
Memorial Day Quiz
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5th - 12th Grade
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Akshay Gokul
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
When is Memorial Day?
The 2nd To Last Monday of May
The Last Monday of May
The First Monday of June
The Last Monday of June
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Considered the "Birthplace" of Memorial Day?
Charleston, South Carolina
Louisville, Kentucky
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Waterloo, New York
Concord, Massachusetts
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Memorial Day used to be called what?
Decoration Day
Memory Day
Honor Day
Remembrance Day
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did it used to be called Decoration Day?
People used to decorate graves of soldiers who had passed away.
People decorated their houses
People got all dressed up.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After what war was memorial day started?
World War I
World War II
Civil War
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which historical figure first called for a national day of remembrance for those who died during the Civil War?
General John A. Logan
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What piece of legislation established Memorial Day on the last Monday of May to create a three-day weekend?
Decoration Day Act
Memorial Day Remembrance Act
Uniform Monday Holiday Act
Last Monday Act
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