1) Who was Martin Luther King Jr.? a) A Baptist minister b) A non-violent civil rights protester c) An African-American man who was killed d) A highly educated speechwriter e) A loving husband and father f) All of the above 2) True or False: Some states did not want to recognize Dr. King for his work. a) True b) False 3) What month is Black History Month in the USA? a) October b) December c) February d) April e) June 4) What is the official name for Presidents' Day? a) Lincoln's Birthday b) Washington's Birthday c) Kennedy's Birthday d) Obama's Birthday e) Biden's Birthday 5) When is Women's History Month in the USA? a) January b) March c) May d) July e) November 6) When is International Women's Day? a) March 8th b) May 5th c) March 3rd d) April 1st 7) What is Yom Hashoah? a) The Day of Atonement b) Jewish New Year c) The Festival of Lights d) Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jewish Calendar) 8) Yom Hashoah is on the anniversary of ___ a) the end of WWII in Europe b) the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising c) Anne Frank's birthday d) Israeli Independence Day 9) In America, the 4th Thursday of April is ____ a) Easter b) Independence Day c) Take Your Child to Work Day d) Thanksgiving 10) Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month is _____ a) April b) May c) June d) July 11) Memorial Day is a day to remember ____ a) our ancestors who have died b) children who died at a young age c) people who died during a war d) people who died of disease 12) LGBT Pride Month is the month of _____ to remember the Stonewall Riots. a) January b) April c) June d) July e) September 13) June 14th is a commonly forgotten holiday: a) Flag Day b) Armed Forces Day c) Labor Day d) Washington's Birthday 14) Juneteenth celebrates _____ a) the middle of June b) the first day of summer c) graduation day in the USA d) the end of slavery in the USA 15) Juneteenth is commonly associated with the color _____ a) blue b) yellow c) green d) purple e) red f) orange 16) What is the 4th of July? a) Independence Day b) Constitution Day c) Foundation Day d) The end of the U.S. Civil War e) The end of World War I 17) In the USA, Labor Day is in September because May Day was seen as _____ a) Loyalist b) fascist c) communist d) monarchist 18) National Hispanic Heritage Month is actually split between two months: a) August and September b) September and October c) October and November d) November and December 19) Columbus Day was created to honor Italian Americans, but it is now called _____ because of the problems with colonialism. a) America Day b) Native Americans' Day c) Indian Americans' Day d) Indigenous Peoples' Day 20) Although LGBT Pride Month is in June, LGBT History Month is actually in ____ a) May b) July c) October d) January 21) Filipino American History Month, which is in _____, is widely celebrated in California and Hawai'i. a) January b) April c) August d) October e) December 22) True or False: In America, Election Day is a paid holiday. a) True b) False 23) On November 11th, Veterans Day recognizes all people who have served honorably in the military. But 11/11 used to be ______ a) Revolution Day, the first day of the American Revolution b) Armistice Day, the last day of World War I c) Decoration Day, the day to decorate the graves of people who died in battle 24) Native American Heritage Month is in ______ a) September b) October c) November d) December 25) Started in 1966 after the Watts riots, _____ is a December holiday that promotes African American heritage and unity. a) Boxing Day b) Malcolm X Day c) Chanukah d) Kwanzaa

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