Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Shown here, which arcade game was released in Japan on Thursday, May 22, 1980?
FUN FACT
Pac-Man debuted in Japanese arcades on Thursday May 22, 1980, originally under the name “Puck Man". Its name was changed for international release because of concerns that vandals could alter the “P” on arcade cabinets.
- Multiple Choice
2. What holiday was first nationally proclaimed on a Thursday by George Washington in 1789?
George Washington’s 1789 proclamation called for a national day of “public thanksgiving and prayer” on Thursday, November 26. Thanksgiving became an annual federal holiday when Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it in 1863.
- Multiple Choice
3. The word "Thursday" is named after _____, the Norse god of Thunder.
“Thursday” comes from Old English “Þūnresdæg,” meaning “Thor’s day". In the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is portrayed by actor Chris Hemsworth.
- Multiple Choice
4. Which New York department store introduced its now famous Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924?
Macy’s first Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924 was called the “Macy’s Christmas Parade". It featured employees in costumes, floats, and live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo, and was officially renamed the Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1927.
- Multiple Choice
5. Known as "Black Thursday", the Stock Market crash of 1929 led to start of the ___________.
“Black Thursday” refers to October 24, 1929, when panicked selling shook Wall Street. Although the crash did not single-handedly cause the Great Depression, it became one of its most famous symbols and helped deepen the economic crisis of the 1930s.
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