Labor Day may have come and gone, but the theme lingers. Test your knowledge of work, workers, and the American workweek with today's quiz. Five questions, no notes, no phone-a-friend.
What year did the first Labor Day parade take place in New York City, generally credited as the holiday's origin?
The 40-hour workweek became the federal standard in 1940 following which landmark New Deal-era law, passed in 1938?
What labor union leader disappeared in 1975 outside a restaurant in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, in a case that remains unsolved?
Which country is credited with pioneering the modern "weekend" concept by giving factory workers Saturday afternoons off in the 19th century?
"Nine to Five," the hit 1980 movie (and Dolly Parton song) about overworked office employees, co-starred Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and which other actress?
Good luck — answers below once you've locked in your guesses.
Answers
1882 — the first Labor Day parade was held in New York City on September 5, 1882.
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938, which phased in the 40-hour week by 1940.
Jimmy Hoffa, former president of the Teamsters union.
England — English factory owners began granting Saturday half-days off in the 1870s–80s, giving rise to the "weekend."
Jane Fonda.