Answers: Taking a Holiday

1. What year did Congress enact the first law declaring federal holidays?

D. 1870

2. Which of the following holidays was not established by the first federal holiday law enacted by Congress?

C. Labor Day

3. Columbus Day in the United States always falls on what day in Canada?

B. Thanksgiving

4. Which president signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into law?

C. Ronald Reagan

5. True or false: Each state individually decides what its official holidays will be.

True

6. Veterans Day began as a federal holiday to honor those who fought in which war?

C. WWI

7. Which president proclaimed the first national Mother's Day?

B. Woodrow Wilson

8. True or false: Washington's Birthday is the official name for the federal holiday often referred to as Presidents Day.

True

9. Which federal holiday was formerly known as Decoration Day?

A. Memorial Day

10. Which holiday was founded by the late Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin?

C. Earth Day