Grandparents' Day Trivia

Which president signed the proclamation creating National Grandparents' Day?

• Richard Nixon
• Gerald Ford
• Jimmy Carter
• Ronald Reagan

In what year did Grandparents Day become a national observance?

• 1971
• 1973
• 1978
• 1981

In which state did the campaign for National Grandparents' Day originate?

• West Virginia
• Florida
• New Hampshire
• Vermont

Who campaigned to see Grandparents' Day become a national holiday?

• Marian McQuade
• Mary McGuire
• Molly Pitcher
• Mae West

National Grandparents' Day was created...

• because stores needed something to fill the gap between Back to School sales in August and the Christmas shopping season.
• grandparents wanted to get gifts from their grandchildren.
• so that children and grandchildren would be forced to visit grandparents in nursing homes at least once a year.
• to encourage grandchildren to tap into the wit and wisdom grandparents could provide.

National Grandparents' Day is celebrated...

• the first Sunday of September.
• the Monday after Labor Day.
• the second Sunday of September.
• the Sunday after Labor Day.

National Grandparents' Day is celebrated in more than a dozen countries.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Grandparents' Day is a legal holiday in the United States.

• TRUE
• FALSE

These words, Babcia and Dziadek, refer to grandma and grandpa in which country? 

• Portugal
• Poland
• Peru
• Paraguay

These words, Oma and Opa, refer to grandma and grandpa in which country? 

• United States
• Iceland
• Germany
• Brazil