National Holidays
Authored by Margaret Anderson
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10th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which statement contains false information about New year
This holiday has been celebrated since 4241 B.C.
The Egyptians celebrated this during the Nile floods in July.
The Romans proclaimed that it should be celebrated at the beginning of January.
Nowadays it is celebrated on 31st December.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Match the following dates to the correct national holiday.
12th October
INDEPENDENCE DAY
17th March
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY
1st April
APRIL FOOL'S DAY
14th February
VALENTINE'S DAY
4th July
COLUMBUS DAY
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.K.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which national holiday is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the USA?
Mother's Day
Father's Day
Thanksgiving
Memorial Day
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which holiday's name refers to the Patron Saint of Ireland, believed to have died on 17th March between 461 and 493?
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which national holiday honours all Americans who died defending their country in any of the wars in which the USA was involved?
Memorial Day
Columbus Day
Independence Day
Father's Day
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
6.
DRAW QUESTION
3 mins • 5 pts
Draw a clover.
7.
REORDER QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Reorder the following national holidays according to the date they are celebrated in the USA.
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
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