Wednesday is a great day to have a quiz about!
Who knew there were so many interesting facts about the middle day of the working week.
QUESTIONS
1. What is the French name for Wednesday?
2. In which US TV show and film series is the daughter of the spooky family called Wednesday?
3. In the German language, Wednesday is the only day of the week missing which three letters at the end of the word?
4. Which day follows Shrove Tuesday in the Christian Calendar?
5. In the Thai calendar, what colour is associated with Wednesday, which is also the day of Buddha?
6. The origins of the word, Wednesday, come from the Old English word, ‘Wodnesdaeg’ which refers to which of the ancient Norse gods?
7. The messenger of the Greek gods is associated with Wednesday. What is his name?
8. According to the nursery rhyme, if a child is born on a Wednesday they are full of...what?
9. What time was part of the song title by Simon and Garfunkel which began, ‘Wednesday morning,…’?
10.The first manned Moon landing happened on a Wednesday in July 1969, but what was the number of the Apollo mission that achieved this momentous feat?
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ANSWERS
1. What is the French name for Wednesday?
MERCREDI (It is derived from the Roman god Mercury, and from the Latin for Wednesday)
2. In which US TV show and film series is the daughter of the spooky family called Wednesday?
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
3. In the German language, Wednesday is the only day of the week missing which three letters at the end of the word?
TAG (All other days end with -tag, i.e Sonntag, Montag, Dienstag, Donnerstag, Freitag and Samstag, but Wednesday is Mittwoch)
4. Which day follows Shrove Tuesday in the Christian Calendar?
ASH WEDNESDAY
5. In the Thai calendar, what colour is associated with Wednesday, which is also the day of Buddha?
GREEN
6. The origins of the word, Wednesday, come from the Old English word, ‘Wodnesdaeg’ which refers to which of the ancient Norse gods?
ODIN (It is literally the day of Woden, referring to Odin)
7. The messenger of the Greek gods is associated with Wednesday. What is his name?
HERMES
8. According to the nursery rhyme, if a child is born on a Wednesday they are full of...what?
WOE
9. What time was part of the song title by Simon and Garfunkel which began, ‘Wednesday morning,…’?
3 am
10.The first manned Moon landing happened on a Wednesday in July 1969, but what was the number of the Apollo mission that achieved this momentous feat?
APOLLO 11