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Shopping On Black Friday
Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year for big box stores and malls, as American shoppers go wild to take advantage of holiday bargains. How closely have you been following the story?
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1. Two videos have been posted online of Thanksgiving Day brawls in malls in which state?
2. Black Friday has drawn considerable scrutiny for unruly behavior following the 2008 trampling death of a worker at which store?
3. Last year in Los Angeles, two women spent their Thanksgiving evening pushing and shoving each other over which popular children's toy?
4. Which sporty chain sparked a movement when it closed its doors on Black Friday and urged its customers to #OptOutside instead?
5. The Black Friday weekend in 2014 brought out how many shoppers?
6. Which European country introduced the concept of Black Friday a few years ago, but is trying to dial it back after shoppers were biting, pinching, punching, and kicking each other?
7. The term "Black Friday" was first used to describe post-Thanksgiving shopping chaos in which city?
8. As Black Friday store openings crept earlier and earlier, most stores decided to open on Thanksgiving Day. Some states, however, by law, prohibit department stores from opening on Thanksgiving. Which of the following is *not* among those states?
9. Some states and counties have made Black Friday an official holiday and given government workers the day off. In Pima County, Arizona, which holiday did it replace on the work calendar?
10. What is the widely used name for the Monday following Thanksgiving when online outlets offer huge sales?