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MEMORIAL DAY
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MEMORIAL DAY
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1
WHAT DAY IS MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATED?
JANUARY 1
THE LAST MONDAY IN MAY
JULY 4
MAY 3O
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WHO IS REMEMBERED ON MEMORIAL DAY?
American soldiers killed in WW1
American soldiers killed in WW2
Everyone who died fighting in the Civil War
Everyone who has died serving in the US Armed Forces
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HOW DID THE USA ORIGINALLY CELEBRATE WHAT IS NOW MEMORIAL DAY?
BY HAVING BIG COOKOUTS
DECORATING GRAVES OF THOSE THAT DIED DURING THE CIVIL WAR
PARADES
EATING BBQ
4
WHICH IS A MEMORIAL DAY TRADITION?
WEARING A TULIP
WEARING A POPPY FLOWER
WEARING A ROSE
WEARING A RED RIBBON
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AFTER WHAT WAR WAS THE HOLIDAY EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL SERVICE MEMBERS THAT HAD DIED DURING WAR
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
WORLD WAR 2
CIVIL WAR
WORLD WAR 1
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WHAT WAS THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES CALLED?
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
THE CIVIL WAR
WORLD WAR 2
WORLD WAR 1
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WHICH IS A MEMORIAL DAY TRADITION?
WEARING RED, WHITE AND BLUE
WATCHING BASEBALL GAMES
VISITING CEMETERIES; PLACING SMALL AMERICAN FLAGS ON GRAVES
WATCHING FOOTBALL GAMES
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Memorial Day is considered the unofficial start to summer?
False
True
9
Why is the poppy used as a symbol of veterans and remembrance?
Nurses placed poppies on soldiers' bodies in WW1
It was inspired by the poem In Flanders Fields
Red and black are symbolic colors of war
Poppies grew on the battlefields of WW1
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WHICH IS A MEMORIAL DAY TRADITION?
DISPLAYING THE DON'T TREAD ON ME FLAG
DISPLAYING THE US FLAG AT HALF-STAFF UNTIL NOON
NOT DISPLAYING THE AMERICAN FLAG
DISPLAYING THE AMERICAN FLAG
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WHICH PRESIDENT ISSUED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION?
JOHN ADAMS
THOMAS JEFFERSON
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
GEORGE WASHINGTON
12
THE HOLIDAY KNOWN AS MEMORIAL DAY, WAS ORIGINALLY MADE TO CELEBRATE SOLDIERS LOST IN WHAT WAR?
WORLD WAR 2
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
CIVIL WAR
WORLD WAR 1
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MEMORIAL DAY WAS FIRST KNOWN AS WHAT?
INDEPENDENCE DAY
DECORATION DAY
VETERAN'S DAY
ARMED FORCES DAY
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WHICH IS A MEMORIAL DAY TRADITION?
COOKOUTS
BBQ
SLEEPING LATE
DISPLAYING THE AMERICAN FLAG
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Who first called for a national day of remembrance for those who died during the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
General John A. Logan
Andrew Johnson
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WHICH GENERAL SURRENDERED TO END THE CIVIL WAR?
GENERAL FORD
NONE OF THESE
GENERAL GRANT
GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE
17
TRUE OR FALSE: THERE IS A MOMENT OF SILENCE ON MEMORIAL DAY AT 3:00 PM.
TRUE
FALSE
18
When did Memorial Day become an official federal holiday?
1920
1957
1936
1971
19
In 1966, which town was declared the birthplace of Memorial Day?
Austin, Texas
Hurricane, Utah
Waterloo, New York
St. Augustine, Florida
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TRUE OR FALSE: APPROXIMATELY 1 MILLION SOLDIERS DIED DURING THE CIVIL WAR?
FALSE
TRUE
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WHO ISSUED THE ORDER FOR WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS MEMORIAL DAY?
GENERAL GRANT
GEORGE WASHINGTON
GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN LOGAN
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Which future US president made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery on the first Decoration Day?
Alexander Hamilton
Andrew Jackson
James Garfield
Abraham Lincoln
