Victoria’s Read

1. How many days did June have in the early Roman calendar?
-30
-29
-31
-28

2. Which month was June in the early Roman calendar?
-third
-sixth
-fourth
-fifth

3. Many believe that June was named for this goddess.
-One word

4. Others believe that June was named for the word juniores, a Latin word. What does it mean?
-justice
-infants
-young men
-flowers

5. The solstice is in June. On which of these dates is it?
-10th or 11th
-19th or 20th
-21st or 22nd
-14th or 15th

6. What is the flower for June?
-One Word

7. Which of these is not one of the three June gems?
-ruby
-alexandrite
-moonstone
-pearl

8. In the old saying what is ‘a swarm of bees in June’ worth?
-wooden spoon
-golden spoon
-silver spoon
-tin spoon

9. From what musical does the song ‘June is busting out all over’ come?
-Oklahoma
-Carousel
-State Fair
-My Fair Lady

10. From what geographic area does the saying ‘June’s too soon, July’s too late for summer’ come?
-Iceland
-Siberia
-Greenland
-Lapland.

Answers

1.The correct answer was 29. When Julius Caesar reformed the calendar he added an extra day.

2.Fourth Another alteration made in Roman times, was the moving of Jan and Feb to the beginning of the year, thus making June the sixth month.

3. Juno & Ione. Juno was the Roman goddess of marriages.

4.Young men. Those who believe this theory think that May was named after old men (majores)

5.21st or 22nd. In the northern hemisphere it is the summer solstice. In the southern hemisphere it is the winter solstice.

6. Rose

7. Ruby.

8. Silver spoon. A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay. A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon. A swarm of bees in July is not worth a fly.

9.Carousel Hammerstein and Rodgers musical ‘Carousel’ was first performed in the Majestic Theater, New York, on April 19, 1945.

10. Siberia