Memorial Day

Choose three ways people celebrate Memorial Day?

• Talk about deceased relatives

• participate in outdoor activities

• go to community celebrations

• go shopping

Choose the freedoms Americans enjoy.

• worship

• speech

• elections

• trial by jury

• press

What was Memorial Day first called?

• Decoration Day

• Independence Day

What became customary after the Civil War?

• Have a party

• lay flowers at soldiers' graves

What town is generally given credit for holding the first Decoration Day ceremonies?

• Waterloo, NY

• Manhattan, NY

What is the symbolic flower worn on Memorial Day.

• Red poppy

• Pink poppy

• Sunflower

What event happens every year to celebrate Memorial Day?

• Indy 500 race

• daytona 500 race

When was the Lincoln monument dedicated?

• Independence Day

• Memorial Day

Memorial Day symbolizes the beginning of what?

• spring

• summer

• shopping sales

How do kids benefit from Memorial Day?

• No School

• extra credit

• extra time at school