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May Happenings Trivia Quiz

For you history buffs, here's a quiz on events all over the world that occurred during the month of May.

A multiple-choice quiz by bullymom. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bullymom

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
74,613

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
771

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. On May 2, 1598, the Treaty of Vervins was signed, ending the war between which two nations? Hint

France and England

Belgium and France

Austria and Germany

France and Spain

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Question 2 of 15

2. On May 26, 1834, the six-year civil war in what country ended? Hint

Portugal

Haiti

Bulgaria

Peru

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Question 3 of 15

3. On May 11, 330, what city was dedicated as the new capital of the Roman Empire? Hint

Venice

Constantinople

Ravenna

Athens

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Question 4 of 15

4. On May 7, 1915, what ocean liner was sunk off the coast of Ireland?

Answer: (One Word-9 letters)

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Question 5 of 15

5. On May 13, 1981, who was wounded in an asassination attempt? Hint

Anwar Sadat

Ronald Reagan

Pope John Paul II

Margaret Thatcher

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Question 6 of 15

6. On May 29, 1765, this patriot made an impassioned protest against the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses. Hint

George Washington

Patrick Henry

Thomas Jefferson

Samuel Adams

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Question 7 of 15

7. On May 25, 1085, King Alfonso of Leon and Castile won back this Spanish city from the Moslems. Hint

Valencia

Toledo

Seville

Cordoba

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Question 8 of 15

8. The NAACP was founded on May 1, 1910. Who was its first president? Hint

W.E.B. DuBois

Booker T. Washington

George Washington Carver

Malcolm Jones

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Question 9 of 15

9. On May 18, 1652, Rhode Island passed a law banning ________ in the colonies. Hint

Alcohol

Witchcraft

Slavery

Heresy

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Question 10 of 15

10. On May 13, 1846, the United States declared war on which nation? Hint

Spain

Canada

Britain

Mexico

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Question 11 of 15

11. On May 6, 1974, this West German Chancellor resigned after a spy was found working in his office. Hint

Helmut Kohl

Willy Brandt

Konrad Adenauer

Gerhard Schroeder

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Question 12 of 15

12. The first Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky, was run in what year? Hint

1880

1915

1900

1875

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Question 13 of 15

13. Mt. Pele erupted on May 8, 1902, killing 30,000 people. What island is Pele on? Hint

Martinique

Arbua

Maui

Bora Bora

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Question 14 of 15

14. On May 29, 1953, the summit of Mt. Everest was reached for the first time by two men. Most people know that one was Edmund Hillary of New Zealand. Who was the other one? Hint

Wayne Ellis

Franz Lippsun

Jose Martin

Tenzing Norgay

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Question 15 of 15

15. On May 21, 1932, Amelia Earhart made history when she became the first woman to fly nonstop across the Atlantic solo. Where did her flight begin and end? Hint

New York, Paris

Maine, Ireland

Connecticut, Wales

Newfoundland, Northern Ireland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On May 2, 1598, the Treaty of Vervins was signed, ending the war between which two nations?

Answer: France and Spain

In the agreement, Philip II of Spain got to keep Flanders, Artois, and Charolais but lost Picardy to Henri IV of France.

2. On May 26, 1834, the six-year civil war in what country ended?

Answer: Portugal

The defeated King Miguel left the country.

3. On May 11, 330, what city was dedicated as the new capital of the Roman Empire?

Answer: Constantinople

Roman Emperor Constantine built his new capital on the site of the ancient Byzantium. The city later became known as Constantipole and then Istanbul.

4. On May 7, 1915, what ocean liner was sunk off the coast of Ireland?

Answer: Lusitania

Of the 1,198 people who died, many were Americans, a fact which prompted the United States into entering World War I.

5. On May 13, 1981, who was wounded in an asassination attempt?

Answer: Pope John Paul II

It occurred in St. Peter's Square in {Rome;} the shooter was a Turkey native named Mehmet Ali Agca. Egyptian president Sadat was killed by assassins on October 6, 1981.

6. On May 29, 1765, this patriot made an impassioned protest against the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses.

Answer: Patrick Henry

7. On May 25, 1085, King Alfonso of Leon and Castile won back this Spanish city from the Moslems.

Answer: Toledo

Toldeo was the capital of Spain, till it was moved to Madrid.

8. The NAACP was founded on May 1, 1910. Who was its first president?

Answer: W.E.B. DuBois

DuBois, who had a PhD from Harvard, was 48 at the time.

9. On May 18, 1652, Rhode Island passed a law banning ________ in the colonies.

Answer: Slavery

The law went mostly unnoticed and doesn't appear to have been enforced.

10. On May 13, 1846, the United States declared war on which nation?

Answer: Mexico

The war, which was over the territories of California and New Mexico, ended on September 14, 1847, when the Americans captured Mexico City.

11. On May 6, 1974, this West German Chancellor resigned after a spy was found working in his office.

Answer: Willy Brandt

Willy Brandt was chosen as 'Time's Man of the Year' for 1970 for his innovative 'Ostpolitik' (German for 'Eastern Policy' - detente with Soviet bloc nations).

12. The first Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky, was run in what year?

Answer: 1875

13. Mt. Pele erupted on May 8, 1902, killing 30,000 people. What island is Pele on?

Answer: Martinique

Martinique is in the French West Indies. Its capital and largest city is St. Pierre.

14. On May 29, 1953, the summit of Mt. Everest was reached for the first time by two men. Most people know that one was Edmund Hillary of New Zealand. Who was the other one?

Answer: Tenzing Norgay

Tenzing Norgay was Hillary's guide. It was his eighth attempt at climbing the 29,028 foot mountain.

15. On May 21, 1932, Amelia Earhart made history when she became the first woman to fly nonstop across the Atlantic solo. Where did her flight begin and end?

Answer: Newfoundland, Northern Ireland

The trip took her 16 hours in her Lockheed Vega.

Source: Author bullymom

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