History of Labor Day
When is Labor Day celebrated?
B. First Monday in September
The first Monday in September.
Labor Day marks ...
A. the end of summer
B. the beginning of fall
C. the beginning of winter
the end of summer
What union do teachers belong to?
A. the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
B. American Federation of Express Workers
C. United States of America
the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
What does AFT stand for?
A. American Federation of Teachers
B.Automatic Funds Transfer
C. After Forward Tomorrow
American Federation of Teachers
Who founded the International Brotherhood of Teamsters?
A. Jimmy Hoffa
B. FDR
C. Frank Sinatra
Jimmy Hoffa
When and where was the first recorded labor strike in the United States?
A. 1872 in New York
B. 1865 in Philadelphia
C. 1902 in Chicago
D. 1910 in Washington, D.C
Answer: B. 1865 in Philadelphia
What month do many countries celebrate Labor Day?
A. June
B. July
C. May
May
Which 1914 act aimed to prevent child labor and regulate working conditions for children?
A. Children's Protection Act
B. Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
C. American Children Act
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act
What union does the coal miners belong to?
A. United Mine Workers of America
B. United Farm Workers
C. United Steel Workers of America
United Mine Workers of America
What does NLU stand for?
A. Natural Language Understanding
B. National Labor Union
C. National Association of Letter Carriers
National Labor Union
Who is the leader of the National Labor Union?
A. Thomas R. Donahue
B. William H. Sylvis
C. Andrew Carnegie
William H. Sylvis
4. Who is credited with saying, “I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living, but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living”?
A. Henry Ford
B. Walt Whitman
C. John D. Rockefeller
D. J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller on May 3, 1941, at the 75th-anniversary celebration of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee
What country did Labor Day begin?
A. United States
B. Canada
C. England
Canada
Although Labor Day is currently celebrated on a Monday, what day of the week was it previously celebrated on?
A. Wednesday
B. Tuesday
C. Friday
Tuesday.
What is the largest labor union in the U.S.?
A. Communications Workers of America
B. Education Association of the United States
C. American Federation of Teachers
Education Association of the United States
What does IBEW stand for?
A. International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
B. Industrial Workers of the World
C. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Who founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL) ?
A. Ceasar Chavez
B. Samuel Gompers
C. Jimmy Hoffa
Samuel Gompers
Complete this quote about labor from French writer and philosopher Voltaire: “Labor rids us of three great evils—poverty, vice, and ______.”
A. Idleness
B. Decline
C. Boredom
D. Indulgence
C. Boredom
Where was the first Labor Day parade?
A. New York City
B. Canada
C. Washington DC
New York City
In the late 19th century, the average working day consisted of how many hours?
A. 12
B. 9
C. 5
12
What was the first union to be established in the United States?
A. American Federation of Teachers
B. American Federation of Labor
C. The Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers
the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers
What does the KOL stand for?
A. Key Opinion Leader
B. Knights of Labor
C. Key Opposite Line
Knights of Labor
who founded the United Mine Workers of America?
A. JP Morgan
B. Phillip Randolph
C. John L. Lewis
John L. Lewis
What country other than the United States celebrates Labor Day on the first Monday of September?
A. France
B. Australia
C. England
D. Canada
Canada.
Australians celebrate Labor Day in March or October, depending on the territory in which they live. In the Bahamas, Labor Day is celebrated on the first Friday of June. And other countries around the world celebrate International Workers’ Day, or May Day, on May 1
Who was the first president to celebrate Labor Day?
A. George Washington
B. Grover Cleveland
C. Bill Clinton
Grover Cleveland
What was the first state to celebrate Labor Day?
A. Oregon
B. New Jersey
C. New York
Oregon
50% of worker deaths in 1900 occurred in just two industries, coal mining and....
A. Railroading
B. Construction
C. Farming
Railroading
What does DOL stand for?
A. Department of labor
B. Dance on legs
C. Digital opinion leader
Department of Labor
Which Labor Leader co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW)
A. Eugene V. Debs
B. Ceasar Chavez
C. Woodrow Wilson
Who is Cesar Chavez
What American sport traditionally begins on or around Labor Day?
Football