Can you name the Popular US Holidays/Events? by shmekie

Date	Holiday/Event	Hint
January 1st		So. Hungover.
3rd Monday in January		U2's 'In the Name of Love' is based on him
January 20th (Every 4 Years)		I, State your name, do solemnly swear...
First Sunday in February		Next year will be XLIV
February 2nd		Bill Murray movie
February 12th		Top hat, beard
February 14th		Cupid
3rd Monday in February		president on the quarter's birthday
Tuesday in February/March		Only in Election Years
Varying date in February/March		Beads & Babes
March 17th		0
Late March/Early April		0
Varying date in Spring		He is risen indeed
April 1st		Or is it?
April 15th/Closest Business Day		Cause it's one for you, nineteen for me
April 22nd		Promote environmentalism
Last Friday in April		Plant a tree
May 5th		Tequila! Cerveza!
2nd Sunday in May		Cards, flowers, macaroni necklaces
Last Monday in May		In honor of those who died for us

Date	Holiday/Event	Hint
June 14th		Hang 'em High
3rd Sunday in June		Golf, Beer, Ties
July 4th		Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Will Smith
1st Monday in September		Don't Wear White Tomorrow
1st Sunday after above		Because they spoil you ever other day
September 11th		9/11/2001
Varying date in September/October		L'Shana Tova
Varying date in September/October		Day of Atonement
16-days in Late September/Early October		Beer, Brats
October 31st		0
2nd Monday in October		1492...
November 1st		Popular among Mexican-American populations
November 11th		0
4th Thursday in November		0
Friday after above		Let's go shopping
December 7th		Never Again
Varying date in December		Bring your harmonica...
December 24th		twas the...
December 25th		0
December 31st		Dick Clark, champagne, Times Square
December 23rd	Dick Clark, champagne, Times Square
May 29th	Dick Clark, champagne, Times Square

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Popular US Holidays/Events Quiz

by shmekie

Created Sep 28, 2009 in Holiday
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	marc412:	Sep 28th, 2009 at 06:35 GMT	6 points
	A few things: 1) You left a blank row at the end, 2) Columbus Day is in October, 3) If you'll allow "Lincoln's Birthday", why should we have to put "George Washington's birthday"?

	fakeblueeyess:	Sep 28th, 2009 at 07:10 GMT	6 points
	MAKE IT ACCEPT ALTERNATE ANSWERS!

	matellis123:	Sep 29th, 2009 at 04:50 GMT	8 points
	SOOO many problems!!! 1- Should not need to type DAY on ALL of them!!! 2- DO NOT INCLUDE "holiday's" EVE! 3-superbowl is not a holiday, its an event. 4- "groundhog day" should be acceptable. 5- you accept valentines day for the actual St. Valentine's day, but not patricks day for st. patricks day. too inconsistent. 6-tax day isnt a holiday either. 7-rosh hashanah, yom kippur, day of the dead, and hannukah, are not typical "US" holidays. 8-need hints for all, even the obvious ones. seriously, its too inconsistent. 9-Bad, BAD hints. Seriously think about revising and renewing them. Seriously. HORRIBLE quiz.

	suzyq:	Sep 29th, 2009 at 12:41 GMT	2 points
	Nice concept! However, I have a few suggestions. The Bill Murray movie and I think the holiday are both known as Groundhog Day (not groundhog's). Some of the "holidays" aren't really recognized at all (JFK's birthday, Oktoberfest is not a holiday!). I also agree with the first poster's comments regarding Lincoln/Washington, and yes, Columbus day is in October! Other than those, not awful, just not very good.

	Antares:	Sep 29th, 2009 at 23:15 GMT	1 point
	I agree, you shouldn't have to write "day" after everything. Alternate answers should be accepted. "Pearl Harbor" doesn't need a "day" at the end, for example. And "MLK day" should be accepted as well. Alternate spellings DEFINITELY need to be accepted for "Hannukah"--the most common spelling I have seen has two 'k's instead of two 'n's. Also, there is no "'s" after "Groudhog."

	AtomicIce:	Sep 29th, 2009 at 23:44 GMT	1 point
	Agree with what people above have said-- shouldn't need "day" after everything; should accept "groundhog"; JFK's birthday I've never heard of it being celebrated, not even a little blurb about it on the news; Columbus day is in October; and the dates for Good Friday and Easter need to be the same, since they are always only 2 days apart-- either "varying date in spring" or "late March/early April" but not one of each-- ESPECIALLY if there is no hint for either of them.

	shmekie:	Oct 2nd, 2009 at 07:59 GMT	1 point
	all taken into consideration. Re-grade?

	Kaleb:	Oct 8th, 2009 at 18:38 GMT	3 points
	"Valentine's Day" definitely needs to be accepted

	bfg1118:	Oct 12th, 2009 at 20:32 GMT	1 point
	You should accept "Tax" or "Taxes" for April 15, since it's not officially recognized as an actual holiday, just the deadline.

	lalalala:	Oct 13th, 2009 at 03:06 GMT	1 point
	ash wednesday, election day

	Julie:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 13:31 GMT	0 points
	reduce the two presidents birthdays to just one presidents day. everyone knows this. accept lust valentines day, super tuesday was a one year coincidence in 2008, not a holiday, take income tax day, take d day, include election day, and if you're including the september jewish holidays, include ramadan, and dude, since when is oktoberfest a holiday for more than you and your frat buddies. AWFUL QUIZ.

	Chocolatl:	Oct 31st, 2009 at 06:34 GMT	0 points
	Come on, people, it's holidays AND EVENTS, not just holidays. You should accept some alternate spellings. Also, in the USA November 1st is All Saint's Day, not the Day of the Dead.

	dtro:	Nov 16th, 2009 at 02:59 GMT	0 points
	Like said above^ Nov. 1 is All Saint's Day, a Catholic day of obligation. If you're going to do some Jewish holidays then why not Passover? And if we're just doing throwing in random religious holidays with the national ones then Ramadan should probably be added in. Kwanzaa could probably get a spot too.

	kagomeshuko:	Nov 18th, 2009 at 03:00 GMT	1 point
	Fairly good quiz. People are right that Nov. 1 is All Saint's Day, but you are also right that it is Day of the Dead (I had never really looked this up to learn about it, so I did that! Amazing!) It could certainly be made a bit better with clues and such, though.

	why:	Nov 18th, 2009 at 05:03 GMT	1 point
	should definitely accept more spellings for rosh hashana and hanukkah

	OldSpider:	Dec 10th, 2009 at 12:12 GMT	0 points
	Add kwanza.

	kristen58:	Jan 28th, 2010 at 02:25 GMT	1 point
	Why can't you take Valentine's Day?

	kristen58:	Mar 23rd, 2010 at 06:17 GMT	1 point
	Yay, I'm in the top 1.2% that got 100%. Why isn't Passover on here? The other Jewish holidays are. And where's Election Day? You have the other political ones. Also, why do we have to type "day" for some and not for others?

	kristen58:	Mar 23rd, 2010 at 06:20 GMT	1 point
	Also, Nov. 1st is both Day of the Dead and All Saint's Day. Same thing, people. Here it's always called Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos. I don't really ever hear All Saints Day, but I know it's part of the Day of the Dead celebrations.