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WorksheetsMay Trivia (05-09-23)
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 4mins
May has always had thirty-one days. True or false?
True
False
May has always been the fifth month. True or false?
True
False
Most sources say that May was named after Maia. Who was Maia originally?
Greek goddess
Caesar's Daughter
Norse Goddess
Roman Goddess
Some sources say that May is a shortened form of the word majores. What does majores mean?
Military Men
Children
Gardeners
Older Men
Two flowers are considered to be the flowers of May
Cherry Blossom and Daffodils
Chestnut Blossom and Laburnum
Tulips and Hyacinths
Hawthorn and Lily of the Valley
What is the birthstone for May?
Emerald
Garnet
Amethyst
Sapphire
May the first was a special day in Roman times. It was sacred to the goddess of flowers. What was her name?
Rhea
Fiona
Flora
Hyacinth
In England also May the first was a special day. The special dance on this day was round this
Maypole
Mayflower Tree
Statue of Pan
Well
Who wrote the sonnet in which this line occurs? 'Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May'?
Wordsworth
Shakespeare
Keats
Shelley
Complete this line from song by Maxwell Anderson. 'It's a long, long, time from May to ---------'
September
October
December
Winter
Many people in the U.S. and Canada sometimes refer to Cinco de Mayo as "Mexican Independence Day". Are they correct?
Yes
No
In the USA, who founded Mother's Day as celebrated on the second Sunday in May?
Margaret Sanger
Julia Ward Howe
Anna Jarvis
Martha Washington
Another profession is honored on May 15, El Día del Maestro, in Mexico. Which profession is this?
Teacher
Doctor
Lawyer
Musician
An important Christian observance connected with the Twelve Apostles falls in May. Held fifty days after Easter, what it is called?
Pentecost
Terce
Septuagint
Novena
By law, how many spring bank holidays does the UK NORMALLY hold in May?
1
2
3
4
The last Monday before May 25 is the day that Canadians honor a beloved British monarch who happened to be the first sovereign of a confederated (united) Canada. Who would that be?
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth I
King Edward VIII
King John
In the USA, the third Saturday in May is Armed Forces Day
True
False
In the U.S.A., Memorial Day, the day to honor the fallen men and women of the military, occurs on the last Monday of May. From which war in U.S. history did Memorial Day arise?
U.S. Civil War
Revolutionary War
World War I
World War II
Forty days after Easter falls what Christian holiday associated with the ascent of Jesus Christ into heaven?
Good Friday
Pentecost
Ascension Day
Triumph Day
May 8 in France is known as La Fête de la Victoire; it was when a nation occupying France surrendered. The end of which war is celebrated on this day?
World War I
World War II
French Revolution
French and Indian War
Forty days after Easter falls what Christian holiday associated with the ascent of Jesus Christ into heaven?
Maundy Thursday
Ascension Day
Shrove Thursday
Good Friday
