How much do you know about Memorial Day?
This is the day Americans remember those who sacrificed their lives in military service. How much do you know about this day of remembrance?
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What was the original name of Memorial Day?
Decoration Day
Remembrance Day
Commemoration Day
Dedication Day
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Who founded Memorial Day?
President Abraham Lincoln
General George McClellan
President Benjamin Harrison
General John Logan
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True or false: It is believed that Logan chose the end of May for Memorial Day because flowers would have bloomed by then.
True
False
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On Memorial Day, American flags are to be flown at half-staff _________
for 24 hours.
from sunrise to sunset.
from noon to sunset.
from sunrise to noon.
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Every year on Memorial Day there is a national moment of remembrance that takes place at what local time?
12 p.m.
3 p.m.
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
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This woman served on the battlefield of the Civil War and earned the nickname "Angel of the Battlefield." Who is she?
Florence Nightingale
Clara Barton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
None of the above
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What is the largest national cemetery called?
Washington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Calverton National Cemetery
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
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When did Memorial Day officially become a federal holiday?
1971
1868
1932
1899
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President Lyndon B. Johnson declared which town to be the official birthplace of Memorial Day?
Worcester, Massachusetts
Waterloo, New York
Columbia, Maryland
Duluth, Minnesota
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Some states celebrate a Confederate Memorial Day, which remembers those who died fighting against the Union and for the Confederacy in the Civil War. Which of these states does not celebrate a Confederate Memorial Day?
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Maryland
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In Arlington National Cemetery, there is a memorial honoring unidentified fallen soldiers. What is it called?
Town of the Unknown Soldier
Resting Place for the Unknown Hero
Tomb of the Unidentified Fighter
Resting Place for the Unidentified Fighter