Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Can You Hear Me Now?
Nursery Rhymes
Happy Birthday, May Baby
It Happened One May
100
Rose was played by this actress on The Golden Girls.
Who is Betty White?
100
In this type of hearing, a plea is entered.
What is an arraignment?
100
She was quite contrary.
Who is Mary?
100
Although some consider Lenin the “Father of Communism,” others attribute the title to this German revolutionary, born May 5, 1818, who authored Das Kapital and The Communist Manifesto.
Who is Karl Marx? His brand of communism is Marxism.
100
On May 1, 1960, this incident derailed a summit between President Dwight Eisenhower and Nikita Khrushchev.
What is the shooting down of an American U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union (or anything close).
200
In the 1985 film starring Mia Farrow and Jeff Daniels, the rose of Cairo was this color.
What is purple?
200
This mobile phone carrier used the question “Can you hear me now?” in its commercials to imply that its competitors had inferior reception.
What is Verizon?
200
They all ran after the farmer’s wife.
What are three blind mice?
200
Born May 5, 1959, he hosted NBC Nightly News before his demotion to MSNBC news anchor.
Who is Brian Williams? He was fired from NBC Nightly News for his tenuous relationship with the truth. He falsely claimed on several occasions that during the Iraq war he was riding in a helicopter that was shot and forced down. After a brief suspension, he returned to NBC’s sibling station, MSNBC.
200
On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard was the first American to venture here.
Where is space? The suborbital flight took place in the Freedom 7 space capsule and lasted 15 minutes.
300
This Rose was a Japanese radio personality who pushed propaganda to the American military during World War II.
Who is Tokyo? Tokyo Rose served ten years in prison for treason, and President Gerald Ford pardoned her.
300
When something exceeds the speed of sound, people on Earth hear this.
What is a sonic boom?
300
Peter, Peter ate this autumn produce.
What is pumpkin?
300
Born May 26, 1951, she was the first American woman to ride into space in 1983.
Who is Sally Ride? She was a mission specialist, a scientist who conducted experiments in space but didn’t fly the spacecraft. She completed two missions.
300
On May 18, 1917, the U.S. Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which allows the president to do this.
What is draft men into the military (or similar)? All men between the ages of 21 and 30 were required to register with the government. During World War I, President Woodrow Wilson was the first president to conscript soldiers.
400
This Rose was a famed baseball player who was found to have gambled on baseball games.
Who is Pete? Rose played for the Cincinnati Reds when they won the World Series two years in a row—1975 and 1976.
400
It is one of the two mechanisms snakes use to hear.
What is jawbone or inner ear?
400
Tuesday’s child is full of this.
What is grace?
400
Born May 20, 1958, this son of President Ronald Reagan was Patti Davis’ brother and was a professional ballet dancer.
Who is Ron Reagan? According to Heavy.com, his father said, “He danced like Fred Astaire.”
400
On May 21, 1881, this American humanitarian organization, usually associated with blood donation, was founded by Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons.
What is the American Red Cross? The International Red Cross was founded at Geneva Convention of 1864.
500
This Rose was a famed baseball player who was found to have gambled on baseball games.
Who is Pete? Rose played for the Cincinnati Reds when they won the World Series two years in a row—1975 and 1976.
500
These flying mammals are not blind, but many people believe their hearing is better than human hearing.
What are bats? Their hearing is actually different. Many species use a process called echolocation. When they emit a high-pitched squeak, they can use the echo it creates to help them “visualize” location.
500
Jack and Jill fetched water in this vessel.
What is a pail?
500
Born May 27, 1911, this “Master of Menace” starred in The Whales of August with Lillian Gish and Bette Davis. In addition to acting in many horror films, he delivered the opening monologue ending with an ominous, deep-throated laugh in Michael Jackson’s song “Thriller.”
Who is Vincent Price? He was known for injecting humor into his “horror” roles.
500
On May 27, 1971, the Swedish government announced its humanitarian support for this side in the Vietnam War.
What is the Viet Cong (or North Vietnam)?
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