May
What is the maypole?
A tall wooden pole decorated with flowers and ribbons, around which people traditionally dance on May Day.
When is Mother's Day celebrated?
The Second Sunday in May
There are several mountains over 14,000 feet in height in Colorado; which is the tallest?
Mt. Elbert at 14,433 ft
When is Memorial Day observed?
The last Monday in May
You can’t make a silk purse
out of a sow’s ear.
In 1992 this man, dubbed the King of Late Night Television, made his final appearance as the host of The Tonight Show.
Johnny Carson
The first line of this Ralph Ellison novel is 'I am an invisible man'
invisible man
You measure my life in hours, and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.
A candle.
What unique property does May have regarding the days of the week?
No other month in the same year starts or ends on the same day of the week as May.
Mother's Day marks the most ____ on any given day of the year.
Phone calls
Where can you ski powder in China Bowl, hit bumps on Prima or Highline, then head to The Club or The Tap Room for a few pints? You'll have to dodge posers in fur coats and designer one-pieces as you make your way through the village.
Vail
What was Memorial Day originally called when it was first observed in 1868?
Decoration Day.
When fortune calls, offer her
a chair.
What year did Richard Nixon become the first president to visit the Soviet Union?
1972
Kodiak Island is the habitat of this type of bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi
Kodiak bear
What is brown and has a tail, a head, and no legs?
A penny
What does World Press Freedom Day, observed on May 3rd, promote?
Freedom of the press and the importance of journalism.
What year was the first Mother's day celebrated?
1908
In what year did Colorado become a state?
1876
For what specific reason did Congress move Memorial Day to the last Monday in May?
To create a three-day weekend for federal employees
It’s better to light one candle than to
curse the darkness.
In 1942 this country entered WW2 by declaring war on Germany, Italy and Japan.
Mexico
It's the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution that mentions religion
the first amendment
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper.
May 1st is internationally recognized as what type of day in many countries?
International Workers’ Day
What year did the President sign Mother's Day into a national holiday?
1914
What Western Colorado town is famous for its sweet corn?
Olathe
Arlington National Cemetery used to be a plantation belonging to whom?
Robert E. Lee (Bonus points if you said it originally belonged to George Washington’s step-grandson, George Washington Parke Custis).
He can’t see the forest for
the trees.
In 1939 these two political leaders signed the Pact of Steel, creating a full military and political alliance.
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini
A cation is a positively charged one of these; an anion is a negatively charged one
an ion
I can fly but have no wings. I cry but have no eyes. What am I?
A cloud.
Which U.S. territory celebrates Liberation Day on May 20th?
Guam
How many countries celebrate Mother's DAy?
Over 50
Alongside of US 115 south of Colorado Springs, you can see the world's largest ________.
Hercules Beetle
Who is credited with creating Memorial Day?
General John A. Logan
Everybody talks about the weather but
nobody does anything about it.
In 1849 this future US President was granted a patent for a boat lifting device, making him the only US president to have a patent.
Abraham Lincoln
This stone is so named because it was first made in the city of Strasbourg, on the Rhine River
a rhinestone
If all Wibbles are Criggles, all Borkins are Kwumblins, no Hoggles are Borkins, and all Criggles are Borkins, is it true that all Borkins are Criggles?
No.