Can you name the U.S. Federal Holidays ?

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Date	Holiday
January 1st
Third Monday in January
January 20, every 4th year, following Presidential election
Third Monday in February
Last Monday in May
July 4th
First Monday in September
Second Monday in October
November 11th
Fourth Thursday in November
December 25th

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Federal Holidays (U.S.) Quiz

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Published: September 2nd, 2008
Category: Holiday
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	SixNapoleons:	Sep 2nd, 2008 at 11:16 GMT	11 points
	It seems a little odd that you have to type the word 'day' for some of them but not for others.

	EasilyConfused:	Sep 2nd, 2008 at 11:38 GMT	10 points
	Washington and Lincoln's birthdays were combined into President's Day. So I think it's actually more accurate to use President's Day as the answer.

	Jeff:	Sep 2nd, 2008 at 12:20 GMT	22 points
	@Daniel - Except that according to the U.S. Federal Government, the holiday is still officially Washington's Birthday. Everybody calls it President's (or Presidents' or Presidents) Day, but the official name of the holiday remains Washington's Birthday.

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	moosepod:	Sep 3rd, 2008 at 14:27 GMT	30 points
	You are asking about Martin Luther King Day? Martin Luther King was a Civil Rights Leader who was essential in aiding equality for Blacks. The day celebrates his bday and his legacy.

	giffer44:	Sep 3rd, 2008 at 17:58 GMT	6 points
	I have know idea what your thinking is, in regards to not having a MLK day, but how could you not ask about Columbus day? Why should he have a holiday. He killed and raped Natives. MLK Jr died making people equal.

	retsyn:	Sep 3rd, 2008 at 18:44 GMT	5 points
	james, it was once upon a time "human rights day" congress then decided to change the name and name it for the man who, arguably, did more for modern advancement of african americans than anyone else.

	Hermes:	Sep 4th, 2008 at 01:35 GMT	11 points
	James: I think you're thinking of Martin Luther; not MLK. MLK jr. was a huge civil rights leader here in the 60s.

	Hermes:	Sep 4th, 2008 at 01:37 GMT	11 points
	also did I miss something when did Inauguration Day become a federal holiday?

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	Jeremy:	Sep 27th, 2008 at 21:39 GMT	16 points
	Inauguration Day is an official Federal Holiday but no one gets it off from work except people who work in and around Washington D.C. It's mainly to keep traffic down.

	baseballrocks:	Oct 3rd, 2008 at 20:37 GMT	6 points
	Martin Luther King Jr. Day should be an acceptable answer, since that's what I've always called it.

	raggedyanne:	Nov 30th, 2008 at 21:19 GMT	16 points
	In the state where I live, what is called Columbus Day elsewhere is officially called Native American Day. The Norwegian population here revolts by calling it Leif Ericsson Day. Interpret that as you will.

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	chrispaz:	Dec 11th, 2008 at 00:26 GMT	2 points
	@WarioBro - not anymore...

	DynamiteDG:	Dec 26th, 2008 at 10:17 GMT	4 points
	According to the Office of Personnel Management (a federal website): NOTE: Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009, falls on a Tuesday. An employee who works in the District of Columbia, Montgomery or Prince George's Counties in Maryland, Arlington or Fairfax Counties in Virginia, or the cities of Alexandria or Falls Church in Virginia, and who is regularly scheduled to perform nonovertime work on Inauguration Day, is entitled to a holiday. (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(c).) There is no in-lieu-of-holiday for employees who are not regularly scheduled to work on Inauguration Day. I hope this helps and clears things up for everyone!

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	magister:	Jan 25th, 2009 at 19:58 GMT	5 points
	@raggedyanne: Leif Ericson Day actually beats Columbus Day out by three days, occurring on October 9th.

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	leSporc:	Apr 14th, 2009 at 11:34 GMT	2 points
	very difficult if you're not american

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	Snickers:	May 2nd, 2009 at 18:59 GMT	0 points
	I agree with leSporc, as a non-American I was only able to get about half of them. Any other Canadians found themselves typing in Canadian thanksgiving for Columbus day? :P

	Melissa:	May 3rd, 2009 at 14:25 GMT	6 points
	Too easy, should knock off at least two minutes off the time.

	Beks:	May 27th, 2009 at 17:42 GMT	6 points
	@Rom: it gives you July Fourth! so it'd be stupid to except 4th of July as an answer. that's a dead giveaway. This was a really easy quiz. When I saw the name, I thought we were going to have to list them without the dates as hints.

	mirrorlrorrim:	Jul 1st, 2009 at 06:36 GMT	-3 points
	@david woods. He also was a potential USSR informant, a money launderer and an adulterist. so like all memorable men, potentially a crook and deserves his name up here LOL jk everyone

	psugrad06:	Jul 29th, 2009 at 21:01 GMT	3 points
	man I miss working for the bank... had all those days off!

	jfmk:	Sep 5th, 2009 at 21:25 GMT	3 points
	Why does it accept 4th of July? The holiday is Independence Day, and it gives you July 4th anyway.

	TehGTAPwn3r:	Dec 1st, 2009 at 22:49 GMT	3 points
	this is one of those tests that make you feel real stupid after lookin at the answers if you dont get them all.

	marqthompson:	Feb 22nd, 2010 at 03:30 GMT	-2 points
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	lugnut92:	Mar 30th, 2010 at 17:25 GMT	2 points
	Don't no if someone said this already, but giving the dates makes this ungodly easy. Perhaps shorten the time or make the date more general (e.g., only give the month).

	shownmichle:	Jun 14th, 2010 at 09:08 GMT	0 points
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	bfapplesauce:	Aug 11th, 2010 at 18:07 GMT	1 point
	government workers get EVERYTHING off LOL... :(

	purplemarker:	Aug 12th, 2010 at 04:51 GMT	3 points
	they gave you way to much time.

	purplemarker:	Aug 12th, 2010 at 04:52 GMT	0 points
	also, they should say presidents day, not washington's birthday. all of the presidents are celebrated on that day.

	camly:	Oct 3rd, 2010 at 11:49 GMT	1 point
	Why do we celebrate columbus day? First of all, he wasn't even the first person to find America. Second, he didn't even find what is now the US. He found an island in the Carribbean.

	ezois:	Oct 26th, 2010 at 20:47 GMT	3 points
	Columbus thought he had found the east indies. Most Europeans didn't know there was a continent here, not having Wikipedia. Columbus didn't know that the people of the 21st century were going to judge him by our standards and not his 15th century ones. When you get right down to it, the "native americans" came here from elsewhere too.

	luvcolts:	Dec 11th, 2010 at 12:56 GMT	-2 points
	what about halloween

	jamaniibrown:	Dec 27th, 2010 at 18:42 GMT	1 point
	Also, Martin Luther King jr Day is not celebrated on his birthday it is celebrated on one day the date changes all the time just not the day, so you should change it to MLK jr, day not birthday.

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