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US National Holidays

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Labor day is a day to _________.

a)

Honor American workers

b)

Celebrate the Constitution

c)

Remember past presidents

d)

Be thankful for the Pilgrims

2.

Why do we celebrate Memorial Day?

a)

To honor people who died fighting for our country

b)

To celebrate the first harvest that the pilgrims had

c)

To celebrate our nation's birthday

d)

Because we want a day off

3.

What two groups of people were at the first Thanksgiving?

a)

The English and the British

b)

The Pilgrims and the British

c)

The English and the Pilgrims

d)

The Pilgrims and the Native people

4.

What was Martin Luther King Jr. fighting for?

a)

For black and white people to be together

b)

For black and white people to be separate

c)

For the nation to have more parades

d)

For Rosa Parks to move her seat

5.

Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?

a)

Because we like to eat

b)

To celebrate the first harvest that the Pilgrims had

c)

So we can feast

d)

Because the pilgrims never went to war with the native people

6.

Why do we celebrate president's day?

a)

To celebrate the president's of the United States

b)

To celebrate the Kings of the United States

c)

To celebrate the veterans

d)

To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

7.

What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech?

a)

"I like to read a lot of books"

b)

"We should all get along"

c)

"I have a soup"

d)

"I have a dream"

8.

What day is New years day

a)

Jan. 1st

b)

December 31

c)

Jan. 8th

9.

What is New years day?... new years day is______________

a)

A day to celebrate the new year

b)

A day to celebrate pets

10.
What do most people think Halloween means?
a)
Trick or Treating
b)
Bobbing for balls.
c)
Dancing
11.
On what day is Halloween celebrated?
a)
30th October
b)
31st October
c)
1st November
12.

Which state was first to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?

a)

Texas

b)

Maine

c)

Alabama

d)

Iowa

13.

What day is Christmas on?

a)

December 17th

b)

December 20th

c)

December 25th

14.

When is Indigenous People Day?

a)

at the beginning of every month

b)

By the end of October

c)

On December 7th

d)

The second Monday of October

15.

Indigenous People Day is a time to think about the __________ that the US Government made to the Native Americans.

a)

traditions

b)

promises

c)

sacrifices

d)

culture

16.
Christmas is a time Christians celebrate 
a)
the new shopping mall
b)
the gifts they will get
c)

To spend time with loved ones

17.

When is Labor Day celebrated?

a)

The first Monday in June

b)

The first Monday in July

c)

The first Monday in August

d)

The first Monday in September

18.

When do we celebrate Memorial Day?

a)

last Monday in May

b)

first Monday in May

c)

last day in May

19.

When is Thankgiving?

a)

The 1st Thursday in November

b)

The 2nd Thursday in November

c)

The 3rd Thursday in November

d)

The 4th Thursday in November

20.

What are the traditions of Indigenous People Day

a)

Conferences and rallies

b)

Cultural celebrations, parades, powwows, and story telling

c)

Playing out side

d)

Fashion shows and watching movies