Weekly Quiz 1 March 2024 – It's March!By Quizmaster Caleb / 29 February 2024 1. During Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, she comes upon a tea party hosted by a Mad Hatter and the March Hare. Which other, rather sleepy creature was in attendance? Hint 2. In sports, the term "March Madness" commonly applies to a major American college tournament in which game? Hint 3. The classic novel Middlemarch was written by an author under the pen name George Eliot. Was Eliot a man or a woman? Man Woman None Hint 4. "On a marché sur la Lune" was the original title of the seventeenth published volume of a series of books. Its English translation was "Explorers on the Moon". Who was the daring young central character of this book, as well as the 16 that came before it, and the 7 that succeeded it? Hint 5. The 2005 feature-length nature documentary "The March of the Penguins" described the lives of Antarctic emperor penguins. It was narrated by the smooth tones of which prominent actor, who had won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar the year prior for his role in Million Dollar Baby? Hint 6. Often played as the newlyweds exit the church, the Wedding March (not to be confused with the Bridal March commonly referred to as "Here Comes the Bride") was written by which short-lived composer? NOTE: Since his German surname is hard to spell, in this instance you may provide just the composer's first name. Hint 7. Made famous by a line in a work by Shakespeare, which historical figure lost their life on 'the ides of March' during the first century AD? Hint 8. The Salt March, undertaken in 1930, was the first organised act of the civil disobedience movement led by which well-known historical activist? Hint 9. March 25th is celebrated as Independence Day in which European nation with a blue and white flag? The date commemorates the start of a revolution against the Ottoman Empire in 1821, sparking a war that took 8½ years to finally win. Hint 10. A misprinted school calendar includes the thirteenth month of Smarch (bemoaned for its "Lousy weather") in a Halloween special episode of which long-running animated series? Hint Time's up