We’ve all done it, had that question we wanted to ask that just sounded astoundingly stupid. We’re embarrassed that it even occurred to us, and worse, that we didn’t know the answer when it seemed so simple. The truth is there is no such thing as a stupid question, except the one that you choose not to ask. We never learn anything if we’re afraid to ask the question to begin with, whether that’s by researching it or asking someone who might know. Ask a Stupid Question Day encourages you to overcome your fear of sounding uneducated, and opening yourself to learning by asking your stupidest questions.

A few sources claim the day was created sometime in the 1980s by a group of teachers trying to get students to ask more questions in the classroom. It is celebrated the last school day of September each year.

Celebrate the day by asking as many stupid questions as you would like. Although the day is most celebrated in the classroom, it doesn’t exclusively have to be celebrated there, and you can ask your stupid question or questions anywhere you’d like.  

Businesses could even had employees compete to create the dumbest questions, or even encourage them to come forward with real questions they may have been too embarrassed to ask. No question is too dumb or silly for this fun holiday. Since this day is just once a year, there’s probably plenty of stupid questions that you’ve been waiting to ask, so get to it.

Source: daysoftheweek.com