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10 Very Difficult Questions about American Holidays

Here are a few questions on special days celebrated in the USA. Most of them are holidays. Read the question carefully.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
minch

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
6,468

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
6736

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Question 1 of 10

1. When was the first Father's Day celebrated? It was a year in which Halley's comet was seen. Hint

1899

1912

1910

1924

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who campaigned for six years for a Mother's Day observance? Hint

Betsy Ross

Mary Adams

Anne Smith

Anna Jarvis

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Question 3 of 10

3. When was the first Earth Day? Hint

1980

1988

1950

1970

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Question 4 of 10

4. Although Independence Day has been celebrated since 1776, it was not made an official observance until 1941. True or false?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. When was Kwanzaa first observed? Hint

Seventies

Fifties

Eighties

Sixties

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Question 6 of 10

6. The first St. Patrick's Day parade was in which period of time? Hint

Between 1850 and 1899

Between 1800 and 1849

Between 1750 and 1799

Between 1900 and 1949

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Question 7 of 10

7. When was Flag Day first observed officially? Hint

1893

1902

1850

1920

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Question 8 of 10

8. When was the first Martin Luther King Day? Hint

1968

1990

1986

1978

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Question 9 of 10

9. The first national observance of Memorial Day was so that people could decorate the grave of soldiers killed in which war? Hint

American Civil War

World War II

World War I

The Vietnam War

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Question 10 of 10

10. The first Columbus Day celebration was on an anniversary of his landing in America. Which anniversary was it? Hint

400th

100th

300th

200th

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was the first Father's Day celebrated? It was a year in which Halley's comet was seen.

Answer: 1910

Father's Day was first celebrated in Spokane, Washington in 1910.

2. Who campaigned for six years for a Mother's Day observance?

Answer: Anna Jarvis

The first Mother's Day was in 1908. It was celebrated in Grafton, West Virginia, In 1909 every state celebrated Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May.

3. When was the first Earth Day?

Answer: 1970

4. Although Independence Day has been celebrated since 1776, it was not made an official observance until 1941. True or false?

Answer: True

5. When was Kwanzaa first observed?

Answer: Sixties

It was developed by an African American Maulana Karenga.

6. The first St. Patrick's Day parade was in which period of time?

Answer: Between 1750 and 1799

It was in 1762. Although St. Patrick's Day was first celebrated in 1737.

7. When was Flag Day first observed officially?

Answer: 1893

June 14th is Flag Day in the USA. Its first official observance was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1893.

8. When was the first Martin Luther King Day?

Answer: 1986

It was first observed in Pennsylvania.

9. The first national observance of Memorial Day was so that people could decorate the grave of soldiers killed in which war?

Answer: American Civil War

10. The first Columbus Day celebration was on an anniversary of his landing in America. Which anniversary was it?

Answer: 300th

Columbus Day is in memory of the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492. Columbus Day is now observed on the second Monday in October.
The first Columbus Day celebration was held in 1792 in New York.

Source: Author minch

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