Flower Riddles
I am part of the eye.
What is an Iris?
Troops from France, Spain, and this third country landed in Mexico 5 months before May 5 to collect debts.
What is England?
The country that started Mother’s Day.
What is the United States?
The sporting event that occurs on Memorial Day weekend.
What is The Indianapolis 500?
I look like I've been in a fight.
What is a Black-Eyed Susan?
Cinco de Mayo is often confused with this day, which occurred on September 16, 1810, about 50 years earlier
What is Mexican Independence Day?
These are the official flowers of Mother's Day (Color and type).
What is the Red Carnation?
This is another name for Memorial Day.
What is Decoration Day?
I like to be remembered.
What is a Forget-Me-Not?
The largest Cinco de Mayo event in the world is held in this city, where more than 600,000 people celebrate with music and food.
What is Los Angeles, CA?
The date of Mother's Day 2019.
What is May 12?
I am the flower most associated with Memorial Day.
What is the Red Poppy? (People often wear red poppies on their lapels or clothing as a symbol of respect for those who have died in war.)
I grow quite well in Holland
What is a Tulip?
On May 5, 1862, the Mexican army defeated French forces in this battle.
What is the Battle of Puebla?
The President who established Mother's Day in 1914?
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
The President of the United States places a wreath here every Memorial Day.
What is the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington Cemetery?
I like to face bright light. When happy, I never cower.
What is a sunflower?
Some historians have made a direct correlation between Cinco de Mayo and the end of this significant war in the United States.
What is the Civil War?
She started Mother's Day as anti-war movement.
Who is Anne Jarvis?
This President declared Waterloo, N.Y. the "birthplace" of Memorial Day in 1966.
Who is President Lyndon B. Johnson?