General October Trivia
Question: What is the tenth month of the Gregorian calendar?
Answer: October
Question: How many days does October have?
Answer: 31 days
Question: From which Latin word is the name "October" derived, and what does it mean?
Answer: From "octo" meaning eight
Question: In the old Roman calendar, which month was originally called October?
Answer: Eighth month
Question: After adding which two months did October retain its original name?
Answer: January and February
Question: What is the Anglo-Saxon name for October, marking the beginning of winter?
Answer: Winterfylleth
Question: In the Northern Hemisphere, which season is October associated with?
Answer: Autumn
Question: In the Southern Hemisphere, which season corresponds to October?
Answer: Spring
Question: What are the zodiac signs for October?
Answer: Libra and Scorpio
Question: Which zodiac sign is associated with October 1 to October 22?
Answer: Libra
Question: Which zodiac sign begins on October 23?
Answer: Scorpio
Question: What is the birth flower for October?
Answer: Calendula
Question: What are the birthstones for October?
Answer: Tourmaline and opal
Question: What ancient Celtic festival influenced Halloween traditions in October?
Answer: Samhain
Question: In what year was October part of the old calendar of Romulus?
Answer: c 750 BC
Question: Which ancient Roman festival took place on October 15?
Answer: October Horse
Question: What is the meaning of "October" in Latin and Greek?
Answer: Eight
Question: What is the seasonal equivalent of October in the Southern Hemisphere?
Answer: April
Question: Which ancient Anglo-Saxon full moon marked the beginning of winter?
Answer: Winterfylleth
Question: What calendar systems include October as the tenth month?
Answer: Julian and Gregorian calendars
Question: Which ancient Roman festival occurred on October 19?
Answer: Armilustrium
Question: What was October known as among the Anglo-Saxons due to the full moon?
Answer: Winterfylleth
Question: What is the origin of October's name?
Answer: From Latin "octo" meaning eight
Question: In which hemispheres is October associated with autumn and spring respectively?
Answer: Northern Hemisphere: Autumn; Southern Hemisphere: Spring
Question: What is the length of the month of October?
Answer: 31 days
October Symbols Trivia
Question: What is the birth flower for October?
Answer: Calendula
Question: What are the birthstones for October?
Answer: Tourmaline and opal
Question: Which October birthstone is known for its iridescence?
Answer: Opal
Question: Which October birthstone is often called the "gem of diversity" due to its wide color range?
Answer: Tourmaline
Question: What flower is October's birth flower also known as?
Answer: Calendula, or pot marigold
Question: Which gemstone for October comes in colors like pink, green, and blue?
Answer: Tourmaline
Question: What is the birthstone for October that is represented by an opal armband?
Answer: Opal
Question: Which October birthstone is known for its play of colors?
Answer: Opal
Question: What is the secondary birthstone for October?
Answer: Tourmaline
Question: Which birthstone for October is a crystal that comes in a wide range of colors?
Answer: Tourmaline
Question: What is October’s birth flower known for its bright petals?
Answer: Calendula
Question: Which birthstone for October is known for its iridescent quality?
Answer: Opal
Question: What is the other birthstone for October besides tourmaline?
Answer: Opal
Question: Which gemstone for October is known for its color variety?
Answer: Tourmaline
Question: What is the birthstone for October represented by an opal armband?
Answer: Opal
Question: Which October birthstone is a semi-precious gemstone?
Answer: Opal
Question: What is the other birthstone for October known for its color variety?
Answer: Tourmaline
Question: Which October birthstone is known for its wide range of colors?
Answer: Tourmaline
Question: What is the birth flower of October?
Answer: Calendula
Question: What is the opal armband a symbol for?
Answer: October's birthstone
Question: Which October birthstone is a crystal known for its iridescent quality?
Answer: Opal
Question: What is the other birthstone for October besides opal?
Answer: Tourmaline
Question: What gemstone is October's birthstone and is known for its play of colors?
Answer: Opal
Question: What is the other birthstone for October known for its color variety?
Answer: Tourmaline
Question: Which birthstone for October is known as a "gem of diversity"?
Answer: Tourmaline
October Holidays Trivia
Question: What month is recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month?
Answer: October
Question: Which awareness month in October focuses on medical imaging techniques?
Answer: Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
Question: What is celebrated in October as the Month of the Holy Rosary in the Catholic Church?
Answer: October
Question: What is the last two to three weeks of October known for in US professional sports?
Answer: All "Big Four" major professional sports leagues schedule games
Question: What month is Black History Month in the United Kingdom?
Answer: October
Question: What national month in October in the US raises awareness about cybersecurity?
Answer: National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Question: What month in October is dedicated to Rett Syndrome awareness?
Answer: October
Question: What month in October is recognized for World Blindness Awareness?
Answer: October
Question: Which month in October is recognized for World Menopause?
Answer: October
Question: What month in October is known for Vegetarian Awareness Month?
Answer: October
Question: What is celebrated as American Archives Month?
Answer: October
Question: What month is National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month?
Answer: October
Question: Which month in October is dedicated to Health Literacy?
Answer: October
Question: Which month is known as World Blindness Awareness Month?
Answer: October
Question: What is observed as National Arts & Humanities Month?
Answer: October
Question: Which month is recognized as National Bullying Prevention Month?
Answer: October
Question: What month is celebrated as Filipino American History Month?
Answer: October
Question: Which month in October is dedicated to National Work and Family Month?
Answer: October
Question: What month is known for National Infertility Awareness Month?
Answer: October
Question: Which month is recognized for Liver Awareness Month?
Answer: October
Question: What is observed as National Spina Bifida Awareness Month?
Answer: October
Question: Which month in October is dedicated to National Dental Hygiene?
Answer: October
Question: What month is recognized as National Pork Month?
Answer: October
Question: Which month is known as National Seafood Month?
Answer: October
Question: What month is celebrated as National Popcorn Poppin' Month?
Answer: October
Halloween and Thanksgiving Trivia
Question: On what date is Halloween celebrated?
Answer: October 31st
Question: Which ancient Celtic festival is Halloween derived from?
Answer: Samhain
Question: What traditional Halloween activity involves children collecting candy?
Answer: Trick-or-treating
Question: What is a jack-o’-lantern originally carved from?
Answer: Turnip
Question: Which organization has tried to incorporate money collection into Halloween celebrations since the mid-20th century?
Answer: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Question: What are the three days that make up Allhallowtide?
Answer: Halloween (October 31), All Saints’ Day (November 1), All Souls’ Day (November 2)
Question: Which Roman festival commemorates the passing of the dead and influenced Halloween?
Answer: Feralia
Question: What is the Roman goddess of the harvest who was added to the Celtic Samhain to influence Halloween traditions?
Answer: Pomona
Question: Which American holiday began as a celebration between Pilgrims and the Wampanoag in 1621?
Answer: Thanksgiving
Question: Which US President proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving during the Civil War?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
Question: In which year did Abraham Lincoln proclaim Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
Answer: 1863
Question: What annual parade in New York City has been a Thanksgiving tradition since 1924?
Answer: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Question: What month is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?
Answer: October
Question: What are common foods served during a traditional Thanksgiving meal?
Answer: Turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, pumpkin pie
Question: What is the name of the 1621 feast shared by the English colonists and Wampanoag people?
Answer: The first Thanksgiving
Question: What holiday marks the beginning of Allhallowtide?
Answer: Halloween
Question: Which US holiday commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in 1492?
Answer: Columbus Day
Question: What alternative to Columbus Day is being proposed to honor indigenous peoples?
Answer: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Question: What was the main reason Sarah Josepha Hale campaigned for a national Thanksgiving Day?
Answer: To promote unity
Question: What year did Columbus Day become a national holiday in the United States?
Answer: 1937
Question: Since what year has Columbus Day been celebrated on the second Monday in October in the US?
Answer: 1971
Question: What month is recognized for the celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the US?
Answer: October
Question: Who contributed venison to the first Thanksgiving feast?
Answer: The Wampanoag people
Question: Which US President attempted to move Thanksgiving to the third week of November?
Answer: Franklin D Roosevelt
Question: In what year did Franklin D Roosevelt designate the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day?
Answer: 1942