Clubs & Organizations
This is what AARP stands for.
American Association of Retired Persons
This is the name for the hair that flows down a horse's neck.
A mane.
(A horse’s mane offers protection, pest control, and can be used as a grip for riders.)
This woman became the Queen of England.
Queen Elizabeth II
This is the number of innings in a typical baseball game.
Nine
April showers are said to bring these.
May Flowers
Many of us belonged to these boys' or girls' clubs as children, where we earned badges for learning new skills.
Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts of America
This is the term for the item you may sit upon while riding a horse.
Saddle
(Western and English are two different styles of horse saddles, though there are others. Western saddles are wider and heavier than English saddles.)
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Charlie Allnutt in "African Queen."
(Hint: He also starred in "Casablanca.")
Humphrey Bogart
(Katharine Hepburn also stars in the film and plays the role of Rose Sayer.)
The first modern trains were powered by this.
Steam
(The first steam train lost a race to a horse. When steam trains were introduced, they required horses to draw the train over rough terrain.)
This May holiday is considered the unofficial beginning of summer in the U.S.
Memorial Day
(It always falls on the last Monday of May.)
This international organization is best known for providing blood to those in need from the donations that it receives.
The Red Cross
(Its services go well beyond blood collection and distribution. Its staff and volunteers help in disaster situations worldwide through the International Red Cross and Red Crescent.)
This is the term for a professional horse racer.
Jockey
(Jockeys must be small and light, and each one has their own riding style.)
This Republican candidate won the U.S. Presidential election.
(Hint: His initials are D.D.E.)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
This is the term for a baby giraffe. (Hint: it's the same as a baby cow.)
Calf
(Giraffes give birth while standing up, and their calves fall to the ground. Within minutes of their birth, the calves stand up and walk.)
On quarter of all flower and plant sales are made in conjunction with this holiday that falls in the middle of May.
Mother's Day
(Lilies, orchids, and tulips are some of the most popular flowers.)
This nonprofit organization helps families in need worldwide by building houses for them with the help of volunteers. The families also help with the construction of their homes.
Habitat For Humanity
(The organization has built homes in 70 countries for 39 million families.)
This was the talking horse that had his own TV show in the 1960s.
Mr. Ed
(He only talked to his owner, Wilbur. The horse that played him was a palomino named Bamboo Harvester.)
Women were rarely seen in public without this undergarment, something almost no one wears today.
A Girdle
(The garment dates to the 16th century and has taken several forms over the century. The last stop before the 1950s abbreviated version was the corset. By the late 1960s, girdles were all but extinct.)
Whereas jam is made with chunks of fruit, jelly is made primarily from this part of the fruit.
The juice (or liquid).
This is the name of a children's game where kids ask permission from a parental figure.
"Mother, May I?"
(The game is intended to teach manners and self-restraint.)
This is a United Nations organization that provides humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund)
(The agency works in more than 190 countries and territories to reach the most disadvantaged children and to help protect their rights.)
This is the general term for a horse that is under a year old.
Foal
(Male foals are called colts, and females are called fillies.)
This Spanish-speaking island nation in the West Indies officially became a commonwealth of the United States.
Puerto Rico
(Before its new status, which granted the island autonomous rule, Puerto Rico was a colonial territory of the United States.)
This U.S. President had a plaque on his desk that read, "The Buck Stops Here."
Harry S. Truman
This is the May birthstone.
Emerald
(The stone represents love and success.)