Full Moon Questia Trivia

Full moons — like the Full Harvest Moon which shines this year on October 4 — were named by Native Americans hundreds of years ago. Which of the following is NOT a real full moon name?


A. Full Snow Moon
B. Full Worm Moon
C. Full Salmon Moon
D. Full Blue Moon

Correct Quiz answer: C. Full Salmon Moon

According to Space.com's Full Moon Names for 2009, Native American tribes "kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full moon." The Full Snow Moon occurs in February, when "usually the heaviest snows fall." When "the ground softens and earthworm casts reappear" in March, it's time for the Full Worm Moon. When a full moon occurs for the second time in the same month, it is known as a "Blue Moon." And there's a Full Sturgeon Moon in August "when this large fish... is most readily caught" but there's no Full Salmon Moon.

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