Q 01/05

A federal holiday on a Saturday is observed when?

A) The Friday before

B) The Monday after

C) The following Friday

D) Not at all

Answer · why

A) The Friday before

The Friday before becomes the day off for most federal workers, and a Sunday holiday moves to Monday, so a weekend never swallows any of the eleven fe...

Q 02/05

Which federal holiday did the Uniform Monday Holiday Act create?

A) Columbus Day

B) Veterans Day

C) Labor Day

D) Memorial Day

Answer · why

A) Columbus Day

Columbus Day joined the federal calendar under the act, which took effect in 1971 and shifted older holidays to Mondays to give federal workers more t...

Q 03/05

Which day is a paid holiday only for federal employees who work in the Washington, D.C. area?

A) Inauguration Day

B) Emancipation Day

C) Flag Day

D) Election Day

Answer · why

A) Inauguration Day

Inauguration Day became a capital-area holiday in 1957, after a congressman argued the festivities would make it too hard for workers to reach their d...

Q 04/05

What is the official federal name of the February holiday most Americans call Presidents' Day?

A) Lincoln's Birthday

B) Washington's Birthday

C) Founders' Day

D) Washington-Lincoln Day

Answer · why

B) Washington's Birthday

Washington's Birthday is still its name in federal law: Congress never renamed it, and 'Presidents' Day' spread through state laws and advertisers aft...

Q 05/05

Each year, a senator reads aloud which of George Washington's writings?

A) Farewell Address

B) First Inaugural Address

C) Rules of Civility

D) Thanksgiving Proclamation

Answer · why

A) Farewell Address

The Farewell Address was first read to Congress in 1862, after citizens petitioned for it to mark the 130th anniversary of his birth, and the Senate l...