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MEMORIAL DAY
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HOW DID THE USA ORIGINALLY CELEBRATE WHAT IS NOW MEMORIAL DAY?
EATING BBQ
DECORATING GRAVES OF THOSE THAT DIED DURING THE CIVIL WAR
PARADES
BY HAVING BIG COOKOUTS
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THE HOLIDAY KNOWN AS MEMORIAL DAY, WAS ORIGINALLY MADE TO CELEBRATE SOLDIERS LOST IN WHAT WAR?
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
WORLD WAR 2
CIVIL WAR
WORLD WAR 1
3
WHICH IS A MEMORIAL DAY TRADITION?
WATCHING FOOTBALL GAMES
WATCHING BASEBALL GAMES
WEARING RED, WHITE AND BLUE
VISITING CEMETERIES; PLACING SMALL AMERICAN FLAGS ON GRAVES
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WHO IS REMEMBERED ON MEMORIAL DAY?
Everyone who has died serving in the US Armed Forces
American soldiers killed in WW2
American soldiers killed in WW1
Everyone who died fighting in the Civil War
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Which future US president made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery on the first Decoration Day?
Alexander Hamilton
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
James Garfield
6
Why is the poppy used as a symbol of veterans and remembrance?
Red and black are symbolic colors of war
Poppies grew on the battlefields of WW1
It was inspired by the poem In Flanders Fields
Nurses placed poppies on soldiers' bodies in WW1
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TRUE OR FALSE: APPROXIMATELY 1 MILLION SOLDIERS DIED DURING THE CIVIL WAR?
FALSE
TRUE
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WHAT WAS THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES CALLED?
WORLD WAR 2
WORLD WAR 1
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
THE CIVIL WAR
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WHO ISSUED THE ORDER FOR WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS MEMORIAL DAY?
GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN LOGAN
GEORGE WASHINGTON
GENERAL GRANT
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WHICH IS A MEMORIAL DAY TRADITION?
DISPLAYING THE AMERICAN FLAG
DISPLAYING THE US FLAG AT HALF-STAFF UNTIL NOON
DISPLAYING THE DON'T TREAD ON ME FLAG
NOT DISPLAYING THE AMERICAN FLAG
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WHICH IS A MEMORIAL DAY TRADITION?
WEARING A RED RIBBON
WEARING A POPPY FLOWER
WEARING A TULIP
WEARING A ROSE
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WHICH IS A MEMORIAL DAY TRADITION?
DISPLAYING THE AMERICAN FLAG
SLEEPING LATE
COOKOUTS
BBQ
13
MEMORIAL DAY WAS FIRST KNOWN AS WHAT?
VETERAN'S DAY
ARMED FORCES DAY
INDEPENDENCE DAY
DECORATION DAY
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WHICH PRESIDENT ISSUED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
JOHN ADAMS
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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When did Memorial Day become an official federal holiday?
1957
1920
1971
1936
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WHICH GENERAL SURRENDERED TO END THE CIVIL WAR?
GENERAL GRANT
GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE
NONE OF THESE
GENERAL FORD
17
Memorial Day is considered the unofficial start to summer?
False
True
18
In 1966, which town was declared the birthplace of Memorial Day?
Hurricane, Utah
Austin, Texas
Waterloo, New York
St. Augustine, Florida
19
WHAT DAY IS MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATED?
JULY 4
THE LAST MONDAY IN MAY
JANUARY 1
MAY 3O
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Who first called for a national day of remembrance for those who died during the Civil War?
General John A. Logan
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
21
TRUE OR FALSE: THERE IS A MOMENT OF SILENCE ON MEMORIAL DAY AT 3:00 PM.
FALSE
TRUE
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AFTER WHAT WAR WAS THE HOLIDAY EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL SERVICE MEMBERS THAT HAD DIED DURING WAR
WORLD WAR 1
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
WORLD WAR 2
CIVIL WAR
