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What Latin number is October named after?

Two
Twelve
Eight
Seven

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In the Northern Hemisphere, October is considered to be part of what season?

Autumn
Spring
Winter
Summer

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What popular October festival in Germany is also celebrated worldwide?

Carnival
$October Trivia Quiz St. Patrick\'s Day$ St. Patrick's Day
Mardi Gras
Oktoberfest

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Oktoberfest is known for what beverage?

Coca-Cola
Coffee
Eggnog
Beer

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Nope, sorry. 😢

The United Nations came into existence on October 24 of which year?

2001
1965
1918
1945

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Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

What is the October full moon called?

Wolf Moon
Strawberry Moon
$October Trivia Quiz Hunter\'s Moon$ Hunter's Moon
Snow Moon

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Which ball sport traditionally begins its regular season in October in the United States?

Basketball
Baseball
American football
Soccer

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Which famous magician and escape artist died on October 31, 1926?

Harry Houdini
David Copperfield
David Blaine

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In many countries, what profession is celebrated on October 5th?

Police officers
Doctors
Teachers
Firefighters

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What would your zodiac sign be if your birthday was on October 18?

Virgo
Libra
Aries
Scorpio

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True or false: October was originally the 8th month on the calendar.

False
True

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What major historical event began on October 24, 1929, leading to a decade-long economic depression?

The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Great Chicago Fire
The Wall Street Crash
The Cuban Missile Crisis

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Which famous science fiction novel by Ray Bradbury, set in a dystopian future, was first published on October 19, 1953?

Brave New World
Fahrenheit 451
Catch-22
1984

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Which famous artist, known for his surrealist paintings, was born on October 25, 1881?

The Persistence Of Memory By Salvador Dalí

Vincent van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
Claude Monet
Salvador Dali

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I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

Which company published its first comic in October 1939, featuring the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner?

DC Comics
Marvel Comics

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Which Nobel Prize is traditionally announced in October?

All of these
Literature
Peace
Chemistry

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What is the traditional birthstone for October?

Emerald
Sapphire
Ruby
Opal

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Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

What traditional Celtic holiday, marking the end of the harvest season, is celebrated on October 31st?

Samhain
Imbolc
Beltane
Lughnasadh

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The Hunt for ___ October is a 1990 submarine thriller movie based on Tom Clancy's 1984 novel of the same name.

Orange
Purple
Red
Green

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Which famous physicist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in October 1903, and one for Chemistry in October 1911?

Marie Curie
Albert Einstein
Max Planck
Niels Bohr

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What popular Halloween activity originated from the Celtic tradition of 'souling'?

$October Trivia Quiz Carving jack-o\'-lanterns$ Carving jack-o'-lanterns
Costume parties
Bobbing for apples
Trick-or-treating

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What name did Christopher Columbus give to Cuba, when he landed there on October 28, 1492?

Whitney
Juana
Danielle
Sharon

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Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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