May Holidays
Mother's Day
Memorial Day
Famous Mays
Potpourri
100
Name the Holiday that is celebrated the second Sunday in May.
A. Christmas
B. Mother's Day
C. Thanksgiving
D. Easter
B. Mother's Day.
100
According to the National Retail Association, the number one day for ordering flowers is:
a. Valentine's Day
b. Christmas
c. Mother's Day
d. Father's Day
Mother's Day.
100
The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Hawaii is in remembrance of the soldiers killed from the Japanese surprise attack on the American Naval fleet that was docked in Pearl Harbor. (True or False)
True.
100
"Maggie May" is a song written and performed by Rod Stewart. (True or False)
True
100
Empire State Building, New York officially opened on May 1, 1931. (True or False)
True
200
This holiday honors the men and women who died serving in the armed services.
a)Mother's Day
b)Memorial Day
c)Father's Day
d)Veteran's Day
Memorial Day
200
What is the official flower of Mother's Day?
A. carnations
B. poinsiettas
C. cactus
D. poison ivy
A. carnations
200
Memorial Day was first celebrated after the _______
a. Revolutionary War.
b. Korean War
c. World War II
d. Civil War
d. Civil War
200
Who has the ring name "The Rock" and was born on May 2nd?
Dwayne Johnson
200
April showers bring _______ flowers.
May
300
What Mexican holiday is celebrated on May 5th?
Cinco De Mayo
300
What country started Mother's Day?
a. United States
b. Russia
c. Italy
d. Japan
a. The United States
300
Memorial Day is observed on.
a. December 25th
b. The last day of January
c. The last Monday in May
d. The fourth Thursday in November
c. The last Monday in May
300
She became the first African American woman to travel in space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
a. Mary Jane
b. Mae Jemison
c. Lee May
B. Mae Jemison
300
"Marry in May and you'll___ the day"
a. rue
b. mark
c. celebrate
d. curse
a) rue
400
What holiday is celebrated as an international workers' day on the first day of May?
May Day
400
What President established Mother's Day?
a. Woodrow Wilson.
b. George HW Bush.
c. Donald Trump.
d. Teddy Roosevelt.
a. Woodrow Wilson
400
The first official “Decoration Day,” later renamed Memorial Day, was held at Arlington National Cemetery on ________________.
a. May 30, 1868
b. May 1st, 1990
c. May 11th, 2024
a. May 30, 1868
400
Peter Parker (also known as Spiderman) lived with his Aunt___
a. June
b. September
c. August
d. May
d. May
400
The birthstone for May is an _____________.
a. diamond
b. jade
c. emerald
c. Emerald
500
This day was started in 1945 to mark the formal acceptance of the Allies of WWII.
a. D-day memorial
b. V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day)
c. St. Patrick's Day
b. V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day)
500
What year did the Mother's Day tradition begin?
a. 2019
b. 1865
c.1914
d. 1949
c. 1914
500
On Memorial Day, all Naval ships stations perform this type of salute.
a. 21 gun salute
b. 7 gun salute
c. 105 gun salute
a. 21 gun salute
500
This man played major league baseball mostly for the New York and San Francisco Giants from 1951 to 1973 and shares the record for most All-Star Games with Hank Aaron and Stan Musial.
Who is Willie Mays?
500
Word meaning distress caused by something unexpected:
a. mayhem
b. mayfly
c. mayday
d. dismay
d. dismay