National Grandparents Day
Quiz
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?
- 1973
- 1978
- 1971
- 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.