History
What was Memorial Day originally called?
What is Decoration Day?
What city is designated the official birthplace of Memorial Day?
What is Waterloo, NY?
When is Memorial Day celebrated?
What is the last Monday of May?
Who was president during the Civil War?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
What two items are traditionally placed on graves of soldiers during Memorial Day?
What are flags & flowers?
Memorial Day originally honored those who died during what war?
What is the Civil War?
Where is the Tombs of the Unknowns?
What is Arlington National Cemetery?
What does the president place on the Tomb of the Unknowns on Memorial Day?
What is a wreath?
Who led the Confederate Army?
Who is Robert E. Lee?
What is the flower worn to remember fallen soldiers?
What is a poppy?
What state was the first to declare Memorial Day an official holiday?
What is New York?
Where is the nation's largest Memorial Day event held?
What is Washington, DC? (National Memorial Day Parade)
Although not as popular today, what tradition was held at the cemetery each Memorial Day?
What is a picnic lunch on cemetery grounds?
Who was the United States general and commander who later came the 18th president of the United States?
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
At what time is a moment of silence observed on Memorial Day?
What is 3:00PM?
In what year did Memorial Day become a federal holiday?
In 1924, when faced with a shortage of poppies from French manufacturers, the first artificial poppy factory was created where? (City & State)
What is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?
Which sporting event traditionally takes place on Memorial Day weekend?
What is the Indianapolis 500?
Who spoke at the first Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery?
Who is James A. Garfield?
How do you fly the flag on Memorial Day?
What is half staff until noon, then full staff until sundown?
Confederate Memorial Day is observed in several Southern U.S states on various dates to remember the estimated 258,000 soldiers who died in military service - in which three states is it an official state holiday?
What is Alabama, Mississippi & South Carolina?
(Commemorated in KY, FL, NC, TX & TN; formerly recognized in GA, LA, VA)
John A. Logan is credited in the movement of recognizing Memorial Day as an official holiday. Where was John A. Logan born? (City & State)
What is Murphysboro, IL? (Previously known as Jackson County, IL)
The POW/MIA flag is to be flown on 6 days including Memorial Day next to the US flag. What are 3 other days it is to be flown?
What is Armed Forces Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, National POW/MIA Recognition Day and Veteran's Day?
Who was the founder of the American Red Cross and was a Civil War nurse?
Who is Clara Barton?
What percent of US employers have designated Memorial Day as a paid day off? (Guess within 5 percentage points of correct answer)
What is 97%?
(Source: Bloomberg BNA)