Norman Darlo
This is a fun quiz about the month of February. Sure what’s to know? Dead easy! Let’s hear how you do ?
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Data correct per Wikipedia. Cover image by Johntex: Creative Commons.
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Question of
Every leap year, February has 29 days. On non-leap years, how many months have 29 days?
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None
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1
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11
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February was not always the second month of the year. Before it became the second month, which month was it?
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First month
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Twelfth month
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Thirteenth month
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February derives its name from the Latin term ‘februum’, which means what?
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Fever
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Enduring cold
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Purification
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How many years ago was February added to the calendar?
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2731
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2018
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846
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Symbolising piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity, what is February’s birthstone?
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Peridot
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Moonstone
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Amethyst
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In early February in Ireland, the beginning of spring used to be marked by celebrations invoking the Celtic god of fertility, though in later times the Christian saint of the same name would stand in. What is the name of this god and saint?
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Patrick
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Brigid
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Cormac
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Valentine’s day widely celebrates romantic love on 14 February. Is it also an official feast day in the Anglican Communion and the Lutheran church. Fact or Fiction?
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Fact
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Fiction
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Question of
National Drink _____ day is celebrated on 18 February
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Wine
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Cola
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Water
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January and February were added to the calendar at the same time. What was in their place before then?
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November and December
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March and April
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A monthless period
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Question of
The Old English name for February was Solmonath, meaning what?
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Month of Mud
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Month of Snow
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Month of Sun
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Question of
27 February is international Anosmia Awareness Day. What is anosmia?
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Inability to see in the dark
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Loss of sense of smell
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Inability to breathe underwater
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I thought it was a new quiz, but I missed this one last time. I also missed 3 of the questions. But as someone that ignores Feb that works for me.
Yep, I think the Romans had the right idea, consigning what’s now January and February to the cosmic dustbin as non-months 🙂
Unless you live south of the equator, then they might be the best months of the year!
You got 5 out of 11 right!
Not so bad
Not so bad at all, Snezana!
Only got 5 correct, turns out I know not very much about February. 🙂
I got 5 out of 11 correct. Fun quiz!! 🙂
Glad you had fun, Courtney! Thanks for playing 🙂
I got eight out of 11. I learned something new especially #10.
Glad you learned something from this, Eerie! It’s very muddy around here at the moment, so that old name fits real well 🙂
St. Valentine is not an Eastern Ortodox Church saint. On that day, we celebrate St. Triphon, the patron of wine and vineyards. 🙂
Hi Zaklina and thanks for your input. I am relying on Wikipedia (specifically the Valentine’s Day article in this case), which indicates, “Many parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church also celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day, albeit on July 6 and July 30, the former date in honor of the Roman presbyter Saint Valentine, and the latter date in honor of Hieromartyr Valentine, the Bishop of Interamna (modern Terni).”, referring to this article for support: https://web.archive.org/web/20160814121950/https://blogs.goarch.org/blog/-/blogs/the-historical-and-orthodox-saint-valentine
Wikipedia is jealous on you and your quizzes and tries to misguide you. 😉 I am an Ortodox Christian and our church is strongly against celebrating Valentine’s Day, instead of St. Tryphon which is on same date. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryphon,_Respicius,_and_Nympha
I believe you, my friend. But those dates in July – what are they?
No…. It is stated that St. Tryphon Day is on February the 1st, according to old calendar and on February the 14th, according to the new one. I copied it for you:
Saint Tryphon continues to be celebrated (separately) on 1 February [O.S. 14 February] on both the Orthodox liturgical calendar and the Roman Calendar of Saints.
I’ve edited the question now, Zaklina. Thanks for your help 😀
You’re welcome. I hope you don’t mind my interference. 🙂
On the contrary, my friend. I truly appreciate when someone corrects my mistakes 🙂
Nice. 🙂 I owe you some slivovic with the proper meze. 😀
5/10. I knew St Brigid only because of you, and flunked every question until then (that first one was cunning! ) Didn’t do well afterwards either.
Interesting quiz, Norman.
Of course our February puts us into ‘Rainy Season.’ Monsoon curling down, cyclones curling even more…
But WHAT a relief from the heat.
Quiz: How much do you know about February?
You got 6 out of 11 right!
Not so bad
Not so bad at all, Branka! Thanks for playing 🙂