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Memorial Day Quiz!
TripletMommy06 - 03:04am May 25, 2012 EST
1. Memorial Day was a response to the loss of American lives in which war?
a) Revolutionary War
b) Civil War
c) World War I
d) World War II
2. One American city was declared the “birthplace” of Memorial Day in 1966 by Congress and then by President Lyndon Baines Johnson. What was it?
a) Savannah, Ga.
b) Annapolis, Md.
c) Gettysburg, Pa.
d) Waterloo, N.Y.
3. What was the original name of Memorial Day?
a) Remembrance Day
b) Commemoration Day
c) Decoration Day
d) Dedication Day
4. Yes or no:
a) Was Memorial Day always celebrated on the last Monday in May?
b) Do all states celebrate Memorial Day on the same day?
5. Which is NOT a tradition on Memorial Day?
a) Small American flags are placed on each grave at Arlington National Cemetery.
b) American flags are flown at half-staff from dawn to noon.
c) The president or vice president lays a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
d) The president or vice president gives a speech at Arlington National Cemetery.
Related: D.C. Flag Tattoo Day
Tell us: Share stories, photos of your D.C. flag tattoo
6. Each year the 3rd U.S. Infantry places a small American flag before the gravestones and niches of service members buried at Arlington National Cemetery (and the U.S. Soldier’s and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery) just before Memorial Day weekend. What is the total number of flags placed at Arlington?
a) 118,000
b) 156,000
c) 213,000
d) 267,000
Related: Chaos at Arlington National Cemetery
7. How long does it take for the soldiers to put down all of the flags?
a) 3 hours
b) 6 hours
c) 10 hours
d) 14 hours
8. About 5,000 people attend the annual Memorial Day celebration at Arlington Cemetery. How many were at the first celebration in 1868?
a) 50
b) 150
c) 2,500
d) 5,000
9. True or False: The United States has an official National Moment of Remembrance.
10. Who said this?
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
a) John Adams
b) John Quincy Adams
c) John F. Kennedy
d) John Wayne
1. Memorial Day was a response to the loss of American lives in which war?
a) Revolutionary War
b) Civil War
c) World War I
d) World War II
2. One American city was declared the “birthplace” of Memorial Day in 1966 by Congress and then by President Lyndon Baines Johnson. What was it?
a) Savannah, Ga.
b) Annapolis, Md.
c) Gettysburg, Pa.
d) Waterloo, N.Y.
3. What was the original name of Memorial Day?
a) Remembrance Day
b) Commemoration Day
c) Decoration Day
d) Dedication Day
4. Yes or no:
a) Was Memorial Day always celebrated on the last Monday in May?
b) Do all states celebrate Memorial Day on the same day?
5. Which is NOT a tradition on Memorial Day?
a) Small American flags are placed on each grave at Arlington National Cemetery.
b) American flags are flown at half-staff from dawn to noon.
c) The president or vice president lays a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
d) The president or vice president gives a speech at Arlington National Cemetery.
Related: D.C. Flag Tattoo Day
Tell us: Share stories, photos of your D.C. flag tattoo
6. Each year the 3rd U.S. Infantry places a small American flag before the gravestones and niches of service members buried at Arlington National Cemetery (and the U.S. Soldier’s and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery) just before Memorial Day weekend. What is the total number of flags placed at Arlington?
a) 118,000
b) 156,000
c) 213,000
d) 267,000
Related: Chaos at Arlington National Cemetery
7. How long does it take for the soldiers to put down all of the flags?
a) 3 hours
b) 6 hours
c) 10 hours
d) 14 hours
8. About 5,000 people attend the annual Memorial Day celebration at Arlington Cemetery. How many were at the first celebration in 1868?
a) 50
b) 150
c) 2,500
d) 5,000
9. True or False: The United States has an official National Moment of Remembrance.
10. Who said this?
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
a) John Adams
b) John Quincy Adams
c) John F. Kennedy
d) John Wayne
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