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 Quiz about the Month of May

 April showers bring May flowers! Hope everyone has rosy days ahead in May.

     1.   What's the birthstone of May, which represents love and success?

 

    2.   Which tennis Open Championship normally begins in the last week of May? ________________ OPEN

 

    3.   What are the two zodiac signs for the month of May?  T____________ & G______________

 

    4.   Which sweetly scented, highly poisonous woodland flowering plant is the birth flower of May?     L____________ of the Valley

 

    5.   Historically, what sort of dancing has been linked to May Day celebrations?  M_____________  Dancing

 

    6.   How long is the lifespan for the adult female Mayfly, Dolania americana: 5 minutes, 5 hours, or 5 days?

 

    7.   What is the more common name for the Mayflower shrub?

 

    8.   Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, was celebrated on which day in May, 1945?

 

    9.   In the nursery rhyme 'Nuts in May', on what sort of morning are the nuts gathered? On a cold and _________________ morning

10. Which American federal holiday, sometimes called Decoration Day, is currently observed every year on the last Monday of May?

 

*source of the quiz: freepubquiz.co.uk

 

 

 

<Answer Keys>

    1.  Emerald

    2.  French Open

    3.  Taurus (until May 20) and Gemini (May 21 onwards)

    4.  Lily of the Valley

    5.  Morris Dancing

    6.  5 minutes

    7.  Hawthorn

    8.  8th May

    9.  frosty morning

   10. Memorial Day

Let us play this last Sunday's Puzzle from NPR!

 You are given two things on each question. Name something they have in common. Hint: Every answer is a five-letter plural.

Ex. The hair / Actor in a play --> PARTS

1. Circus / Telephone

2. Blog / Fence

3. Photographer / Vaccination center

4. Tennis match / Cinderella

5. Atoms in a molecule / 007 movie

6. Judge / Beer distributor

7. Ship / Blackjack dealer

8. Safe / Wig store

9. Clock / Bridge game

10. Gas station / Women's shoe store

 

Answer Keys

    1.  rings  

    2.  posts

    3.  shots

    4.  balls

    5.  bonds

    6.  cases

    7.  decks

    8.  locks

    9.  hands

    10. pumps

The latest Sunday Puzzle from NPR (aired on April 10th, 2022)! Find the words beginning with and ending in the letter 'W'!

Every answer today is a word, name, or phrase starting and ending with the letter W.

 

Ex. Three-letter word meaning "Amazing!" --> WOW

 

1. [Fill in the blank:] Black ___ spider

2. Capital of Poland

3. Tree that may be "weeping"

4. Perk of an executive's office

5. Separate out, as by sifting

6. President Wilson

7. Artist Homer

8. Opposite of deposit, as at a bank

9. "I, [so-and-so], take you [so-and-so], to be my lawfully wedded wife ...," etc. (2 wds.)

10. Small cart for carrying loads in a garden

11. Group that demolishes buildings

12. Sigh of relief when you finish a tough puzzle

 

Answer Keys

    1.  widow

    2.  Warsaw

    3.  willow

    4.  window

    5.  winnow

    6.  Woodrow

    7.  Winslow

    8.  withdraw

    9.  wedding vow

   10.  wheelbarrow

   11.  wrecking crew  

   12.  whew

Challenge Yourself with these English Grammar Quiz

Let us stop and challenge our English grammar.

 

    1.   Which of the following sentences uses SYNECDOCHE? (          )

a.   He threw his hat in the ring.

b.   She saw many familiar faces at the party.

c.   They took a show of hands.

 

    2.   True or false? A KANGAROO WORD is a word that contains its own antonym within it. (       )

a.   true

b.   false

 

    3.   A SESQUIPEDALIAN word is one that … (         )

a.   has a lot of vowels.

b.   comes from another language.

c.   is really long.

 

    4.   Which of the following sentences includes an OXYMORON?

a.   The king was known for his calm fury.

b.   They searched high and low for the missing wallet.

c.   We should turn left, right?

 

    5.   An ambiguously worded news headline is called a … (      )

a.   malapropism.

b.   crash blossom.

c.   mountweazel.

 

    6.   The sentence “I don’t mind people who don’t use their mind” is an example of … (          )

a.   mondegreen

b.   antanaclasis.

c.   zeugma.

 

    7.   Which of the following English words is a LOANWORD? (            )

a.   pickle

b.   Spain

c.   Vodka

 

*source from Dictionary.com

Answer Keys

    1.  b  

    2.  b

    3.  c

    4.  a

    5.  b

    6.  b

    7.  c

Let's play the latest word puzzle from NPR !!!(aired on April 3rd, 2022)

Here are some categories in two words. You name something in each category starting with each initial in the category. Any answer that works is fine.

Ex. Foreign Languages --> French, Lithuanian

 

1. Breakfast Orders

2. Precious Stones

3. Butchers' Meats

4. Coastal States

5. Beatles Hits

6. Automobile Parts

 

picture source: 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Category-Word-Game-1026311

Answer Keys

    1.  bacon, orange

    2.  pearl, sapphire

    3.  baloney, mutton

    4.  California, South Carolina

    5.  Baby You’re a Rich Man/ or Back in the U.S.S.R, Hey Jude

    6.  alternator, piston