Holidays that used to be on different dates
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Holidays That Used to Be on Different Dates — Daily trivia Monday, July 27, 2026: questions and answers
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Q 01Which US federal holiday, officially still called Washington's Birthday, falls on the third Monday of February?
- APresidents' Day
- BPatriot Day
- CFlag Day
- DMemorial Day
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Presidents' Day
Presidents' Day. The third Monday always lands between February 15 and 21, so the holiday never falls on Washington's actual birthday, February 22.
Q 02Which US federal holiday commemorates the end of slavery?
- AEmancipation Day
- BFreedom Day
- CCivil Rights Day
- DJuneteenth
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Juneteenth
Juneteenth, observed annually on June 19th, commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom. It was officially made a federal holiday in the United States in 2021.
Q 03Which American federal holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of January?
- ANew Year's Day
- BMartin Luther King Jr. Day
- CMemorial Day
- DLabor Day
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday in the United States in 1983, with the first national observance taking place in 1986. It is celebrated on the third Monday of January.
Q 04Which federal holiday, once held on October 12, is now observed on the second Monday in October?
- ALabor Day
- BChristmas Day
- CColumbus Day
- DMemorial Day
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Columbus Day
The Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1968 established Columbus Day as a federal holiday, to be celebrated on the second Monday in October. Prior to this, it was observed on October 12th in some states.
Q 05Which holiday did Nebraska newspaper editor J. Sterling Morton found?
- AEarth Day
- BConservation Day
- CArbor Day
- DBird Day
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Arbor Day
Arbor Day. On the very first one, April 10, 1872, Nebraskans planted an estimated one million trees.
Q 06Which US President officially moved Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday of November?
- AFranklin D. Roosevelt
- BTheodore Roosevelt
- CGeorge Washington
- DAbraham Lincoln
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt. He moved the 1939 holiday up a week to stretch the Christmas shopping season, and on December 26, 1941 he signed the law fixing the fourth Thursday.
Q 07Which US federal holiday spent several years on the fourth Monday in October before moving back to its original date?
- AMemorial Day
- BVeterans Day
- CLabor Day
- DIndependence Day
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Veterans Day
Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, was moved to the fourth Monday in October in 1971 by the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. However, due to public sentiment, it was returned to its original date of November 11th in 1978.
Q 08Congress voted for independence on July 2nd, but the US celebrates Independence Day on which date?
- AJuly 1st
- BJuly 4th
- CAugust 2nd
- DJuly 3rd
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July 4th
The Continental Congress officially voted to declare independence from Great Britain on July 2, 1776. However, the finalized Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4th, which became the date for the national holiday.
Q 09Which feast of the Magi's visit is observed in some Western churches on the first Sunday after January 1?
- AEpiphany
- BTrinity Sunday
- CCandlemas
- DAdvent
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Epiphany
While traditionally celebrated on January 6th, the date for Epiphany has been moved in some Western countries to the first Sunday after January 1st since 1970, to ensure a Sunday observance.
Q 10Which annual US observance is fixed by law to the first Thursday of May?
- AFlag Day
- BPatriot Day
- CLoyalty Day
- DNational Day of Prayer
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National Day of Prayer
National Day of Prayer. Truman made it annual in 1952, and a 1988 law signed by Reagan settled it on the first Thursday of May.
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