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Dodd spent the next year petitioning her local community and later her state government. Washington state celebrated its first official Father’s Day on June 19, 1910. Over the years, the celebration spread from state to state until President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance for America’s fathers in 1972.
How much do you know about this June tradition? Try your hand at this multiple-choice quiz.
1. Over the years, the most popular Father’s Day gift has been a. candy b. a necktie c. flowers d. golf balls
2. The official Father’s Day flower is the _____ a. orchid b. carnation c. hibiscus d. rose a. 58% b. 65% c. 76% d. 81%
3. What percentage of Americans celebrate Father’s Day?
4. Today’s average age of firsttime fathers is _____ a. 24 b. 26 c. 28 d. 30 a. three b. four c. five d. six
5. One in _____ American homes has no father there.
6. In India, a man became the world’s oldest first-time dad at age _____ a. 83 b. 88 c. 94 d. 96 a. 25% b. 29% c. 32% d. 38% a. 1 million b. 2 million c. 3 million d. 4 million a. She never knew who her father was. b. She always hated the song. c. Her mother forced her to sing it. d. A professional singer’s voice was used instead. a. 492 b. 687 c. 833 d. 1,042 ■
7. Americans spend ____ less on Father’s Day than they do on Mother’s Day.
8. How many American dads are single?
9. In “Let’s Make Love” (1960), Marilyn Monroe sings “My Heart Belongs to Daddy.” What is unusual about this?
10. Guinness World Records claims that a Moroccan sultan fathered how many children?