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What city is known as the birthplace of Memorial Day?
Waterloo, New York
Memorial Day initially only honored the fallen from which war?
The American Civil War
Which historical monument was dedicated on Memorial Day in 1922?
The Lincoln Memorial
What is the name of the U.S. Navy Seal whose life the 2014 film “American Sniper” is based on?
Chris Kyle
Dan Bullock is the youngest U.S. serviceman to be killed in action. How old was he when he died?
15
Memorial Day was originally known as what?
Decoration Day
Which president signed the National Moment of Remembrance Act?
President Bill Clinton
Which senator and World War II veteran fought to return Memorial Day to May 30 until his death in 2012?
Senator Daniel Inouye
Approximately how many countries does the U.S. have military bases in
80
Which branch of the U.S. military has the most active-duty personnel?
The Army
Memorial Day was first recognized on what date?
May 30, 1868
How should American flags mark Memorial Day?
At half-staff from sunrise until noon, then at full staff until sundown
The annual biker rally in Washington, D.C. each Memorial Day is called what?
The Rolling Thunder Run
What time does the Moment of Remembrance take place on Memorial Day?
3pm
Which popular sunglass brand originally started by making glasses for U.S. pilots in 1937?
Ray-Ban
Who spoke at the first Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery?
Ohio Congressman James A. Garfield
Memorial Day is held in May for what reason?
So flowers will be in bloom to decorate soldiers' graves
The ancient Greeks marked one of the earliest displays of honoring fallen soldiers in which war?
The Peloponnesian War
Which American woman is credited with beginning the tradition of wearing red poppies on Memorial Day?
Moina Belle Michael
What is the longest war in U.S. history?
the war in Afghanistan
When was the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery established?
Nov. 11, 1921
What poem inspired the tradition of wearing and planting poppy blossoms for Memorial Day?
"In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae, M.D.
When there was a shortage of natural poppies in 1924, which city was the first to manufacture artificial poppies?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Which film, released in 1962, focuses on the invasion of Normandy on D-Day and is considered one of the greatest World War II movies of all time?
The Longest Day
Which U.S. city is the host of the oldest Memorial Day parade?
Doylestown, Pennsylvania