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US MAJOR HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls in ..., around King's birthday. It is a time to celebrate the life and achievements of this great American.
a)
January
b)
February
c)
September
d)
November
2.
George Washington (the country's first president) and Abraham Lincoln (brought the country through the Civil War) are honored on Presidents' Day in ... . Their birthdays were both in the same month (GW 22 & AL 12) and are celebrated together.
a)
January
b)
February
c)
July
d)
November
3.
Memorial Day honors American soldiers killed in war. There are many parades then. Memorial Day comes on ...  and is also the unofficial beginning of the summer vacation season
a)
the last Monday in July
b)
the last Monday in July
c)
the first Monday in May
d)
the last Monday in May.
4.
The most important American holiday - Independence Day is celebrated on ...
a)
July 4.
b)
June 14
c)
September 11
d)
February 14
5.
Labor Day honors the American worker. Just as Memorial Day means the beginning of summer, Labor Day, which falls on ... , marks the end of summer.
a)
the first Monday in September
b)
last Monday in October
c)
last Monday in April
d)
first Monday in December
6.
Columbus Day celebrates Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492.
a)
on the second Monday of October
b)
on the first of May
c)
on the 31 of October
d)
on the 24 December
7.
Halloween is in
a)
4 July
b)
1 November
c)
31 October
d)
24 December
8.
Mother's Day
a)
Second Sunday in May
b)
Second Sunday in June
c)
Second Sunday in Nuly
d)
Second Suday in August
9.
Father's Day
a)
Third Sunday in June
b)
Third Sunday in August
c)
Third Sunday in September
d)
Third Sunday in May
10.
Veterans Day
a)
September 11
b)
October 11
c)
Nobember 11
d)
December 11
11.
Thanksgiving Day
a)
November 11
b)
Fourth Thursday in November
c)
November 1
d)
First Monday in November
12.
The inauguration of the President of the United States takes place
a)
on the first Tuesday  after the First Tuesday in November
b)
on January 1
c)
on January 2
d)
on January 20
13.
Election Day, since 1845 has been on
a)
the Tuesday after the first Monday in November
b)
first Tuesday in November
c)
first Monday in November
d)
first Sunday in November
14.
Super Bowl – finałowy mecz o mistrzostwo w futbolu amerykańskim zawodowej ligi National Football League (NFL), będący najważniejszym wydarzeniem sportowym roku w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Całość ceremonii określana jest jako Super Bowl Sunday w skrócie Super Sunday i stała się nieformalnym amerykańskim świętem narodowym. Dzień finału jest także drugim, po Święcie Dziękczynienia, dniem z największą ilością spożytego jedzenia w Stanach Zjednoczonych.
The Super Bowl is currently (2017)  played ...
a)
on the first Sunday in February.
b)
on the first Sunday in May
c)
on the first Sunday in September
d)
on the first Sunday in December