National Holidays Quiz

1. Columbus Day, which has been celebrated by cities and states throughout the country since 1792, was officially proclaimed as October 12 by which President in what year?

William McKinley in 1898 James Garfield in 1881 Dwight Eisenhower in 1959 Franklin Roosevelt in 1937 Woodrow Wilson in 1915

2. Memorial Day, observed on the fourth Monday in May, was organized after which war?

World War II The Revolutionary War Spanish-American War Vietnam War Civil War

3. Groundhog Day is a tradition brought to the United States by German Immigrants. What type of animal did the Germans originally use to look for shadows?

European Hedgehog Beavers Woodchuck Squirrels St. Bernard Dogs

4. When Congress passed a resolution for a National Flag Day on June 14, 1777, how many stars and stripes did Old Glory have at that time?

Eight Stars and Eight Stripes Sixteen Stars and Sixteen Stripes Thirteen Stars and Thirteen Stripes Twenty Eight Stars and Twenty Eight Stripes Fifty Stars and Fifty Stripes

5. When President Truman signed into law Citizenship Day on February 29, 1952, which previous holidays did it replace?

Friendship Day and Be A Good Neighbor Day Back to School Day and Proud American Day Constitution Day and I Am an American Day Bill of Rights Day and Constitution Day Christmas and Easter

6. Thanksgiving Day was first observed in 1621 by a group of English Settlers. However, it wasn't until many years later that it became a national holiday. What President and year was Thanksgiving Day proclaimed a national holiday?

Abraham Lincoln in 1863 Franklin Pierce in 1854 Benjamin Harrison in 1891 Ulysses S. Grant in 1870 Bill Clinton in 1992

7. April Fool's Day, first observed in 1582, originates from what country?

Sweden France England South Africa The Nation of April

8. The Vernal Equinox, which occurs every year on March 20th and celebrates the first day of Spring, also has what silly nickname?

Verny Day Springy Day Twelve Hour Day Lady Day Longest Day Ever

9. What holiday, first observed during the Great Depression in the 1930's, encouraged giving small gifts or doing acts of kindness to orphans and the underprivileged?

Valentines Day Love Thy Neighbor Day Sweetest Day Children's Day Be Nice to All Day

10. Which holiday, proclaimed in 1933 by President Franklin Roosevelt, commemorates the first voyage of a steam ship across the Atlantic Ocean that took place in 1819?

National Maritime Day Sailing Day National Navy Day Atlantic National Day Steam Ship Appreciation Day

 

~ADDITIONAL QUIZZES~

October 2004

• October 12, 2004
  National Holidays

September 2004

• September 30, 2004
  National Landmarks

August 2004

• August 17, 2004
  President's Cabinet