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The month of March was named for |
| | A) | a long march that occurred in Egypt many centuries ago. |
| | B) | Mars, the Roman god of war. |
| | C) | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| | D) | singer Ricky Martin. |
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The word jumbo comes from the name of |
| | A) | a large elephant exhibited by legendary circus owner P.T. Barnum. |
| | B) | the exceptionally large bowl used to serve kings and queens. |
| | C) | a type of Southern stew that is thickened with okra. |
| | D) | the first heavyweight champion of the world. |
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The word for guppy, a small, brightly-colored freshwater fish, comes from the name of |
| | A) | an imaginary animal in fairy tales that was part puppy and part goldfish. |
| | B) | a large area of a sea or ocean called a gulf. |
| | C) | the lake in which the fish were first discovered. |
| | D) | the man who supplied specimens of the fish to the British Museum. |
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The name of the cocktail known as a margarita comes from the name |
| | A) | Margarita Blanco, a famous Spanish singer. |
| | B) | for mosquito in Spanish, mojita. |
| | C) | the style of a pizza that has cheese, tomatoes, and fresh basil. |
| | D) | Margaret in Spanish. |
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The word maverick, meaning someone who doesn't go along with the group, comes from the name of |
| | A) | a 20th-century fictional TV cowboy named Maverick. |
| | B) | radio show characters Mavis and Eric. |
| | C) | a 19th-century American cattleman who left his calves unbranded. |
| | D) | a car produced by Ford Motor Company. |
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