May Flowers
Please welcome (Verb) (Noun)!
Let's Go To The Beach
Mar-villains
To the republic, for which it stands
Home For The Holidays
100
This flower is commonly associated with the Dutch and its bulbs created one of the first speculative asset bubbles.
What are tulips?
100
This English rock band is known for their red-lipped logo as much as they are for their hit songs "Paint It, Black" and "Gimme Shelter".
Who are The Rolling Stones?
100
Fulgurite is often referred to as "fossilized lightning" and is the result of this beachy material being struck by a lightning bolt.
What is sand?
100
In the song "Hotel Lobby (Unc & Phew)" by Quavo and Takeoff, the latter raps "colored stones in my infinity link," referencing this purple baddie from Marvel Comics.
Who is Thanos?
100
Although the two nations don't always get along, this country is a republic just like its neighbor, the Dominican Republic.
What is Haiti?
100
The Pixar film Coco revolves entirely around this Mexican holiday commemorating friends and family who have died.
What is the Day of the Dead/Día de (los) Muertos?
200
The seeds of this bright yellow flower are popular among baseball players for their flavor and ability to satisfy oral fixations during long games.
What are sunflowers?
200
This band was the first rock act to have four songs surpass one billion streams, although their top songs like "Demons" and "Thunder" are arguably more pop than rock.
Who is Imagine Dragons?
200
These shelled reptiles famously never get to meet their mothers. Eggs are laid on the beach and immediately left behind to incubate and hatch independently.
What are turtles?
200
The ordnance of choice for this recognizable nemesis of Spider-Man is Pumpkin Bombs.
The depiction of his hair in the comics resembles waves, leading to actor Willem Dafoe often being photoshopped as donning the hairstyle.
Who is the Green Goblin?
200
This European nation has an outsized reputation for its size thanks to its contributions to watchmaking and army knives.
What is Switzerland?
200
It's an old rule that you're not supposed to wear white after this holiday, a silly tradition that wealthy vacationers implemented to separate themselves from the poors.
What is Labor Day?
300
This purple flower is named after the Greek Goddess of the rainbow who also serves as a messenger.
What is an iris?
300
This American band will forever be tied to the Shrek franchise thanks to providing the two iconic songs that bookend the film.
Who is Smash Mouth?
300
Although they're named after a currency because their skeletons resemble coins, these animals are actually sea urchins with a more textured appearance.
What are sand dollars?
300
In his MCU depiction, this AI villain goes from inquisitive to hateful and destructive after spending all of two minutes browsing the internet.
Who is Ultron?
300
This nation is home to some of the greatest long-distance runners on Earth including Eliud Kipchoge and Sabastian Sawe, who became the first person to run an official marathon in under two hours.
What is Kenya?
(not Kipchoge, it's Bethwell Rutto)
300
On St. Patrick's Day, this US city has been dyeing their river green since 1962.
The dye was initially used to trace and map out sewage leaks but fit too well not to be used for the holiday.
What is Chicago?
400
This flower shares a name with the younger daughter of Katniss Everdeen whose name was originally reaped for the 74th Hunger Games.
What is a primrose?
400
In hindsight, it was probably unwise of BBC to ask this anti-authoritarian band not to swear in their live performance of "Killing In The Name".
Who is Rage Against The Machine?
400
D-Day saw Allied forces strike five different beaches in Normandy. The United States and United Kingdom handled all but one, Juno, which was stormed by the forces of this hockey-loving nation.
What is Canada?
400
This colossal mob boss was the primary antagonist in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. He built a particle accelerator to search the multiverse for an alternate version of his now deceased family.
He also loves the Mets.
Who is Kingpin?
400
This nation is known for several things including the Himalayas, being the birthplace of the Buddha, and having a uniquely-shaped double-pennon flag.
What is Nepal?
400
In a movie named after this holiday, Will Smith punches an alien before shouting "Welcome to Earth."
What is Independence Day?
500
The British wear this flower in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Day to honor soldiers that died in service of the country.
What is a poppy?
500
This American group is best known for their song "1985" which has lyrics loosely alluding to past events and pop culture references from that era.
However, it failed to mention that 1985 was also the year that marked the very first Wrestlemania event and the debut of Calvin and Hobbes.
What is Bowling For Soup?
500
Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor dominated this sport as a duo, boasting a win streak of 112 consecutive matches and 19 consecutive tournament titles.
Kerri Walsh Jennings is also 6'3".
What is beach volleyball?
500
In Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, this world-eating villain was depicted as a nebulous storm rather than his usual humanoid figure.
Who is Galactus?
500
The 2006 film Borat was denounced by the fictional protagonist's real-life country of origin before being embraced and used in its tourism campaigns.
What is Kazakhstan?
500
The United Kingdom celebrates the failure of this conspirator whose mask has become more recognizable than his attempted assassination of King James 1.
Who is Guy Fawkes?
600
In the film Hot Fuzz, officer Nicholas Angel constantly remarks about having to water this plant that is also one of the few things he brings to his new assignment in Sanford.
What is a peace lily?
600
This band formed in Wilkes-Barre and has hits including "The Diary of Jane" and "Blow Me Away", the latter of which was written for the soundtrack of Halo 2.
Who is Breaking Benjamin?
600
In "The One With Barry and Mindy's Wedding," Rachel sings a song originally performed by Barry Manilow about this well-known beach in Rio de Janeiro.
What is Copacabana?
600
This multiversal character made his MCU debut in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania where a scene involving different versions of him gained popularity as a meme format.
Who is Kang the Conqueror?
600
The Arab Spring protests began in this small North African country before spreading to Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, and Bahrain.
What is Tunisia?
600
Despite its name, this Commonwealth holiday is less about the sweet science and more about giving gifts to the less fortunate.
What is Boxing Day?