Summer's last long weekend is almost here! Before you fire up the grill, sharpen your mind with today's five-question trivia set — all about work, workers, and the holiday that celebrates them.
Labor Day was first celebrated as a holiday for American workers in which decade — the 1880s or the 1930s?
What year did Labor Day become an official U.S. federal holiday, signed into law by President Grover Cleveland?
In most of the U.S., Labor Day traditionally marks the "unofficial" end of what season?
Which labor union figure, sometimes called the "Father of Labor Day," is credited (alongside Peter J. McGuire) with proposing the holiday: Matthew Maguire or Samuel Gompers?
According to the old fashion rule that's more custom than law, what white clothing item are you traditionally told not to wear after Labor Day?
Good luck — no peeking until you've locked in your answers!
Answers
The 1880s (the first Labor Day parade was held in New York City on September 5, 1882).
Summer.
Matthew Maguire (a machinist and secretary of the Central Labor Union, though credit is sometimes disputed with Peter McGuire).
White shoes (or white clothing in general).