History
BBQ
Military
Gettysburg
Numbers
100

Memorial Day is celebrated on this part of May.

What is the last Monday?

100

Memorial Day is considered the unofficial beginning of this season.

What is summer?

100

People who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard are called this.

What are military members/service members?

100

Gettysburg is located in this state.

What is Pennsylvania?

100

55% of Americans grill this on Memorial Day

hamburgers

200

Memorial Day was originally called this after the Civil War.

What is Decoration Day?

200

Memorial Day ranks to this holiday for the most grilling in America.

What is the 4th of July?

200

Memorial Day honors soldiers who did this while serving.

What is died/lost their lives?

200

The Battle of Gettysburg lasted this many days.

What is 3 days?

200

This meat is grilled by 42% of Americans on Memorial Day.

What is chicken?

300

In this year, the holiday officially became known as Memorial Day.

What is 1967?

300

The word “barbecue” comes from this Spanish slow-cooking method used by conquistadors

What is barbicoa?

300

This branch of the military fights mainly at sea.  

What is the Navy?

300

The Battle of Gettysburg was considered this kind of moment in the Civil War.

What is a turning point?

300

This food is grilled by 35% of Americans on Memorial Day.

What are hot dogs?

400

This president named Waterloo, New York the official birthplace of Memorial Day in 1966

Who is Lyndon Johnson?

400

Kansas City BBQ is especially known for this seasoning style.

What is dry rub?

400

This war inspired the creation of Memorial Day.

What is the Civil War?

400

About this many Union soldiers are buried in Gettysburg Cemetery.

What is 3,500?

400

This percentage of Americans grill steak on Memorial Day.

What is 58%?

500

In 1865, this man planned Decoration Day after seeing a widow place flowers on her husband’s grave

Who is Henry Welles?

500

This percentage of Americans attend a BBQ on Memorial Day.

What is 60%?

500

This military cemetery in Pennsylvania became the final resting place for about 3,500 Union soldiers after the Civil War’s most famous 3-day battle.

What is Gettysburg Cemetery?

500

Gettysburg National Monument has this many bronze stars representing Union states.

What is 18?

500

More Americans grill this food than hamburgers, chicken, and hot dogs combined individually.

What is steak?

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