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February Trivia
Discover mind-blowing February facts that will shock you! From Groundhog Day predictions to leap year secrets - prepare to be amazed by winter month mysteries you never knew existed.
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The first transcontinental airmail service in the United States formally began in February 1921 linking which endpoints?
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The first successful smallpox vaccination in the United States occurred in February 1801 in which city?
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The US ratified the 16th Amendment establishing the income tax in February of which year?
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Which big cat is often featured in Year of the Tiger celebrations that can occur in February?
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Which Roman festival gave February its name?
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The meteor shower Alpha Centaurids peaks in early February and is best observed from which hemisphere?
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What creature is Punxsutawney Phil?
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Which sport holds its championship game most often in early February?
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The first known printed recipe for chocolate truffles appeared in a French magazine issue dated February 1895 in which city?
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The first Foo Fighters album to debut at number one in the United Kingdom in February 2005 was titled what?
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Which zodiac sign starts on February 19?
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The Maastricht Treaty was signed in February 1992 to found which union?
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What United States observance runs through all of February?
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The first Grammy Awards ceremony held in February took place in which year?
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Which large winter sports event has often opened in February?
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Which day sometimes added to February is called Leap Day?
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What is the birthstone for February?
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The first successful American heart-lung machine surgery occurred in February 1953 at which institution?
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In leap years, how many days does February have?
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Which American icon was born on February 22, 1732?
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Which US tradition happens on the first Sunday in February?
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The Latin term for the inserted leap day in the Roman calendar was what?
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The first Academy Awards ceremony broadcast live worldwide in February occurred in which year?
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The 1917 February Revolution in Russia began on which date by the Julian calendar?
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The first recorded use of the word Valentine in an English letter dated February 1477 was written by whom?
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Which US state holds a major February Mardi Gras celebration?
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The first Winter Games in the United States held in February 1932 were in which city?
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Which hemisphere experiences late summer in February?
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Which famous civil rights leader was born on February 12, 1809?
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The first modern Olympics to feature women's speed skating took place in February 1960 at which venue?
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The Venetian Carnival historically ends on which day relative to Lent when it falls in February?
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The first Super Bowl played in February occurred in which year?
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Which festival on February 1 marks the start of spring in Ireland?
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Which Asian festival often falls in late January or February based on the lunar calendar?
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The first European satellite to land on a comet was announced in February 2015 as part of which mission?
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The Chicago Blizzard known as Snowmageddon struck in early February of which year?
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The first televised US presidential news conference in color occurred in February 1961 with which president?
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The US acquired the Oregon Territory's title boundary by a treaty ratified in February 1846 with which country?
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Which gemstone is purple and linked to February?
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Facebook was launched on February 4 of which year?
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The Beatles arrived in America on February 7 of which year?
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The first commercial Barbie doll was unveiled earlier, but the first patent citation referencing Barbie appeared in February 1963 for which company?
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The patent for celluloid billiard balls was granted in February 1869 to which inventor?
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The medieval feast Candlemas falls on what fixed date in February?
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The Gregorian calendar repeats its day-date pattern every how many years, including leap structure which determines February layouts?
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What is the Latin root of the name February associated with?
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The first Winter Paralympics held in February 1976 took place in which country?
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The first Daytona 500 run in February was held in which year?
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Which day is celebrated as Valentine's Day in February?
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Julius Caesar fixed February's length with the Julian calendar in which year?
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Which European city hosts a famous carnival that often peaks in February?
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The first Academy Awards held in February since the 1940s returned in which year?
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The term Februarius appeared in Latin inscriptions tied to which Roman deity of purification?
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The first color television broadcast of the Daytona 500 aired in February 1979 on which network?
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The 1968 Winter Olympics in February debuted which alpine skiing combined event to the modern program?
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The first commercial 45 rpm records were announced in February 1949 by which company?
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Which US city is best known for the Groundhog Day ceremony?
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Which zodiac sign covers February 1?
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The first modern Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney took place in which year?
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The first Star Wars film to win a Best Picture nomination did not occur in February but a re-release opened February 1997 with what subtitle?
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What event on February 2 features a marmot predicting weather?
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Which US state gained statehood on February 14, 1859?
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The Roman Terminalia festival followed Lupercalia and occurred on which February date?
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The first US presidential State of the Union delivered in February occurred in which year after the 20th Amendment shifted dates?
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Which constellation dominates northern skies in February evenings?
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The first issue of People magazine was dated in February of which year?
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The US Senate ratified the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War on February 6 of which year?
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In the Roman republican calendar before 46 BCE, how many days did February often have in common years after intercalation adjustments?
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The Treaty of Tordesillas was not a February act, but the earlier February 1493 bull Inter caetera set which line concept?
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The Sapporo Snow Festival began in February 1950 with how many initial snow statues made by students?
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Which common weather term describes a mild February warm spell?
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The first broadcast of the program Top of the Pops to air a Valentine-themed edition occurred in February 1965 on which network?
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Which bird is a classic February Valentine symbol?
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The US flag received its current 50-star design in a proclamation dated in early February of which year?
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Pluto was discovered on February 18 at which observatory?
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The first successful penicillin injection to a patient occurred in February 1941 at which hospital?
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The first unmanned docking in space occurred in October, but the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project announced in February 1973 planned docking between which agencies?
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The first public demonstration of the telegraph by Samuel Morse in February 1838 sent the message how far?
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The first Winter Olympics mascot to appear on official merchandise was introduced in February 1968 in which location?
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The first New York Fashion Week using the name began in February of which year?
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NASA first landed a rover on Mars in February 2004 with which vehicle?
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The Six Nations rugby tournament kicks off in February in many years and features how many teams?
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The Gregorian reform of 1582 altered leap rules by skipping century years unless divisible by what?
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The Julian reform placed Leap Day on which exact date pattern in February?
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The first computer mouse patent was filed earlier but Douglas Engelbart demonstrated a wooden mouse in December 1968 with a publicized follow-up in February 1969 at which city?
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The longest possible gap between two full moons in February is how many years when a February has no full moon?
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The first patent for the zipper was improved in February 1913 by which designer?
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The official Punxsutawney Groundhog Club was founded in which February?
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Which Nobel Prize-winning scientist was born on February 11, 1847?
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The earliest documented Lupercalia rite site was the cave on which Roman hill?
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What flower is commonly associated with February?
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The first commercially successful Teflon-coated frying pan was introduced in France in February 1956 under what brand?
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The Twenty-second Amendment limiting US presidential terms was ratified in February of which year?
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The earliest known printed Valentine in the United States dates to February 1849 in which city?
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Which candy became a February staple with printed messages?
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Which ancient Roman date range originally placed Lupercalia?
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The International Polar Bear Day is observed on which date in February?
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The US National Weather Service defines meteorological spring starting in March, making February the final month of winter by what convention?
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The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on February 6 in which year?
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Which Roman god is associated with Lupercalia rites?
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The first iPhone went on sale later but its unveiling happened at Macworld January 2007 with pre-orders beginning in February in which country?
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The first craft to orbit Mercury achieved orbital insertion in March 2011 but it launched in August 2004 and did a key flyby in February 2005 named what?
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Which country marks National Foundation Day on February 11?
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Which country celebrates Waitangi Day in early February?
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Which US federal holiday often falls in February?
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February 11, 1990 marked the release of which future South African president from prison?
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The first US weather satellite to send images of Earth launched in February 1960 was named what?
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Britain and its colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar in September 1752, which reassigned which February as the first with the new leap pattern?
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The New York Stock Exchange closed for two days in February 1962 due to what?
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The leap year rule produces a 28-year cycle in the Julian calendar, making February calendars repeat every how many years under that system?
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The meteorological definition places Northern Hemisphere winter as December through February, giving February what ordinal month of that season?
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The first synthetic fiber nylon saw a February 1937 DuPont announcement tied to which chemical monomer?
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The Day the Music Died plane crash happened on February 3 of which year?
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How many days are in February during a common year?
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Which Roman calendar position was February originally?
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The leap day proposal tradition in Ireland was popularized by a supposed decree of which 5th-century figure?
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Which US state was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912?
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The first radio broadcast of a Winter Olympics opening ceremony took place in February 1928 in which Alpine town?
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Which saint's day falls on February 14 in the Western calendar?
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The US Senate confirmed the first female chair of the Federal Reserve in January with her term starting in February 2014 named who?
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The 22nd Winter Olympics opened in February 2014 in which city?
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The first Winter Olympics held in Asia opened in February 1972 in which city?
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