Question 1

True or false: Abraham Lincoln's birthday is a federal holiday in most U.S. states.

Accepted Answer

False. Lincoln's Birthday is a state holiday in a few states like Illinois and New York, but it is not a federal holiday anywhere.

Question 2

True or false: The Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which took effect in 1971, moved Washington's Birthday to the third Monday in February.

Accepted Answer

True. Signed in 1968, this act shifted several federal holidays to Mondays to create three-day weekends, taking effect in 1971. Washington's Birthday was moved from February 22 to the third Monday.

Question 3

True or false: George Washington never actually lived in the White House.

Accepted Answer

True. Washington died in 1799, a year before the government moved to Washington, D.C. John Adams was the first president to occupy the White House.

Question 4

True or false: Presidents Day is the official federal name for the holiday celebrated in February.

Accepted Answer

False. The federal holiday is officially called 'Washington's Birthday.' 'Presidents Day' is a common but unofficial name popularized by advertisers.

Question 5

True or false: Presidents Day is the only federal holiday that honors two specific presidents.

Accepted Answer

False. The federal holiday is officially called Washington's Birthday and honors only George Washington. It does not honor two presidents, so the claim is false.

Question 6

True or false: Presidents Day was originally created to honor Washington because he refused a third term.

Accepted Answer

False. Presidents Day, originally Washington’s Birthday, was established to honor George Washington himself, not specifically his refusal of a third term. The holiday recognizes his role as the first president, not a particular decision.

Question 7

True or false: California officially celebrates both Washington and Lincoln on Presidents Day.

Accepted Answer

False. California's state holiday on the third Monday in February is officially 'Washington's Birthday.' The state does not recognize Lincoln's birthday as a holiday.

Question 8

True or false: Only one U.S. president, George Washington, was born on February 22, the date originally celebrated as Washington's Birthday (often called Presidents Day).

Accepted Answer

True. George Washington's birthday is February 22, 1732. No other U.S. president shares that birth date. The federal holiday Washington's Birthday is widely known as Presidents Day.

Presidents Day Trivia Questions