May Day Trivia and Answers

May day is a day celebrated by most of the nations in the world. But not all of them celebrate the same thing. And not in the same way. And they didn't always celebrate what they celebrate now. But how much fun trivia associated with this special day do you know?

Challenge yourself with a May Day Trivia Quiz!

Medium

International Workers Day is a very-important holiday to which political party?

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Answer: Communist
Communists take May Day very seriously, which is why the holiday is so popular in places like Russia, China and North Korea.

Hard

What type of dancing is usually performed in conjunction with May Day celebrations in England?

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Answer: Morris Dance
Morris dance is a distinctive, colorful routine performed in England during various traditional festivals, including those associated with May Day.

VeryHard

May Day was banned in England during which century?

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Answer: 17th Century
For a few years in the mid 17th Century, the church abolished May Day due to its revelrous nature until it was reinstated by King Charles II.

Medium

May Day is not considered a public holiday in England unless it falls on which day of the week?

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Answer: Monday
In order for everyone to get May Day off in England, May 1st would have to be on a Monday.

Medium

Traditional May Day celebrations in Germany and surrounding nations was tied-in with the recognition of which saint?

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Answer: Saint Walpurgis
Large parts of Central and Northern Europe celebrated Walpurgis Night in acknowledgement of the saint of the same name who was canonized on 1 May, 870.

Medium

May Day festivities are traditionally linked to the celebration of what?

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Answer: Fertility
Being a holiday set in the season of Spring, the pagan societies which created May Day of course used to occasion the celebrate fertility.

Hard

The Haymarket Affair, which is widely considered to be the event which led to May Day becoming the international event known as International Workers Day, occurred in which country?

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Answer: United States
The bloody Haymarket Affair was a riot that took place in Chicago (United States) in 1886. This incident was founded in labor demonstrations.

Easy

Many countries do not forthrightly recognize May Day but celebrate which other holiday in its stead?

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Answer: International Workers Day
Although on the surface International Workers Day has nothing to do with ancient recognition of May Day, the former is actually founded in the latter.

Easy

On what calendar day is May Day actually celebrated?

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Answer: May 1
May Day, in its various incarnations, is usually held around the world on May 1st.

Hard

Which of the following flowers has come to be specifically associated with May Day celebration in France?

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Answer: Lily of the Valley
In France, it is very common for people to gift friends, acquaintances, and family members Lilies of the Valley on May Day. This tradition was founded by King Charles IX of France, due to himself receiving one as a gift on 1 May 1561.



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