May Trivia Questions and Answers
Challenge your friends and family with these May trivia questions and answers about holidays, birthdays, and historical events. Perfect for a May trivia night!
Discover interesting events that makes the month of May unique. Whether you’re looking for a fun way to spend a night with friends and family or you’re preparing for a trivia night, these questions will put your history knowledge to the test.
For more monthly quiz, see also April quiz and Easter quiz.
May Trivia Questions and Answers
1. What are the zodiac signs for the month of May?
Answer: Taurus (until May 19) Gemini (May 20 onwards).
2. What is the name of the holiday that is celebrated on the last Monday of May in the United States?
Answer: Memorial Day
3. On what day was the planet “Pluto” given its formal name?
Answer: March 24, 1930
4. When is Poland’s Constitution Day?
Answer: 3rd of May
5. What is the Turkish name for the month of May?
Answer: Mayıs
6. The 2021 World Athletics Relays were held in Poland in May. Who won?
Answer: Poland
7. On May 1, 1967, which well-known artist tied the knot with his longtime love, Priscilla Ann Beaulieu?
Answer: Elvis Presley
8. The Empire State Building in New York City was dedicated on which year’s May 1?
Answer: 1931
9. Which British monarch passed away on May 6, 1910?
Answer: King Edward VII
10. What is the name of the observance that is celebrated on May 8th in honor of the end of World War II in Europe?
Answer: Victory in Europe Day
11. What is the name of the holiday that is celebrated on the first Monday of May in many countries around the world?
Answer: International Workers’ Day
12. What does Taurus, the May zodiac sign, stand for?
Answer: Bull
13. What day did the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, mark the beginning of the German invasion of France during World War II?
Answer: May 10, 1940
14. Which day is recognised as “Europe Day”?
Answer: 9 May
15. What’s the Vietnamese term for the month of May?
Answer: Có thể
16. Which notable publication debuts for the first time on May 2, 1885?
Answer: Good Housekeeping
17. The 2021 FINA Diving World Cup was held in Japan in May. Who won?
Answer: Great Britain
18. What is the name of the holiday that is celebrated on the second Sunday of May in the United States?
Answer: Mother’s Day
19. Who was anointed King of Jordan on May 2, 1953?
Answer: Hussein bin Talal
20. What is the name of the observance that is celebrated on May 5th in Mexico and other Latin American countries?
Answer: Cinco de Mayo
It Happened in May Quiz
21. When is Norway’s Constitution Day?
Answer: 17 May
22. Who is named Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on May 2, 1997?
Answer: Tony Blair
23. On what date did South Africa’s newly elected parliament choose Nelson Mandela as the country’s first black president?
Answer: May 10, 1994
24. What is the name of the month of May in Romanian?
Answer: Mai
25. The third Formula One race of 2021 was held in Portugal in May. Who won?
Answer: Lewis Hamilton
26. Whom does the Catholic Church dedicate the month of May to?
Answer: the Virgin Mary
27. What did Saxon use to refer to May as?
Answer: Thrimilci
28. Which auto race is conducted in May every year?
Answer: The Indianapolis 500
29. When were the first bicycles, known as “quick walkers,” made available to Americans in New York City?
Answer: May 22, 1819
30. What does the Polish word for May mean?
Answer: Maj
31. Who won the 2021 World Pool Cup, which was held in England in May?
Answer: Germany
32. What is the name of the holiday that is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of May in the United States?
Answer: Thanksgiving Holiday
33. On May 14th, 1948, what did David Ben-Gurion officially proclaim in Tel Aviv, Israel?
Answer: the State of Israel
34. On May 11th, 1915, what did the German U-boat U-20 sink?
Answer: RMS Lusitania
35. On May 29th, 1953, what did Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay accomplish?
Answer: summit of Everest
36. On May 10th, 1869, what was completed in the United States?
Answer: Transcontinental railroad completed
37. Which famous Austrian neurologist was born on 6 May 1856 in Vienna, Austria?
Answer: Sigmund Freud
38. On May 8th, 1945, what did the Allies officially announce?
Answer: The unconditional surrender of the German forces
39. On May 20th, 1927, what did Charles Lindbergh accomplish?
Answer: The first man to fly alone across the Atlantic
40. What is the name of the month of May in Spanish?
Answer: Mayo
