Monday is named after which celestial body?
AnswerThe Moon
Monday comes from Old English for Moon's day.
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Monday facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about mondays, weekly habits and the start of the week, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Cyber Monday follows which U.S. holiday?
AnswerThanksgiving
Cyber Monday is the Monday after Thanksgiving.
Going deeper
Under the ISO 8601 standard, which day starts the week?
AnswerMonday
ISO 8601 numbers Monday as day 1 of the week.
Which band had the 1986 hit Manic Monday?
AnswerThe Bangles
The Bangles released Manic Monday, written by Prince.
What is Monday in Spanish?
AnswerLunes
Lunes, like Monday, comes from the word for the Moon.
Expert level
Which band released I Don't Like Mondays in 1979?
AnswerThe Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats, led by Bob Geldof, took the song to number one in the UK.
Canada's Victoria Day falls on which Monday?
AnswerThe Monday before May 25
Victoria Day is the last Monday before May 25.
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