It’s Labor Day weekend, also known as the end of summer. (I’m in Arizona, so I get like two more months of summer.) And we celebrate the labor unions and the workers of yore who helped build our country by NOT working. America. Sounds about right.
Nevertheless pool time, barbecues and not setting an alarm on Monday are in order. As is Labor Day weekend trivia! Did you know that fashion “rule” about not wearing white after Labor Day was just some made-up nonsense created by rich elitists to keep their clubs more exclusive? America. Sounds about right.
So anyway, wear all the white you want, just don’t spill BBQ sauce on it and try out this labor-related quiz.
Questions:
- In the 2008 movie of “Sex and the City,” Charlotte goes into labor after a tense confrontation with what major character?
- The United Kingdom’s Labour Party is the left-leaning political adversary of the Conservative Party, which is colloquially known by what name that is derived from a 17th-century political faction?
- Reggae pop band UB40 was already a big success in the U.K. in the early ’80s, but they became international stars with their fourth album, 1983’s “Labour of Love,” which featured what potent No. 1 single?
- After Hera screwed with his mind, causing him to kill his wife and children, Hercules was instructed by the Oracle of Delphi to atone by performing labors for his enemy King Eurythseus, who gives him 12 tasks that culminated with the capture of what three-headed guardian of the underworld?
- What well-known American labor union hasn’t disappeared its logo that features a pair of white horses and the spokes of a wagon wheel, despite the technological advances that have occurred since its inception in 1903?
Answers up after one of my favorite scenes of fictional labor, Ross and Rachel getting stuck with Janice while Rachel is waiting endlessly for Emma Geller-Green to arrive.
Answers:
- Mr. Big
- Tories
- “Red Red Wine”
- Cerberus
- The Teamsters
More holiday trivia fun: Mother’s Day trivia quiz