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  • OldBill
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    • 11-02-21
    • 6416

    #1
    how is your knowledge about memorial day
    real tough quiz

    decided to rewrite making it multiple choice:
    1.)What city is known as the birthplace of Memorial Day?
    A ...Phila Pa

    B arilington W V

    C waterloo N Y
    2.)Memorial Day was originally known as what?
    A.rememberance day

    B. Fallen soldiers Day

    C. decoration day

    3.) Memorial Day was first recognized on what date?
    May 30th 1867

    May 30th 1868

    May 30th 1869
    #4 When was Memorial Day named as such by the federal government?
    1969

    1970

    1971
    #5 What act moved Memorial Day from May 30 to the last Monday in May each year?
    The national monday holiday act
    The Uniform national act The Uniform national Monday act


    #6 Arlington National Cemetery used to be a plantation belonging to whom?
    John Adams
    Robert E lee
    Frank Crawford Armstrong


    #7Who spoke at the first Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery?
    Jefferson Davis
    George b McClellens
    James A Garfield
    #8 When was the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery established?
    Nov 11th 1918
    Nov 11th 1920
    Nov 11th 1921
    #9What poem inspired the tradition of wearing and planting poppy blossoms for Memorial Day?
    IN Henderon's Fields
    In Jeffersons Fields
    In Flanders Fields


    #11 Confederate Memorial Day is recognized in which states?
    Answer: It's an official state holiday in Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina. It's commemorated in Kentucky, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. It's formerly recognized in Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana and Virginia.

    #12The National Moment of Remembrance takes place at what time each Memorial Day?
    1 pm
    2 pm
    3 pm
    #13 Which president signed the National Moment of Remembrance Act?
    George Bush
    Ronald Reagan
    Bill Clinton
    #14 Question: Memorial Day initially only honored the fallen from which war?
    W W1
    Civil War
    Korean War
    #15 Who is credited with creating Memorial Day?
    GEN Patton
    Gen Robert E lee
    Gen John A Logan
    #16 How should American flags be flown Memorial Day?
    at full mast
    at half mast or both
    Question: When was "Taps" written?
    1860
    1861
    1862
    18-- Memorial Day is held in May for what reason?
    so wether is most accomadting
    so that most of congress and senate can attend celabrations
    so that flowers are in bloom
    19--How many participants decorated graves for the first Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery?
    2000
    4000
    5000
    20--How many fallen soldiers were honored at the first Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery?
    12000
    15000
    20000
    21-- Question: One of the very first ceremonies to honor fallen Union Civil War soldiers was held on May 1, 1865, by whom in what city?
    Wash D C
    NEW YORK
    Charlestion S C

    22--Which senator and World War II veteran fought to return Memorial Day to May 30 until his death in 2012?
    Senator Edward M Kennedy
    Senator Robert C Byrd
    Senator Daniel Inouye
    23--Which historical monument was dedicated on Memorial Day in 1922?
    THE wash Monument
    The Jefferson memorial
    The Lincoln memorial


    24--The ancient Greeks marked one of the earliest displays of honoring fallen soldiers in which war? or wars greece was involved in.
    the spartan persian war
    the First Balkan War
    the Peloponnesian War

    25--How many total Americans died in the Civil War?
    550,000
    610,000
    620,000
    26--About how many people visit Arlington National Cemetery each year?
    more than 1.5 million
    more than 2 million
    more than 3 million

    27-- When there was a shortage of natural poppies in 1924, which city was the first to manufacture artificial poppies?
    Sacremento Calif
    Houston Texas
    Pittsburgh PA
    28--The annual biker rally in Washington, D.C. each Memorial Day is called what?
    The Thundering Herd
    The Road Warriors
    The Rolling Thunder
    29--The Rolling Thunder Run is aimed at raising awareness of what?
    The soldiers died in battle
    The soldiers killed in attack of pearl harbor
    The POW Mia's



    #10"In Flanders Fields" was inspired by a battle in which war?
    Battle of Gettysburgh
    Civil War
    World war 1
    Last edited by OldBill; 05-27-24, 02:27 PM.
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