How it works
Who asked for a Grandparents Day, which flower belongs to it, and what a grandmother is called in Manila: four rounds to play across the generations, each answer with its reason.
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Four rounds for two generations
The day in the United States follows the idea from a boy's letter of 1969 to the proclamation of 1978. Grandparents' days around the world visits Poland, Japan, Mexico and Italy. What grandparents are called has lolo and lola, nonno and nonna, opa and oma. The family tree counts great-grandparents and explains second cousins.
Print a sheet for the visit
A tap on a choice shows the answer and its reason. After ten questions the card offers Print question sheet, a sheet of 20. Open More options there for Topic, to stay on one round, and for Print answer key.
Tips
- What grandparents are called is the round to start with a grandchild.
- The family tree has the hardest questions, some of them on Old English.
Questions and answers
When is Grandparents Day?
In the United States it is the first Sunday after Labor Day, so it moves between early and mid-September. The proclamation was signed on August 3, 1978. Other countries keep other dates.
Who started Grandparents Day?
Marian McQuade of West Virginia is recognized as the founder of National Grandparents Day in the United States. She asked each state to proclaim the day, and within three years forty-three had.
What is the official flower of Grandparents Day?
The forget-me-not is the flower of National Grandparents Day in the United States. It blooms in the spring, so seasonal flowers are given on the day itself.
What are grandparents called in other languages?
Lolo and lola in the Philippines, nonno and nonna in Italian, opa and oma in Dutch and German, abuelo and abuela in Spanish. What grandparents are called has more like these.