National Holidays quiz

Why do we celebrate Memorial Day?

• To honor people who died fighting for our country

• To celebrate the first harvest that the pilgrims had

• To celebrate our nation's birthday

• Because we want a day off

What two groups of people were at the first Thanksgiving?

• The English and the British

• The Pilgrims and the British

• The English and the Pilgrims

• The Pilgrims and the Native people

How do we celebrate the Fourth of July (Independence day)

• By baking cookies

• With fireworks, parades, and cookouts

• With a feast

• By reading books

What was Martin Luther King Jr. fighting for?

• For black and white people to be together

• For black and white people to be separate

• For the nation to have more parades

• For Rosa Parks to move her seat

When do we celebrate veteran's day?

• Whenever we want to

• On July 4th

• On Ms. Tam's Birthday

• On November 11th

Why do we celebrate Labor day?

• To celebrate the first feast that the pilgrims had

• To celebrate Independence Day

• To celebrate the people who work in the United States

• To celebrate Martin Luther King

Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?

• Because we like to eat

• To celebrate the first harvest that the Pilgrims had

• So we can feast

• Because the pilgrims never went to war with the native people

Why do we celebrate president's day?

• To celebrate the president's of the United States

• To celebrate the Kings of the United States

• To celebrate the veterans

• To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Why do we celebrate veteran's day?

• To celebrate people who retired from the military

• To celebrate the people that work in the United States

• To celebrate the people that go to school in the United States

• To celebrate the United States' birthday

What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech?

• "I like to read a lot of books"

• "We should all get along"

• "I have a soup"

• "I have a dream"