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Labor Day quiz! How well do you know facts about the national holiday?
<section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Parades held by unions in which major American city kicked off the first celebrations of union membership by workers?</h3> <ul> <li>Philadelphia</li> <li>Los Angeles</li> <li>Chicago</li> <li>New York City</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>In what year did the idea of Labor Day celebrations first become public?</h3> <ul> <li>1776</li> <li>1802</li> <li>1875</li> <li>1882</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>What other month was seriously discussed as a possible time for a Labor Day holiday before September was chosen?</h3> <ul> <li>February</li> <li>May</li> <li>July</li> <li>December</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which U.S. president signed the act in 1894 establishing Labor Day as a federal holiday? (Most states had already passed laws by that point.)</h3> <ul> <li>Benjamin Harrison</li> <li>Theodore Roosevelt</li> <li>Grover Cleveland</li> <li>William McKinley</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>The Labor Day holiday today marks the perceived end of the summer season — true or false?</h3> <ul> <li>True</li> <li>False</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>How many billions of hot dogs do Americans eat each summer between Memorial Day and Labor Day, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage council?</h3> <ul> <li>2 billion</li> <li>5 billion</li> <li>7 billion</li> <li>10 billion</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>What is the biggest union in America today, in terms of numbers of members (including inactive and lifetime members)?</h3> <ul> <li>Service Employees International Union</li> <li>United Auto Workers</li> <li>Education Association of the U.S. </li> <li>International Brotherhood of Teamsters</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Canada celebrated "Labour Day" before the U.S. — true or false?</h3> <ul> <li>True</li> <li>False</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>The Labor Day holiday grew out of the late 19th century organized labor movement —&nbsp;true or false?</h3> <ul> <li>True</li> <li>False</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which state was the first to celebrate Labor Day?</h3> <ul> <li>Mississippi</li> <li>Oregon</li> <li>Texas</li> <li>New York</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which fashion icon made a point of wearing white after Labor Day?</h3> <ul> <li>Anna Wintour</li> <li>Coco Chanel</li> <li>Georgio Armani</li> <li>Karl Lagerfeld</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>The very first Labor Day was observed on which day of the week?</h3> <ul> <li>Monday</li> <li>Tuesday</li> <li>Wednesday</li> <li>Friday</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which food chain opened its first location in 1955 on Labor Day?</h3> <ul> <li>IHOP</li> <li>Chick-fil-A</li> <li>McDonald's</li> <li>Waffle House</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>There was "a lot of beer" involved in the first-ever Labor Day celebration in America — true or false?</h3> <ul> <li>True</li> <li>False</li> </ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>What year was the 8-hour work day established?</h3> <ul> <li>1882</li> <li>1894</li> <li>1912</li> <li>1916</li> </ul></section>