Quiz: What’s The True History Of Black Friday?
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Black Friday is an annual shopping holiday practised in USA which has spread to other countries in the world. It comes after the Thanksgiving day in United States, the Friday to be precise. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November and it signifies the beginning of shopping season from that moment through to December. What do you know about the event, black Friday? Take our quiz to find out.
- 1.What reason was the day initially named black Friday due to many shoppers?
- A.
Traffic accident
- B.
Flood
- C.
Drought
- D.
Famine
- 2.What year did workers begin to call themselves sick to increase their weekend?
- A.
1950
- B.
1951
- C.
1952
- D.
1953
- 3.What year did the name get recorded first?
- A.
1962
- B.
1964
- C.
1966
- D.
1968
- 4.Who got it recorded?
- A.
Earl Apfelbaum
- B.
Daniel Marcus
- C.
Jones Chris
- D.
Omar Shariff
- 5.Who first named the Friday following Thanksgiving day ‘black Friday’
- A.
Police
- B.
Shoppers
- C.
Robbers
- D.
Gamers
- 6.Where was this people who named it 'back Friday' based in?
- A.
Philadelphia
- B.
Los Angeles
- C.
Washington
- D.
New York
- 7.What name was October 19, 1987 given?
- A.
Black day
- B.
Black Thanksgiving
- C.
Black Monday
- D.
Black Thursday
- 8.What name was October 25, 1929 given?
- A.
Black day
- B.
Black Thanksgiving
- C.
Black Monday
- D.
Black Thursday
- 9.Which year marked the worst black Friday ever?
- A.
2006
- B.
2007
- C.
2008
- D.
2009
- 10.How many people were said to have stampeded the store that year?
- A.
2000
- B.
2001
- C.
2002
- D.
2003
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