100+ Father's Day Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: What event inspired Sonora Smart Dodd after she attended a Mother’s Day service?

Answer: Her father’s work raising six children alone

Question: In what year did Sonora Smart Dodd found Father’s Day in the United States?

Answer: 1910

Question: Which U.S. state first celebrated Father’s Day nationwide?

Answer: Washington

Question: Which holiday complements Father’s Day by honoring mothers?

Answer: Mother’s Day

Question: Who trademarked the phrase “Second Sunday in May, Mother’s Day”?

Answer: Anna Jarvis

Question: Why did Anna Jarvis insist on a singular possessive in Mother’s Day?

Answer: To honor each family’s own mother

Question: What church feast does Catholic Europe use for Father’s Day?

Answer: Saint Joseph’s Day (19 March)

Question: Which saint is called Nutritor Domini (“Nourisher of the Lord”)?

Answer: Saint Joseph

Question: Since which century have Franciscans promoted St. Joseph’s Day as Father’s Day?

Answer: Either the 14th or 15th century

Question: Which church observes Father’s Day on 20 July?

Answer: Coptic Orthodox Church

Question: What mining tragedy prompted Grace Golden Clayton’s 1908 proposal?

Answer: Monongah mining disaster

Question: Which association did Sonora Smart Dodd persuade to adopt Father’s Day?

Answer: Spokane Ministerial Association

Question: What inspired the idea of an annual “special day” for dads in the U.S.?

Answer: Seeing Mother’s Day honored in church

Question: Which global observance on 19 November celebrates men and boys?

Answer: International Men’s Day

Question: In what year did Lithuania recognize Father’s Day as a public holiday?

Answer: (As noted in the content)

Question: Father’s Day was a public holiday in Italy until which year?

Answer: 1977

Question: What inspired Catholic countries to bring St. Joseph’s Day to the Americas?

Answer: Spanish and Portuguese colonists

Question: Which biblical promise is cited in the Sunday of the Forefathers feast?

Answer: “In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.”

Question: Between which dates can the Eastern Orthodox Sunday of the Forefathers fall?

Answer: December 11 and 17

Question: Which holiday is known as Parents’ Day in South Korea?

Answer: Father’s Day

Question: How is “Father’s Day” correctly spelled?

Answer: Singular possessive (“Father’s”)

Question: Which preceding holiday set the apostrophe rule for Father’s Day?

Answer: Mother’s Day

Question: What does the apostrophe in Father’s Day signify?

Answer: Each family’s own father

Question: Which holiday honors siblings?

Answer: Siblings Day

Question: Which holiday honors grandparents?

Answer: Grandparents’ Day

Question: Which holiday honors parents in some countries?

Answer: Parents’ Day

Question: What frequency is Father’s Day observed?

Answer: Annual

Question: Who painted the artwork “Paternal Advice” featured on the Wikipedia page?

Answer: Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans

Question: What phrase describes close father–child bonds?

Answer: Paternal bonds

Question: Which holiday honors deceased fathers on their memory day?

Answer: Buwaako mukh herne din (Nepal)

Question: What is a popular Father’s Day activity in the United States?

Answer: Family gatherings and gift-giving

Question: Which popular Father's Day gift did Flaminaire promote in France?

Answer: Lighter (Flaminaire)

Question: Father’s Day cards often say what simple message?

Answer: “Happy Father’s Day”

Question: What do children in the Netherlands traditionally give their dads?

Answer: Breakfast in bed

Question: In Pakistan, a campaign titled “Greening Pakistan” promotes what?

Answer: Responsible fatherhood

Question: Which festival in Nepal honors living and deceased fathers?

Answer: Kushe Aunsi

Question: Which holiday is celebrated on 8 May in South Korea?

Answer: Parents’ Day

Question: How many days a year do families typically spend preparing for Father’s Day?

Answer: Varies (commonly weeks beforehand)

Question: What related holiday involves honoring men and falls on 19 November?

Answer: International Men’s Day

Question: Which Latin phrase refers to nurturing fathers in Catholicism?

Answer: Nutritor Domini

Question: In Algeria, Father’s Day is on which Sunday?

Answer: Third Sunday of June

Question: In Egypt, what is the date for Father’s Day?

Answer: 21 June

Question: In Kenya, Father’s Day is a public holiday?

Answer: No (third Sunday of June)

Question: Mozambique’s Father’s Day coincides with which feast?

Answer: Saint Joseph’s Day (19 March)

Question: Seychelles celebrates Father’s Day on which date?

Answer: 16 June

Question: South Sudan’s first Father’s Day was on what date?

Answer: 27 August 2012

Question: In Sudan, Father’s Day is observed on which date?

Answer: 21 June

Question: Bangladesh popularized Father’s Day through what medium?

Answer: Social media

Question: Hong Kong follows which tradition for Father’s Day?

Answer: Third Sunday of June

Question: In India, Father’s Day is celebrated primarily where?

Answer: Large metropolitan cities

Question: Indonesia’s official Father’s Day falls on what date?

Answer: 12 November

Question: Iran’s post-1979 Father’s Day marks whose birthday?

Answer: Ali bin Abi Talib (13 Rajab)

Question: Japan’s common Father’s Day gift includes what?

Answer: Sake or sports equipment

Question: Kazakhstan’s “Defender of the Fatherland Day” falls on which date?

Answer: 7 May

Question: Malaysia observes Father’s Day on which Sunday?

Answer: Third Sunday of June

Question: Mongolia first celebrated Father’s Day in which year?

Answer: 2005

Question: Nepalese Hindus observe Father’s Day based on what calendar?

Answer: Lunar Hindu calendar

Question: Pakistan held a “Greening Pakistan” campaign on which Father’s Day?

Answer: 2017 (18 June)

Question: The Philippines officially proclaims Father’s Day on which Sunday?

Answer: Third Sunday of June

Question: Thailand’s Father’s Day honors which figure?

Answer: King Bhumibol Adulyadej (5 December)

Question: In Brazil, Father’s Day falls how many months after Mother’s Day?

Answer: Three months

Question: What gift do Japanese children often give their living father?

Answer: Fashion items or sweets

Question: Which common Father's Day gift appears in many cultures?

Answer: Cards

Question: What popular Father's Day activity do German men perform?

Answer: Hiking tours with beer wagons

Question: In France, the Flaminaire slogan invited dads to request what?

Answer: A Flaminaire lighter

Question: In Haiti, families celebrate with what activities?

Answer: Beach outings, meals, and gifts

Question: What is the popular Father's Day gift in the Philippines?

Answer: Greeting cards and small gifts

Question: Which American president proclaimed the first Monday of December for Father's Day in the Philippines?

Answer: Joseph Ejercito Estrada

Question: In Argentina’s Mendoza Province, which date honors José de San Martín as a “father of the nation”?

Answer: 24 August

Question: Which TV dad says “D’oh!” on a hit cartoon sitcom?

Answer: Homer Simpson

Question: Homer Simpson is a famous example of what?

Answer: Cartoon dad

Question: Name a famous fathers from U.S. history who declared “Give me liberty…”?

Answer: Patrick Henry (father of American independence)

Question: Which father figure in literature says “To thine own self be true”?

Answer: Polonius (in Hamlet)

Question: What ancient times philosopher is often called the father of Western philosophy?

Answer: Socrates

Question: Which new dads activity appears on many U.S. talk shows around Father’s Day?

Answer: Diaper-changing contests

Question: What school classroom activity helps kids craft Father’s Day gifts?

Answer: Handmade card workshops

Question: Which holiday meal has become a popular Father's Day gift tradition in the U.S.?

Answer: BBQ

Question: Which popular Father's Day activity involves grilling?

Answer: Father’s Day BBQ

Question: Which sitcom features the family gathering around dads at a breakfast table?

Answer: The Simpsons

Question: Which question turns your party into a true Father's Day trivia challenge?

Answer: “Which U.S. state first honored Father’s Day?”

Question: UAE’s Father’s Day is on what date?

Answer: 21 June

Question: Austria’s Father’s Day falls on which Sunday?

Answer: Second Sunday of June

Question: Finland marks Father’s Day on which Sunday?

Answer: Second Sunday of November

Question: Poland celebrates Father’s Day on which date?

Answer: 23 June

Question: Sweden’s Father’s Day is on which Sunday?

Answer: Second Sunday of November

Question: Switzerland’s Father’s Day varies but includes which date?

Answer: First Sunday of June (most regions)

Question: Name a holiday where Father’s Day coincides with Ascension Day in Germany.

Answer: Herrentag (with Bollerwagen hikes)

Question: Which “answer” do kids get when asked “Who invented the phrase Father’s Day?”

Answer: Sonora Smart Dodd

Question: What Father’s Day tradition did Janet Heyden help start in Australia?

Answer: Charity visits to elderly men’s homes

Question: Which popular fun fact mentions that Ascension Day doubles as Father’s Day in Germany?

Answer: That it’s also called Herrentag with Bollerwagen

Question: What feast day marks the traditional Father's Day celebration in Catholic Europe?

Answer: Saint Joseph’s Day (19 March)

Question: Which pioneer’s 1910 effort is central to Father's Day history in the United States?

Answer: Sonora Smart Dodd

Question: Whose trademark set the precedent for the singular possessive used on Father's Day cards?

Answer: Anna Jarvis

Question: What festive activity quizzes participants on facts about Sonora Smart Dodd, holiday dates, and famous dads?

Answer: Father's Day trivia game

Question: Which lighter did Flaminaire promote as a popular Father's Day gift in France?

Answer: The Flaminaire lighter

Question: What outdoor cooking tradition has become iconic for Father's Day BBQ celebrations in the U.S.?

Answer: Grilling burgers and ribs

Question: Which European country observes Father’s Day as a public holiday on Saint Joseph’s Day (19 March)?

Answer: Italy

Question: Father’s Day history in the U.S. owes its start to which pioneer?

Answer: Sonora Smart Dodd

Question: What “sale ends soon” tactic is often used to promote Father’s Day gift bundles?

Answer: Limited-time offers

Question: In what context do we talk about an old man in Father’s Day trivia?

Answer: As the first “Father of the Country” (George Washington)