1. Which countries celebrate Labor Day?

A. United States and Canada

B. United States and Germany

C. United States and England

D. United States and Australia

A. United States and Canada

TBD: It’s a celebration of the working class.

2. Which country has the largest workforce in the world?

A.Indonesia

United States

C.India

D.Chinese

D.Chinese

TBD: China is followed by India, the United States and Indonesia. China’s labor force at 709 million in 1995 is almost double that of India at 398 million, which in turn is three times that of the United States at 133 million, while Indonesia has 89 million.

3. In which country do people work the longest hours?

A.Norway

B.Mexico

C.Czech Republic

D. Spain

C.Czech Republic
TBD: Although Mexico was not far behind when comparing the statistics of 1996.

4. When does Brazil celebrate Labor Day?

A. No.

B. May 1

C.September 1

D.November 1

B. May 1

TBD: A globetrotting worker could celebrate Labor Day more than once a year if job changes were made at the right time!

5. If you have a phobia of work, what do you suffer from?

A. Phronemophobia

B. Koniphobia

C.Ataxiophobia

D. Ergophobia

D. Ergophobia

TBD: the others are also real phobias. Phronemophobia is the fear of thinking, Koniphobia is the fear of dust, and Ataxiophobia is the fear of clutter (we suggest that if you suffer from any of these phobias, don’t visit The QuizQueen’s house!)

6. What day of the year is Labor Day traditionally celebrated in the United States and Canada?

A. The last Monday in August

B. The first Monday in September

C. It is not celebrated in the United States

D. It is not celebrated in Canada

B. The first Monday in September

TBD: Tsk tsk for anyone who missed this!

7. In what year were the first Labor Day parades and rallies held in Canada?

D.1872

b.1877

c.1882

D.1887

D.1872

TBD: They were held in Ottawa and Toronto.

8. One of the reasons many people work is that they worry about it, even if they don’t actually suffer from peniaphobia.

a. being alone

b. sleep

C. Poverty

D.Trees

C. Poverty

TBD: Peniaphobia is the fear of poverty. The other answers also have real phobias. Being alone is monophobia, sleeping is hypnophobia, and trees are dendrophobia.

9. When does Cuba celebrate Labor Day?

A. No.

B. May 1

C.September 1

D.November 1

B. May 1

TBD: We had no idea, right?

10. In what year did Parliament recognize the official date of Labor Day in Canada?

D.1872

b.1885

c.1894

D.1900

c.1894

TBD: What a vacation!

11. If you were a former worker, which one would you rather be?

A. Servant

B. helot

c. slave

vassal

vassal

TBD: While serfs, helots, and slaves were little better than slaves, a vassal often had some choice, at least in the initial contract.

12. Which ancient ruler was the first to encourage associations of merchants and workers?

A. Roman Emperor Alexander Severus

B. Saladin

C. Catherine the Great

D. King Henry VIII

A. Roman Emperor Alexander Severus

TBD: He was a pretty busy guy who curbed the power of the military and also cut taxes.

13. One of the reasons why a person could unilaterally refuse to work in a factory would be?

A. Mechanophobia

B. Zoophobia

C. Tocophobia

D.Oneirophobia

A. Mechanophobia

TBD: That is the fear of machinery, while the others are the fear of animals, work and dreams respectively.

14. In which country do people work the fewest hours each year?

To Italy

B.Japan

C.Portugal

D.Norway

D.Norway
TBD: We’re thinking of moving…

15. In what year did the United States Congress declare Labor Day a legal holiday?

D.1882

b.1887

c.1894

D.1901

c.1894

TBD: What a great party, no gifts to buy or wrap, just a day off from work!

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