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Duplicate of Memorial Day Trivia
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Trivia for a branch meeting on Memorial Day.
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1
Where was the first "official" Memorial Day observed?
Waterloo, New York
Charleston, South Carolina
Washington, DC
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What is one of the longest standing traditions held in conjunction w/ Memorial Day since 1911?
Indianapolis 500
Arizona Rodeo Days
Washington DC Apple Blossom Festival
3
Memorial Day is considered the start of what?
Summer
Holidays
Patriotic Season
Spring
4
May 30 was originally selected as Decoration Day because it was NOT an anniversary of a battle.
False
True
5
What was Memorial Day formerly called?
Veterans Day
Confederate Memorial Day
Decoration Day
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Name the general who proclaimed on May, 5 1868 that "Decoration Day" be observed nationwide.
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
John A. Logan
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What were decorated in remembrance of this day?
State Capitals
Cemeteries of family
Tombs of fallen Union soldiers
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What year (many experts believe) was the first Memorial Day observed?
1864
1866
1865
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What day in May is Memorial Day Celebrated?
Last Thursday in May
Third Monday in May
First Tuesday in May
Last Monday in May
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Memorial Day was first used in 1882. However, the name was not used until after what war?
World War I
World War II
Korean War
