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This Day in History - May
Can you guess these things that happened in the month of May?
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| First submitted | May 1, 2012 |
| Times taken | 48,297 |
| Average score | 67.7% |
| Rating | 4.33 |
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48 Comments
mnormansell
+2
Level 14
May 11, 2012
i though it was Joan of Ark...... :(
ander217
+6
Level 73
May 3, 2018
I've always wondered why Joan isn't acceptable as a type-in. Her parents didn't name her "Joan of Arc".
RobNobody
+8
Level 80
Jul 9, 2018
No, they named her "Jehanne," or "Jeanne."
dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 72
May 2, 2021
If anything, d'Arc should be accepted as a type-in, since jetpunk usually accepts just last names, but I see no reason why a first-name should be accepted. "Jeanne" is a very common French first-name - it's the female version of "Jean" (John).
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jul 21, 2023
Joan or Jeanne will work now.
gravyfury
+1
Level 22
May 12, 2012
I misspelled Okinawa :(
2Boo2
+3
Level 42
May 14, 2012
Only missed Aaron Burr and now have that "Got Milk?" commercial stuck in my head.
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Oct 7, 2018
Aaron Burr? Which quiz are you taking?
Sifhraven
+6
Level 76
Jun 8, 2019
Em this one... the may 22 question. It is actually still on there know. I dont suspect it has been taken of and put back on.
sidhera
+1
Level 68
May 1, 2024
Literally all I can see in my head when anyone mentions Burr is that guy with a mouthful of peanut butter trying to get the name out!
RobNobody
+1
Level 80
May 1, 2024
"AAHAN BUHH!"
Nytebreid
+2
Level 36
Dec 20, 2012
Wow - so many are obvious once you see them.
Sheriff25
+1
Level 86
Apr 21, 2013
Somewhat pedantic, I know, but it was Abyssinia in 1936, not Ethiopia.
Dimby
+3
Level 83
May 3, 2021
The difference between Ethiopia and Abyssinia is a whole convoluted thing. In short, people who lived there generally called their country Ethiopia and the country preferred Ethiopia. Abyssinia was more commonly used by external powers, like Italy and Britain.
Wardo
+1
Level 89
Mar 23, 2014
100% with 1:41 left! History buff am I.
LarryLovage
+1
Level 55
May 1, 2015
Only one I missed ... my birthday! :(
DiscoBayGolfer
+2
Level 80
May 1, 2015
Could not for the life of me think of telegraph. I tried Morse Code Machine. Sam's Box. Dashes & Dots Thing. Didn't take any of them.
HyddenRizz
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Level 67
May 4, 2024
Shouldn't "telegram" be accepted as well? I typed this and it's functionally the same as telegraph. Telegraphy is the technology to send telegrams, so it feels pedantic.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
May 4, 2015
You forgot my birthday.
ander217
+3
Level 73
May 3, 2018
Happy birthday, Kalbahamut - not sure which day of May it is, but this can cover the whole month.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Jun 8, 2019
It was on the day bin Laden was killed, except technically the day before because it was 1 am in Pakistan at the time.
sacheth9
+1
Level 65
May 1, 2024
Happy birthday!
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 72
May 2, 2021
Happy birthday!
loganite
+1
Level 93
May 2, 2021
Happy Birthday, Kalba. If I'm not mistaken, you're 42 today?
dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 72
May 3, 2021
I'm guessing that's not based on his behaviour, though? ;-)
Jerry928
+3
Level 76
Mar 28, 2017
Could you please specify "US" by "Constitutional Convention"? Many countries have had one of these.
Djilas
+10
Level 86
Apr 3, 2017
In 1787?
IsleAuHaulte
+4
Level 92
Sep 3, 2018
Nope, legal constitutions were rare among all the world's dictatorships in 1787. Who could it be?
AlejandroAP
+1
Level 87
Apr 1, 2017
Wonderful quiz!
Maladroit
+2
Level 50
Nov 27, 2017
Quizzes should have charts of takes per month in the stats - I'm curious what this one's would look like.
idontkn1
+1
Level 94
May 1, 2018
Surprised that no one has brought this up but West Berlin is not an acceptable answer.
sulfuratus
+3
Level 71
May 1, 2018
Could you add Skagerrak as a type-in for Jutland? It's the German name of that battle and Wikipedia accepts it as well – searching for Battle of Skagerrak redirects you to the Battle of Jutland article.
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 72
May 2, 2021
That's why that battle didn't ring a bell! I did get it, because I know what that peninsula is called, but I thought I had somehow missed a whole important battle, but, of course, I knew it by it German name!
Nachtschicht
+1
Level 59
May 3, 2021
I also only know it as the battle of skagerrak, seems to be the common name for it in germany.
Hamburgler
+3
Level 50
May 2, 2018
I typed Helena instead of Helens :(
KingEureka
+3
Level 63
May 1, 2021
93% of people know that some actress wished the American president at that time an happy birthday? Very strange for such an insignificant event...
martay
+7
Level 69
May 1, 2021
It's an absolutely iconic cultural moment in history.
jmellor13
+2
Level 68
May 1, 2021
Yeah, that has been parodied some two billion times in American cartoons:
stylus
+1
Level 79
May 1, 2021
not that i doubt your methodology QM, but i’m curious how on earth you could know on what day of the year Kublai Khan became ruler of the Mongol Empire?
Kalleanon
+1
Level 66
Sep 3, 2021
It was an extremely important event in the biggest empire on earth - you don't think someone would have made a note?
Damangio
+2
Level 64
May 1, 2021
I didn't realize that the term "blockade" can be used for non-coastal places.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Sep 27, 2023
Yeah, usually I would think of siege for land but I guess that's not always the accurate term
silkunit208
+7
Level 71
May 1, 2021
I'll admit, I had a moment of confusion and disbelief when I read "Muhammad Ali becomes leader of this country" then realised it wasn't referring to the boxer.
GlaucusExquisita
+1
Level 78
May 4, 2021
Can you accept Kubilai and Khublai as type ins? Those are the only two I'd seen and after neither worked I just assumed I had the wrong Khan.
SpartanLlama
+2
Level 79
Sep 27, 2023
30, just missed Sears
pieman
+1
Level 58
May 1, 2024
I said "Nelson Mendela not Mandela so I got it wrong 😭
Ilikequizzes26
+1
Level 56
May 1, 2024
I petition to accept "Chomolungma" as another acceptable answer for Mt. Everest. I mean yes I did get it right, but I think other names should also count.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
May 2, 2024
Disappointed in myself for missing Aaron Burr as a Hamilton fan :(
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