May

Britishspeak

100

The British team for a parking garage or parking lot

What is Car park?

200

Instead of saying "I'm going on vacation for two weeks," our British friends say this for "two weeks"?

What is a fortnight?

300

The slang word for buddy, pal, friend, etc.

What is Mate?

400

The meaning of gobsmacked.

What is shocked, extremely surprised?

500

Instead of saying "Look at this," the British would say this.  

What is "Have a gander at this."

Month of May

100

Many countries celebrate May Day or Labour day on this day.

What is May 1? The Druids in Britain celebrated May Day with the festival of Beltane.  The day marked the seasonal division between darkness and light.  In America, May Day is associated with the labour movement of the 19th century.

200

This happens in Kentucky on the first Saturday in May?

What is the Kentucky Derby. It's know as "the most exciting two minutes in sports."

300

This is celebrated in Mexico on May 5.

What is Cinco de Mayo.

400

This Sunday in May is Mother's Day.

What is the second Sunday?

500

This statutory holiday honors a former queen every year on the Monday preceding May 24.

What is Victoria Day?

Bring on the Berries

100

This berry wears its seeds on the outside did ancient Romans believe had medicinal powers.

What is strawberry?

200

According to the University of Illinois, the legend states this will happen if you break a double strawberry in half and share it with someone.

What is you will fall in love with each other?

300

British soldiers credited this berry for improving their night vision during World War II.

What are Bilberries (or blueberries)? Bilberries are European wild blueberries.

400

This is the purpose of the little hairs, called styles, on raspberries and blackberries.

What is help protect them from damage?

500

This berry is an example of an aggregate fruit, a fruit composed of multiple tiny fruits.

What are strawberries, raspberries or blackberries?

Spring Phenomena

100

This happens most frequently in the spring in the animal kingdom.

What is Animals give birth.

200

This annual household ritual do many people perform in the spring.

What is Spring-cleaning?

300

Why does spring seem to offer renewed hope?

The season of rebirth?  The egg is the symbol of rebirth.

400

True or False: Spring fever is a real phenomenon.

What is True.  It's not a medical diagnosis, but Scientific American reports on a study that found "in the U.S. and Canada..the more time people spent outside on a sunny spring day the better their mood.  Such good moods decreased during the hotter summer months.

500

This large butterfly starts to breed and migrate north in the spring.

What is Monarch?

Visiting England

100

This is England's second-largest city, which shares its name with an American city.

What is Birmingham.

200

This popular site, located 90 miles west of central London, is home to Europe's best-known prehistoric monument comprised of many monoliths and lies just across the road from a spectacular crop circle.

What is Stonehenge.

300

This region, with a pudding named after it, can boast the most Michelin-star restaurants after London.

What is Yorkshire?

400

This is the name of the famed, eclectic Saturday market in Notting Hill?

What is Portobello Road?  It's been called " the most exciting street market in the world".

500

This city in England is associated with the Beatles?

What is Liverpool?