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Memorial Day

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Memorial Day was called...

a)

Father’s Day

b)

Decoration Day

c)

Dog’s Day

d)

Children’s Day

2.

When is Memorial Day?

a)

May 30th, every year

b)

May 28th, every year

c)

on the second Monday in May

d)

On the last Monday in May

3.
After what war was memorial day started?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Civil War
d)
The Korean War
4.

Some cities have _____ to celebrate Memorial Day.

a)

nothing

b)

people

c)

parades

d)

naps

5.

Which season do many people think Memorial Day is the beginning of?

a)

Summer

b)

Fall

c)

Spring

d)

Winter

6.

There were 321 American flags in the store to sell. Memorial Day weekend 285 flags were sold. How many flags were left in the store?

a)

36

b)

606

c)

46

d)

506

e)

What?!

7.

Why is the poppy used as a symbol of veterans and remembrance?

a)

Red is a symbol of death.

b)

The combination of red and black have long been a symbol.

c)

A nurse placed poppies on soldiers' bodies in WWI.

d)

It was inspired by the poem, In Flanders Fields.

8.

What change happened to Memorial Day after World War I?

a)

Nothing changed from previous years.

b)

The day honored all living and dead soldiers.

c)

It honored all deceased servicemen and women, not just from the Civil War.

d)

None of these are correct.

9.

When did Memorial day become an official federal holiday?

a)

1920

b)

1957

c)

1963

d)

1971

10.

On Memorial Day, the flag of the United States of America should be flown...

a)

half-staff all day

b)

full staff all day

c)

half-staff until noon, then raised to full staff

11.
True or False:
A person who has served in the military is known as a veteran.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

Memorial Day was called Decoration Day...

a)

Because family and friend’s from death soldier decorate their graves

b)

Because people decorate their houses on May 27th

c)

No reason

d)

Because of Veteran`s

13.

Are businesses and schools closed on Memorial Day?

a)

yes

b)

no

14.

The American Armed Forces include:

a)

The US Army

b)

The Marine Corps

c)

The National Guard

d)

The Air Force

e)

The Coast Guard

15.

The first "Memorial Day or Decoration Day" was celebrated to improve the strained relationship between these states following the American Civil War:

a)

Northern States

b)

United States

c)

Southern States

d)

Eastern States

16.

Another way to show our respect and pay tribute to soldiers who have died protecting our freedom is to ___.

a)

stay home and study history

b)

call your family members and say thank you

c)

take down all American flags

d)

lower American flags to half-staff

17.
After what was did the entire country start to celebrate Memorial Day?
a)
Civil War
b)
World War II
c)
Vietnam War
d)
World War I
18.
Who were the two presidents at the first Memorial day celebration?
a)
Lincoln and Washington
b)
Grant and Garfield 
c)
Taft and Nixon
d)
Bush and Obama
19.
What part of the country origionaly refused to celebrate memorial day?
a)
North 
b)
South 
c)
East 
d)
West