Cinco De Mayo
What does "Cinco De Mayo" mean?
5th of May
True or False:
Ancient Greeks & Romans celebrated Mother's Day.
True
Lei Day, a special May Day celebration, is observed in which American state?
Hawaii
What flower is worn in honor of Memorial Day?
The Poppy
Celebrated on May 8th, V-E Day commemorates the 1945 surrender of Germany to the Allies in what big war?
World War Two
Congress declared Cinco de Mayo an official U.S. holiday in which year?
A. 2002
B. 2005
C. 2013
B. 2005
Is Mother’s Day on the same date every year?
No. It’s always on the second Sunday in May.
Marking the beginning of spring, May Day has long been celebrating:
A. Fertility
B. Flowers
C. Warm Weather
A. Fertility
Who is credited for sewing the first American flag?
Betsy Ross
By letter count, “May” is the shortest month of the year. Coming in at a record nine letters, what’s the longest month of the year?
September
What country drinks the most Tequila annually?
USA
What is the average number of children that women have these days?
2
Which of the following is not a traditional British May Day activity?
A. Eating a salad of flowers
B. Crowning a May Queen
C. Dancing around a MayPole
A. Eating a Salad of Flowers
What other name is Memorial Day known by?
Decoration Day
“May the Fourth be with you” is the official tagline of the galaxy-wide holiday celebrated the first week of May in honor of what sci-fi franchise?
Star Wars
The colors traditionally associated with Cinco de Mayo are:
Reflecting the colors of the Mexican flag
Green, White, Red
What is the most popular Mother's Day gift?
A May Day tradition of cattle being forced to jump over fires to protect their milk from being stolen by what?
A. Wolves
B. Dragons
C. Fairies
C. Fairies
Where is the largest Memorial Day parade held in the U.S.?
Washington DC
You’d fall asleep before you could count all 27 million of them, compared to just 5 million people. New Zealand is the country with the highest ratio of what farmyard animal to humans?
Sheep
Why is Cinco De Mayo Celebrated?
A. Mexico's Independence Day
B. To drink & eat
C. The Battle of Puebla
C. The Battle of Puebla
Mother’s Day marks the most ________ on any given day of the year.
phone calls (phone traffic spikes as much as 37%!)
May Day was a major national holiday in the Soviet Union. During the Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower tried to take back the holiday and called May 1 by what name?
A. Law Day
B. Americanization Day
C. Democracy Day
A. Law Day
Memorial Day is recognized on what day each year?
The Last Monday in May
Created in 1952, what is the name of the Frosted Flakes mascot who enthusiastically says, "They're Gr-r-reat!"?
Tony the Tiger