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In like a lion, out like a lamb as they say. Yes we’re talking about March here. Supposedly the month that comes in full of wintry fury and mellows into spring.  So are you mad as a March hare? Or mad enough to try this - The Mad March Quiz! Your prize this month is suitably mad too, a completely bonkers game called N-Tropy, from the same game stable as Jenga, where you balance and wedge and generally ‘construct’ any way you can. Good luck! 

By the left….Quiiiiick March!!

01

On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone. What was the patent called?

  •  Improvement in telesales
  • Improvement in telegraphy
  • Improvement in telepathy
  • Reveal Answer


02

The Eiffel Tower, one of Europe's most popular tourist attractions, opened on March 31, 1889. It is 312m in height.  What building will become the world's tallest man-made structure at 800m when it is completed in 2008?


03

Mad as a March hare or mad as a hatter.  Hatters used to use a metal salt in the making of hats. This affected their nervous systems and, because of the tremors they experienced, they were labelled as mad. So which runny metal is responsible for the mad Hatter’s malady?


04

Which famous scientist was born in Ulm Germany on March 14 1879 and changed the way we see the universe? 



05

Loves, dahlings, mwah, mwah, I just can’t believe it!  I’d like to thank my producer Bert, Edith my designer and not forgetting Dave the hamster….  Yep, it’s the Oscars!  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Annual Awards aka the Oscars take place in March.

Made from Britannia (metal alloy similar to pewter) and 24K gold plated, Oscar is a hefty 8.5 pounds but how tall is he?


06

A planet in our solar system was discovered with a telescope on March 13, 1781. You'll hear all the credit for this discovery go to William Herschel, but it appears he credited his sister Caroline with helping him do most of the mathematics that was involved! What is the name of the planet? 



07

What makes lions different from other members of the cat family?

  • They have six toes on each foot
  • They live in prides
  • They have a chocolate bar named after them.
  • Reveal Answer


08

This French physicist and chemist shared the 1903 Nobel Prize for physics with the Curies for his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity. Radioactivity was discovered on March 1, 1896. The units in which it is measured bear his name. What is it?


09

The first laser was patented on March 22, 1960. Lasers are used in many applications including CD players and dental drills.  Lasers are ideal for space communications because they can carry 1000 times the television channels today carried by microwaves. But what does laser stands for?

  • Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
  • Lots of Agitated States Emitting Rays
  • Little Atoms Simply Eating Raisins
  • Reveal Answer


10

March is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and is commonly referred to as the Red Planet, and the red colour comes from which rusty element?

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