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Duplicate of Memorial Day Trivia
Duplicate of Memorial Day Trivia
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Trivia for a branch meeting on Memorial Day.
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Memorial Day is considered the start of what?
Holidays
Summer
Spring
2
May 30 was originally selected as Decoration Day because it was NOT an anniversary of a battle.
True
False
3
What was Memorial Day formerly called?
Confederate Memorial Day
Veterans Day
Decoration Day
4
What year (many experts believe) was the first Memorial Day observed?
1865
1866
1864
5
What is one of the longest standing traditions held in conjunction w/ Memorial Day since 1911?
Arizona Rodeo Days
Washington DC Apple Blossom Festival
Indianapolis 500
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What were decorated in remembrance of this day?
State Capitals
Tombs of fallen Union soldiers
Cemeteries of family
7
Name the general who proclaimed on May, 5 1868 that "Decoration Day" be observed nationwide.
Ulysses S. Grant
John A. Logan
William T. Sherman
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What day in May is Memorial Day Celebrated?
Last Thursday in May
Last Monday in May
First Tuesday 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 II
World War I
Korean War
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Where was the first "official" Memorial Day observed?
Waterloo, New York
Washington, DC
Charleston, South Carolina
