General knowledge quiz
The months in alphabetical order
The twelve months, shuffled. Arrange them from first to last in the dictionary, not the diary.
- Format
- Put them in order
- Items
- 12 to sort
- Limit
- None
- Level
- Easy
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
See every entry and put the whole list in order.
- Entries
- 12
- Sort by
- Alphabetical place
- Time limit
- None
- Touch screens start in Tap mode: tap the entries in order, and tap one again to take it back.
- Drag mode: drag an entry (press and hold on a phone), or use the arrow buttons.
- Keyboard: space to pick up, arrows to move, space to drop.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
About this quiz
A familiar list in an unfamiliar order. April comes first and September last; the three J months and the two M months are where most runs break.
- January, July and June are told apart by their second and third letters.
- March comes before May: R is before Y.
- The score is the longest run of months in correct order.
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