Labor Day Facts, Trivia & History

Test your knowledge of Labor Day facts and history with this fun Labor Day trivia quiz. There are a total of 12 trivia questions. Answers to the Labor Day trivia can be found at the end of the quiz.

1. What is the chief purpose of Labor Day in the U.S.?
a) To commemorate the establishment of unions b) To celebrate work c) To honor all workers d) To raise awareness for the labor movement

2. The American Labor Day marks the unofficial end of which natural season.
a) Spring b) Summer c) Autumn d) Winter e) Hurricane season

3. How is Labor Day usually celebrated in America?
a) Rest b) Last-min vacation c) Watch pro and college football d) Back-to-school shopping e) All of the above

4. What infamous incident in U.S. history led to the establishment of Labor Day as a federal holiday?
a) Tompkins Square Riot b) Great Railroad Strike of 1877 c) Bay View Tragedy d) Haymarket Riot e) Pullman Strike

5. Which U.S. President was the first to make Labor Day a national holiday?
a) Teddy Roosevelt b) Franklin Roosevelt c) John F. Kennedy d) Grover Cleveland e) Lyndon Johnson

6. What year was Labor Day first celebrated?
a) 1870 b) 1874 c) 1877 d) 1882 e) Not known

7. What happened during the Haymarket Massacre of 1882?
a) Anarchists attacked and killed police officers b) Officers intentionally murdered workers on strike c) Rampant acts of vandalism

8. Labor Day in the United States falls in which month of the year.
a) August b) September c) October d) November e) May

9. Which U.S. state does not recognize Labor Day as a state holiday?
a) Texas b) Oklahoma c) New York d) Illinois e) None

10. Where did the Haymarket Massacre take place?
a) Chicago b) New York City c) Washington D.C. d) Los Angeles e) Philadelphia

11. National Labor Union, the first nationwide labor federation in America, was founded in which year.
a) 1866 b) 1876 c) 1886 d) 1896 e) 1906

12. True or False. US president Woodrow Wilson appointed the first labor secretary in American history.

Answer Key:
1)c 2)b 3)e 4)e 5)d 6)d 7)a 8)b 9)e 10)a 11)a 12)True

Classification:
Expert - more than 9 correct
Intermediate - 7 to 9 correct
Novice - less than 7 correct