May Trivia (random)
What race takes place the first Saturday in May?
Kentucky Derby
What is a tribute left in remembrance on Memorial day?
“decorating” the graves with flowers
What is the white condiment is great for a cold cut sandwich?
Mayonnaise
What is the birthstone for May?
Emerald
Which War which claimed more lives than any other conflict in U.S. history?
The Civil War
What pilgrim ship that set sail for New England?
The Mayflower.
What season is May in the world's southern hemisphere?
Fall/Autumn
What flower most commonly associated with Memorial Day, and worn the Friday before Memorial day?
Poppies
Who is the elected official to run a city?
Mayor
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May is a line from a poem by what famous writer?
Shakespear
When is the American Flag flown at half-staff during these hours?
Sunrise until noon
When you are not sure whether you can do something or not, you say?
Maybe
Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican victory over which country in 1862?
France
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Who are the diverse group of indigenous people who lived in parts of present-day Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, had one of the most sophisticated and complex civilizations in the Western Hemisphere?
Mayans