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Labor Day

Question 1: What is Australia's equivalent to "Labor Day"?
Eight Hour Day
Day of the Worker
All Hands Day
May Day

Question 2: What President of the U.S. sign "Labor Day" into a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson
Herbert Hoover
Grover Cleveland
Franklin Roosevelt

Question 3: Who originally proposed having a
Peter J. McGuire, cofounder of the American Federation of Labor
Matthew Maguire, secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York
Jerry MacGuire, Famed sports star
There is still some doubt as to who the founder was.

Question 4: Which was the first state to sign a state-wide "Labor Day" into law?
Maine
Oregon
Nebraska
West Virginia

Question 5: The first "Labor Day" parade in New York included a famous chant for dividing the day up into eight hour sections. Which sentance is NOT part of that original chant?
Eight Hours for Work
Eight Hours for Rest
Eight Hours for Recreation
Eight Hours for Family

Question 6: Who does Labor Day set to honor?
America's labor workforce
America's mothers
America's labor unions
America's politicians

Question 7: When is labor day each year?
The last monday of May
The first monday of September
The second tuesday of November
The first monday after the third full moon of the year

Question 8: Which state was the first to propose a bill for a state-wide "Labor Day"
New York
Connecticut
Texas
Wyoming

Question 9: What year was the first "Labor Day" celebrated?
1790
1812
1882
1929

Question 10: What was the original Socialist Party's version of "Labor Day"?
Revolution Day
Day of Equality
Cinco de Maio
May Day

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