Easy
Did a lot US soldiers die.
Yes
poppies were used to honor US soldiers?
Yes
What day do we celebrate memorial day.
May 31st
What city is known as the birthplace of Memorial Day?
Waterloo, New York
Arlington National Cemetery used to be a plantation belonging to whom?
Robert E. Lee
Memorial Day was originally known as what?
Decoration Day
“In Flanders Fields” was inspired by a battle in which war?
World War l
The National Moment of Remembrance takes place at what time each Memorial Day?
3 p.m. local time
Memorial Day was first recognized on what date?
May 30, 1868
When was the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery established?
Nov. 11, 1921
When was “Taps” written?
1862
Which president signed the National Moment of Remembrance Act?
Bill Clinton
Who is credited with creating Memorial Day.
General John A. Logan
Memorial Day initially only honored the fallen from which war?
The American Civil War
One of the very first ceremonies to honor fallen Union Civil War soldiers was held on May 1, 1865, by whom in what city?
Freed slaves and U.S. Colored Troops in Charleston, South Carolina
Who said this quote? “Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay.”
Barack Obama
Who spoke at the first Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery?
James A. Garfield
The annual biker rally in Washington, D.C. each Memorial Day is called what?
The Rolling Thunder Run
The Rolling Thunder Run is aimed at raising awareness of what?
Prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action
The ancient Greeks marked one of the earliest displays of honoring fallen soldiers in which war?
The Peloponnesian War