Q 01/05

When is Labor Day celebrated in the United States?

A) First Monday in September

B) Second Monday in September

C) Last Monday in September

D) First Friday in September

Answer · why

A) First Monday in September

First Monday in September: Congress fixed the date in June 1894, and Canada's Parliament chose the same Monday weeks later, so the two neighbours have...

Q 02/05

Which pageant did Atlantic City businessmen dream up in 1921 to keep tourists in town after Labor Day?

A) Miss America

B) Miss USA

C) Miss Universe

D) Miss World

Answer · why

A) Miss America

Miss America paid off at once: crowds packed the Boardwalk for the first contest, won by Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old from Washington, D.C.

Q 03/05

The first Labor Day parade in 1882 nearly failed to start because the few punctual marchers lacked what?

A) A permit

B) Music

C) Banners

D) A route

Answer · why

B) Music

They had no music. Two hundred jewelers from Newark then arrived off the ferry with a band, spectators fell in behind, and the parade finally set off ...

Q 04/05

Virginia's law forcing most schools to open after Labor Day was nicknamed after which park?

A) Dollywood

B) Kings Dominion

C) Six Flags

D) Cedar Point

Answer · why

B) Kings Dominion

Kings Dominion and other Virginia attractions lobbied for the rule so families had one more holiday weekend to visit; the state repealed the 'Kings Do...

Q 05/05

New York held the first Labor Day parade, but which western state first made it a legal holiday?

A) California

B) Nevada

C) Colorado

D) Oregon

Answer · why

D) Oregon

Oregon passed its law on February 21, 1887, beating New York, which had been first to introduce a bill, and acting seven years before Congress did.