Issue 56: May 2018 Edition

On May 2, 2011, U.S. Special Operations Forces raided a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. He was born in which Middle Eastern country?

A. Yemen
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Turkey
D. Syria

The first Memorial Day was observed on May 5, 1865, when flowers were laid at the graves of soldiers who had died during the Civil War. At the time, the day was known as…

A. Flower Day
B. Commemoration Day
C. Remembrance Day
D. Decoration Day

On May 17, 1875, the first-ever Kentucky Derby horse race was held at Churchill Downs. Which horse did NOT win the Triple Crown?

A. Man o’ War
B. War Admiral
C. Secretariat
D. Affirmed

The Golden Gate Bridge, connecting San Francisco, California with Marin County, officially opened on May 27, 1937. The steel bridge is 90 feet wide and about 1.7 miles long. It is…

A. The world’s longest suspension bridge
B. Limited to cars and trucks
C. The tallest suspension bridge in the U.S.
D. The longest privately owned bridge in the U.S.