Labor Day Trivia

Choose an answer from the three choices and True or False offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1. What year did Congress make Labor Day a federal holiday. All fifty states have made Labor Day a state holiday.

• 1894
• 1924
• 1944

2. Traditionally, Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of what season?

• Fall
• Summer
• Spring

3. Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the second Monday in September.

• True or False

4. Today, Labor Day is often regarded as a day of rest and, compared to the Labor Day celebrations in most countries, parades, speeches or political demonstrations are more low-key, although especially in election years, events held by labor organizations often feature political themes and appearances by candidates for office. What is the of this celebration?

• February 1
• May 1
• July 4

5. Families with school-age children take it as the last chance to travel before the end of summer. School begins the following Tuesday. Today, schools have begun well before Labor Day, as early as July 24th in many urban districts, including major southern cities in the United States such as Atlanta, Miami, and Los Angeles.

• True or False

6. What group organized the original parade on Tuesday, September 5, 1882 in New York City.

• The Knights of Labor
• American Federation of Labor
• The Knights of Columbus

7. Since 1966, what annual telethon has been held on Labor Day weekend. The telethon raises tens of millions of dollars each year to fund research and patient support programs for the various diseases grouped.

• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• American Cancer Association
• United States Heart Association

8. Labor Day weekend also marked the annual running of the Southern 500. However, in 2004, NASCAR began racing on Labor Day weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Where was the Southern 500 run?

• Daytona
• Atlanta
• Darlington

9. Mackinac Bridge Walk is an annual event held every Labor Day since 1958 which people may walk the length of the Mackinac Bridge. What state is the event held?

• Oregon
• Rhode Island
• Michigan

10. Mustaches on the River is an annual event that takes place Labor Day weekend. Traditionally participants grow mustaches for this float down the Russian River in Healdsburg, California. Mustaches are judged at the end of the day and all proceeds benefit charity. The event is seen by its participants as an exercise in self image and free expression.

• True or False?

Check Your Answers

1. 1894
2. Summer
3. False, it is the first Monday in September.
4. May 1
5. True
6. The Knights of Labor
7. Muscular Dystrophy Association
8. Darlington
9. Michigan
10. True

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