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WorksheetsGrandparents' Day Trivia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which president signed the proclamation creating National Grandparents' Day?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Gerald Ford
c)
Jimmy Carter
d)
Ronald Reagan
2.
In what year did Grandparents Day become a national observance?
a)
1971
b)
1973
c)
1978
d)
1981
3.
In which state did the campaign for National Grandparents' Day originate?
a)
West Virginia
b)
Florida
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Vermont
4.
Who campaigned to see Grandparents' Day become a national holiday?
a)
Marian McQuade
b)
Mary McGuire
c)
Molly Pitcher
d)
Mae West
5.
National Grandparents' Day was created...
a)
because stores needed something to fill the gap between Back to School sales in August and the Christmas shopping season.
b)
grandparents wanted to get gifts from their grandchildren.
c)
so that children and grandchildren would be forced to visit grandparents in nursing homes at least once a year.
d)
to encourage grandchildren to tap into the wit and wisdom grandparents could provide.
6.
National Grandparents' Day is celebrated...
a)
the first Sunday of September.
b)
the Monday after Labor Day.
c)
the second Sunday of September.
d)
the Sunday after Labor Day.
7.
National Grandparents' Day is celebrated in more than a dozen countries.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
8.
Grandparents' Day is a legal holiday in the United States.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
9.
These words, Babcia and Dziadek, refer to grandma and grandpa in which country?
a)
Portugal
b)
Poland
c)
Peru
d)
Paraguay
10.
These words, Oma and Opa, refer to grandma and grandpa in which country?
a)
United States
b)
Iceland
c)
Germany
d)
Brazil
11.
These words, Nonna and Nonno, refer to grandma and grandpa in which country?
a)
Iran
b)
Italy
c)
India
d)
Israel
12.
Who said it? "A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Aristotle
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Socrates
13.
Who said it? "Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Edgar Allan Poe
14.
Who said it? "The two most important days in life are the day you were born and the day you find out why."
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Mark Twain
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Maya Angelo
15.
Who said it? "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Mark Twain
d)
Thomas Edison
16.
Which toy was the top seller of the 1960s?
a)
G.I. Joe Action Figure
b)
Etch-A-Sketch
c)
The Game of Life
d)
Troll Doll
17.
Which toy was the top seller of the 1970s?
a)
Nerf Balls
b)
UNO
c)
Dungeons and Dragons
d)
Rubik's Cube
18.
Which toy was the top seller of the 1980s?
a)
Trivial Pursuit
b)
Cabbage Patch Kid
c)
Koosh Ball
d)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
19.
Which toy was the top seller of the 1990s?
a)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
b)
Tickle-Me Elmo
c)
Beanie Babies
d)
Tamagotchi
20.
Which toy was the top seller of the 2000s?
a)
Jumbo Music Blocks
b)
Razor Scooter
c)
Furby
d)
Star Wars Action Figures
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