Major Holidays

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Major Holidays

• Grade 1
• SOL-1.3
• Created by
• Kim Smith

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Major Holidays are celebrated to remember certain
important leaders and events of the past.

1. True
2. False

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Why do people celebrate holidays?

1. To have a party
2. To remember important people and events

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Who are the people most associated with these
holidays?

1. People who went to school
2. People who were important
3. People that have jobs

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What holiday is celebrated because Christopher
Columbus discovered America?

1. Independence Day-Fourth of July
2. Christmas
3. Columbus Day

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What Month do we celebrate Columbus Day?

1. July
2. December
3. October

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What is the name of the holiday when we celebrate
all the United States Presidents?

1. Columbus Day
2. Independence Day
3. Presidents Day

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What presidents are especially remembered?

1. Abraham Lincoln and George Washington
2. George Bush and Bill Clinton
3. Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon

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Presidents Day is celebrated in the month
of______?

1. July
2. February
3. October

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What is the name of the holiday we celebrate
Americas Birthday?

1. USA birthday
2. Independence Day
3. Columbus Day

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Independence day is also called the________

1. Tenth of June
2. Fourth of July
3. First of January

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What month do we celebrate Independence Day?

1. July
2. August
3. December

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