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May 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 1

1. Can we upload a Zoom interview screencap?
2. Soviet ICBM deployment

May 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 2

1. 2005 & 2006 cancellation of the Toru Takemitsu Composition Award

May 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 3

1. Tracking down this publication
2. Can Americans bear noble titles?
3. USA: Does increase in minimum wage cause an increase in 1099 jobs?

May 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 4

1. French SF series Missions - series 3 episodes

May 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 5

1. Multiple resignations from the House of Commons
2. Tragedies and Disasters
3. Is standing chopsticks in a bowl of rice a common problem

May 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 6

1. Wrongful conviction for murder
2. Legal Bundle
3. Is Trolling Free Speech in the US?

May 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 7

1. Check figures in Nohlen et al.'s Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook (Oxford Univ. Press)?
2. Poulson's ill-health
3. Spanish Civil War question

May 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 8

1. Alanis Morissette and irony

May 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 10

1. USSR offered to join the Axis in WW2?
2. Grace Van Dien

May 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 11

1. Ukrainian Post Stamp to Snake Island

May 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 12

1. Using female pronouns to refer to starships/spaceships
2. Was Antonin Scalia a member of the NRA?

May 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 14

1. Multiple resignations from the House of Commons (May 5)

May 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 15

1. Third Geneva Convention -- "scientific equipment"?
2. What's the reason behind: "Ask for a new cup for refills and dispose of your used cup"
3. Theater size

May 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 16

1. Oregon congressional candidate
2. Painting depicting men and women in traditional Ukraine dress outside a building perhaps in Kiev.
3. Political parties in the Republic of Ireland
4. US Constitution

May 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 17

1. First federal reference to the term "Electoral College"
2. Caves of Hands
3. Is Egypt an African country??

May 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 18

1. If the Alabama-Georgia border be a river and rivers can change over time...

May 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 19

1. Chaos Gods and Tannin (Monster)
2. Consortium for Asian, African and Islamic studies

May 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 20

1. I have a question about Canadian history
2. Why do school kids bully each other almost every day
3. Gas price trends for various countries over time
4. Why are no large cities on Canada's Atlantic coast?

May 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 22

1. Color change

May 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 23

1. What did Weymouth do to deserve the Bronze Star?
2. Penzance-Aberdeen express in the 1920's
3. Confirming year and city of the protest
4. Is there an article that lists the dates of religious festivals within a year?
5. Names and pronunciations

May 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 24

1. Was there ever a place called "Mirenburg"?
2. Last major naval fleet battle in the history of warfare?
3. Was the Roman Empire socialist?
4. [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 24#.7B.7Bq.7C96657581.7D.7D|coat of arms of Diego de Vargas (Q96657581)]]

May 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 25

1. Eucharistic forum shopping
2. Name of Japanese man in Manchuria
3. US mortgage question

May 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 26

1. Infamous "Latin America" gaffe
2. Motionless with patient lust
3. Scotus decisions with two overturns

May 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 27

1. Hi! There is a dinosaur documentary I would like to stream online and I'm not sure where.
2. US Navy ships named after people
3. What is the reason behind the Canadian consulate in Cartagena?

May 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 28

1. Is there any country nowadays that use demurrage or all countries just print enought money to make sure there is 100% chance of price inflation?
2. 1950 East Pakistan riots and 1964 East Pakistan riots
3. Earliest appearance of Lombroso tattoo plate
4. Where is 600 Written Rocks?
5. Why is East Austin poorer than West Austin?
6. Seasonal boundaries

May 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 29

1. Antigone

May 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 30

1. Can people cross the border at the Tennessee-Mississippi border?
2. Is there a "Queen of Dominica"?

May 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2022 May 31

1. Who's with Winnie and Archie?