January Trivia: How Well Do You Know the First Month?

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1.

What is the name of the first month of the year?

Answer: January
2.

In what year did January become the first month of the year?

Answer: BC (by Julius Caesar)
3.

What is the birthstone for January?

Answer: Garnet
4.

What is the name of the first day of the year?

Answer: New Year's Day
5.

What is the name of the first full moon of the year?

Answer: The Wolf Moon
6.

What is the name of the holiday celebrated on the third Monday of January in the United States?

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
7.

What is the name of the holiday celebrated on the second Monday of January in the United States?

Answer: National Day of Service and Remembrance for National MLK Jr. Day.
8.

What was the name of the first successful manned spaceflight, which occurred in January?

Answer: Vostok
9.

What is the name of the first full moon of the year?

Answer: Wolf Moon
10.

What is the name of the second full moon of the year?

Answer: Snow Moon
11.

What is the name of the third full moon of the year?

Answer: Worm Moon
12.

What is the name of the constellation visible in the Northern Hemisphere in January?

Answer: Orion
13.

What is the name of the meteor shower that peaks in January?

Answer: Quadrantids
14.

What is the name of the coldest month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?

Answer: January
15.

What is the average temperature in January in Antarctica?

Answer: 0°F (°C)
16.

What is the traditional New Year's Day food in many countries?

Answer: Blackeyed peas
17.

What is the name of the traditional New Year's Eve drink in many countries?

Answer: Champagne
18.

What is the name of the traditional New Year's Eve dessert in many countries?

Answer: Cake
19.

What is the name of the traditional New Year's Eve food in Spain?

Answer: Grapes
20.

What is the name of the traditional New Year's Eve food in Italy?

Answer: Lentils
21.

What is the name of the traditional New Year's Eve food in Japan?

Answer: Toshikoshi soba
22.

What is the name of the game played with dice and a board, often played on New Year's Eve?

Answer: Monopoly
23.

What is the name of the game played with cards, often played on New Year's Eve?

Answer: Poker
24.

What is the name of the game played with words, often played on New Year's Eve?

Answer: Scrabble
25.

What is the name of the game played with a ball, often played on New Year's Eve?

Answer: Bowling

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