Q 01/05

Which Monday of February is Presidents' Day?

A) 3rd

B) 1st

C) 2nd

D) 4th

Answer · why

A) 3rd

That places it somewhere between February 15 and 21, so it never lands on Washington's real birthday.

Q 02/05

Which 1794 agreement with Britain did Washington back despite French Revolution tensions?

A) Pinckney's Treaty

B) Jay Treaty

C) Treaty of Ghent

D) Treaty of Paris

Answer · why

B) Jay Treaty

He kept the United States neutral during the French Revolution while defending the unpopular treaty at home.

Q 03/05

In which year did the federal holiday honoring Washington begin?

A) 1835

B) 1791

C) 1879

D) 1747

Answer · why

C) 1879

It first applied only to government offices in Washington, D.C., and was extended to all federal offices in 1885.

Q 04/05

Which 1968 law gave federal workers a three-day weekend in February?

A) Federal Holidays Act

B) Three-Day Weekend Act

C) National Observances Act

D) Uniform Monday Holiday Act

Answer · why

D) Uniform Monday Holiday Act

It also moved Memorial Day and made Columbus Day a federal Monday holiday, taking effect on January 1, 1971.

Q 05/05

In which year did the Monday observance of Washington's Birthday take effect?

A) 1971

B) 1977

C) 1983

D) 1989

Answer · why

A) 1971

The law was signed in 1968 but did not kick in for another two and a half years.