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1 Question
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Q.

Memorial Day is also known as ___________ Day.

Decoration

Deduction

Denotation
2 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Memorial Day always falls on the last ____________ of May each year.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday
3 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Pick out the date on which Memorial Day was observed in 2021:

May 29th

May 30th

May 31st
4 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Memorial Day was formerly observed on May 30 each year.

True

False
5 Question
30 seconds
Q.

When was the observation of Memorial day shifted?

1969

1970

1971
6 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Is Memorial Day a federal holiday in the United States?

Yes

No
7 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Memorial Day is considered the unofficial beginning of ____________ in the United States.

Autumn

Summer

Spring
8 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Memorial Day is said to have been a response to the Second World War

True

False
9 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Major General ___________ was responsible for making a Memorial Day.

John A. Logan

Richard Oglesby

Charles B. Farwell
10 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The first idea of Memorial Day was proposed in the year ___________.

1857

1868

1889
11 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Is Memorial Day the only military-related holiday in the United States?

Yes

No
12 Question
30 seconds
Q.

___________ was the first soldier killed in action during the Civil War.

Francis S. Bartow

John Quincy Marr

John A. Logan
13 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The state of Michigan made Decoration Day an official state holiday in ___________.

1871

1889

1899
14 Question
30 seconds
Q.

____________ was the president who designated an "official" birthplace of the holiday by signing the presidential proclamation.

John F. Kennedy

Richard Nixon

Lyndon B. Johnson
15 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Are Memorial Day and Confederate Memorial Day similar?

Yes

No
16 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The name "Memorial Day" was first attested in the year ____________.

1882

1883

1884
17 Question
30 seconds
Q.

According to the National Moment of Remembrance Act, all Americans are expected to stop for a short period at __________ PM on Memorial Day each year.

12.00

1.00

3.00
18 Question
30 seconds
Q.

How long is this pause expected to be carried out?

Ten minutes

Five minutes

One minute
19 Question
30 seconds
Q.

On Memorial Day, the flag of the United States remains only until noon.

True

False
20 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The National Memorial Day Concert takes place in ______________.

New York City

Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles