History Fact Finder

Winter

1. What event does Hanukkah commemorate? [answer]
2. Was Jesus really born on December 25? [answer]
3. Was there really a Saint Nick? [answer]
4. How old is Kwanza? [answer]
5. How long have people been celebrating the New Year? [answer]
6. Why is the Chinese New Year not celebrated on January 1? [answer]
7. When did Groundhog Day begin? [answer]
8. What is Twelfth Night? [answer]
9. Which presidents does Presidents' Day commemorate? [answer]
10. Was there really a Saint Valentine? [answer]
11. What does the Jewish holiday of Purim commemorate? [answer]

Spring

1. What is Ramadan? [answer]
2. Who was Saint Patrick? [answer]
3. Does Passover commemorate a real event? [answer]
4. How long has Mardi Gras been celebrated in New Orleans? [answer]
5. Why is Ash Wednesday so solemn? [answer]
6. Why is Easter celebrated when it is? [answer]
7. How old is April Fools' Day? [answer]
8. What is Children's Day? [answer]

Summer

1. What is May Day? [answer]
2. Why is Cinco de Mayo celebrated? [answer]
3. What is the history of Mothers' Day in the United States? [answer]
4. When was the first Memorial Day? [answer]
5. How old is Fathers' Day? [answer]
6. When did Americans first celebrate Independence Day? [answer]
7. What is a moveable holiday? [answer]
8. What is Bastille Day? [answer]

Fall

1. What does Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur commemorate? [answer]
2. When is election day held in the United States? [answer]
3. Do all countries celebrate Thanksgiving? [answer]