Black Friday Quiz

The term "Black Friday" didn't always mean shopping and savings. When was the phrase first used?

• 18th century
• 19th century
• 20th century
• 21st century

What does the name "Black Friday" refer to?

• Stores getting "in the black" in terms of profit from the sale of popular, steeply discounted items
• Blackbeard the Pirate: a journalist once quipped that shoppers frantically "plunder" stores to get their hands on Black Friday's first-come, first-served discounts
• How early stores open on the day after Thanksgiving. The sky is literally black when stores open their doors to customers.
• The overcrowded streets and traffic james associated with the popular shopping day.

Black Friday is a federal holiday.

• True
• False

Though it wasn't called "Black Friday" back then, in what year did stores begin offering steep discounts the day after Thanksgiving?

• 1924
• 1935
• 1946
• 1957

Black Fridays have at times devolved into violence. Major injuries and even deaths have been reported across the country on every Black Friday dating back to at least 2005. As of Black Friday 2016, which of the following weapons has NOT been reported in relation to a Black Friday incident or arrest?

• pepper spray grenade
• handgun
• ninja star
• knife

Many people plan out their spending habits for the holiday season. About how much will each consumer spend this year?

• about $950
• about $850
• about $750
• about $650

Black Friday is widely regarded as the most profitable shopping day of the year.

• True
• False

Black Friday 2016 set a record for the number of individual consumers who turned out for Black Friday shopping deals. About how many people shopped on Black Friday 2016?

• 81.7 million
• 91.7 million
• 101.7 million
• 111.7 million

Total consumer spending on Black Friday has increased every year since the turn of the millennium.

• True
• False

Black Friday's sales exclusively happen only in the United States.

• True
• False