “MARCH”

(e.g., He hosted “The $64,000 Question” from 1955 to 1958. Answer: Hal March.)

Freshman level

1. Complete the saying: “If March comes in like a lion ...”

2. What holiday is celebrated on March 17?

3. March was named after this Roman god of war.

Graduate level

4. Under the ancient Roman calendar, March was not the third month. It was the ____.

5. What sport is associated with the term “March Madness”?

6. He was assassinated on the Ides of March.

Ph.D. level

7. The chorus from Richard Wagner’s opera “Lohengrin” is also known by this name.

8. The film “Babes in Toyland” is also known by this name.

9. In what card game is winning all the tricks called a “march”?

Answers: 1. “It will go out like a lamb.” 2. Saint Patrick’s Day. 3. Mars. 4. First. 5. Basketball. 6. Julius Caesar. 7. The Bridal March. 8. “March of the Wooden Soldiers.” 9. Euchre.

— North America Syndicate