History of Father’s Day Quiz

Everyone knows that there’s one day a year set aside to honor our dads and other important father-like figures in our lives, but how much do you really know about the holiday? Take our Father’s Day quiz and see if you are a true holiday history buff!

1. Father’s Day is always celebrated on the _______ Sunday of June in the United States.

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth

2. It originated in the United States in ____, a few years after the country began celebrating Mother’s Day.

A. 1900
B. 1955
C. 1910
D. 1850

3. Father’s Day was started by ________________ of Spokane, Washington.

A. Sonora Smart Dodd
B. Elizabeth Brighton
C. Emily Pierce
D. Jane Johnson

4. She got the idea while…

A. Walking by a lake
B. Listening to a sermon on Mother’s Day
C. Talking to a friend
D. Cooking breakfast

5. While Father’s Day’s beginnings were much earlier, by law it didn’t become an official U.S. holiday until ____.

A. 2010
B. 1980
C. 1950
D. 1972

6. On Father’s Day, you wear a ____ rose to indicate that your father is living and a _____ rose to indicate that he has passed.

A. Red, white
B. Yellow, pink
C. Red, yellow
D. Yellow, white

ANSWERS: 1. Father’s Day is always celebrated on the third Sunday of June. 2. The first Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910. 3. Father’s Day was started by Sonora Smart Dodd, whose father raised her and her siblings on his own after her mother passed away. 4. She had the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a sermon on Mother’s Day. 5. Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Lyndon B Johnson gave support and recognition to the holiday in 1924 and 1966, respectively, but it didn’t become an official decree by law until 1972. 6. If you choose, you would wear a red rose to show that your father is living and a white rose to indicate that he has passed.

Famous Father’s Day Quote Quiz

There are some things about fatherhood that seem almost universal—the outpouring of unconditional love, the sleepless nights during infancy, the constant worry, and the desire to impart wisdom and good values upon their children.

Over the years many famous fathers have tried to put into words the life lessons they’ve learned from both their parents and by being a dad. In honor of Father’s Day, can you guess who said each fatherhood-related quote below?

“My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life. “ “To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to have a simple livelihood; this is greatest blessing.” “My father said, 'Politics asks the question: Is it expedient? Vanity asks: Is it popular? But conscience asks: Is it right?' “ “Fatherhood is pretending the present you love the most is soap-on-a-rope.” “I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.” “It is a wise father that knows his own child.” “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.”

Sigmund Freud Dexter Scott King William Shakespeare Buddha Lee Iacocca Bill Cosby Harry S Truman

These quotes, and the life lessons that each man learns from his own father, offer insights and a unique perspective on what it means to be a dad. This Father’s Day, think about some of the most memorable things that your father or a father figure has imparted on you and remind him how those words have stayed with you over the years.

Answers: 1. Lee Iacocca, 2. Buddha, 3. Dexter Scott King, 4. Bill Cosby, 5. Harry S Truman, 6. William Shakespeare, 7. Sigmund Freud