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How well do know September?
How well do know September?
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1
What rock legend died on September 18, 1970 at the age of 27?
Jimi Hendrix
Billy Preston
Chuck Berry
Harry Chapin
2
The Battle of Antietam was fought on September 17th, 1862 in what war?
U.S. Civil War
War of 1812
Crimean War
Franco/Prussian War
3
Is September 24th National Punctuation Day. That sentence is missing a:
hyphen
question mark
an apostrophe
exclamation point
4
September comes from the Latin word septem which means....
leaves
nine
seven
fall
5
Who started a poem on September 13, 1814 that would later become the U.S. National Anthem?
Francis Scott Key
Walt Whitman
Scott Joplin
Stephen Foster
6
On September 11, 2001, Flight 77 took off from Dulles Int. Airport, was hijacked and crashed into:
the White House
the Capitol Building
the Pentagon
the East Tower
7
Rosh Hashanah often falls in September and is a holiday celebrated by followers of:
Judaism
Buddahism
Christianity
Islam
8
Often called "the worst day in sports," Sept. 5, 1972 saw what interupted by a terrorist attack?
the Summer Olympics
the Super Bowl
the World Series
the Stanely Cup playoffs
9
Which of these books was published on September 19, 1937
The Hobbit
The Adventures of Marco Polo
The Da Vinci Code
The Gutenberg Bible
10
Arrr.......September 19th is International Talk like a
Grouchy Person Day
Penguin Day
Pirate Day
Kindergartner Day
11
Actor James Dean died on September 30, 1955. How did he die?
car crash
heart attack
drowning
cancer
12
This Great Gatsby author was born on September 24, 1896!
John Steinbeck
Upton Sinclair
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Ftizgerald
13
What official month starts on September 15th?
National Hispanic Heritage Month
Black History Month
Exploration of Space Month
American Cancer Society Month
14
Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth I, was born on September 7, 1533 to Anne Boleyn and.....
James I
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Charles II
15
What country celebrates its Independence Day of September 16th?
Australia
Canada
the U.S.
Mexico
16
Which two assassinated presidents both died in the month of September?
Garfield and McKinley
Kennedy and Garfield
Lincoln and Kennedy
Lincoln and McKinley
17
What Oriole legend broke Lou Gehrig's consetutive games played streak in September of 1995?
Cal Ripken Jr.
Paul Blair
Frank Robinson
Mark Belanger
18
In 1978 the band Earth, Wind and Fire asked the question: Do you remember.....
the words to the National Anthem?
that Grease was released this year?
the 21st night of September?
when they started working on Hynes Street?
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What day does the U.S. recognize every September 17th?
Grandparents Day
Columbus Day
Labor Day
Constitution Day
20
On September 2, 1752 the British Empire ended their use of:
war
tea
the Julian Calendar
colonization
21
What sign of zodiac runs from September 23 to October 22?
Libra
Aries
Taurus
Sagittarius
22
September 5, 1975 saw the first of two assassination attempts on the life of this president?
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
LBJ
JFK
23
Who became the first female Supreme Court Justice on September 30, 1981?
Elana Kagan
Amy Coney Barrett
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sonia Sotomayor
24
What ship left England on September 16, 1620 with 102 passengers aboard?
the Titanic
the Bounty
the Lusitania
the Mayflower
25
On September 26, 1984 Great Britain started the process of:
withdrawing from NATO
giving Canada Independence
returning Hong Kong to China
rebuilding Buckingham Palace
26
September 4, 1886 marked the end of the last major Indian War with the capture of:
Arizona
Mt. Shasta
Geronimo
Sitting Bull
27
What TV show premeired on Sept. 8, 1966 and lasted for 79 episodes?
The Andy Griffith Show
Star Trek
The Beverly Hillbillies
It's About Time
28
Complete the Rod Stewart lyric...."It's late September and I really should....
be driving down Hynes Avenue
registering for Selective Service
be signing up for the ACT
be back at school
