History
Memorial Day is celebrated on this part of May.
What is the last Monday?
Memorial Day is considered the unofficial beginning of this season.
What is summer?
People who serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard are called this.
What are military members/service members?
Gettysburg is located in this state.
What is Pennsylvania?
55% of Americans grill this on Memorial Day
hamburgers
Memorial Day was originally called this after the Civil War.
What is Decoration Day?
Memorial Day ranks to this holiday for the most grilling in America.
What is the 4th of July?
Memorial Day honors soldiers who did this while serving.
What is died/lost their lives?
The Battle of Gettysburg lasted this many days.
What is 3 days?
This meat is grilled by 42% of Americans on Memorial Day.
What is chicken?
In this year, the holiday officially became known as Memorial Day.
What is 1967?
The word “barbecue” comes from this Spanish slow-cooking method used by conquistadors
What is barbicoa?
This branch of the military fights mainly at sea.
What is the Navy?
The Battle of Gettysburg was considered this kind of moment in the Civil War.
What is a turning point?
This food is grilled by 35% of Americans on Memorial Day.
What are hot dogs?
This president named Waterloo, New York the official birthplace of Memorial Day in 1966
Who is Lyndon Johnson?
Kansas City BBQ is especially known for this seasoning style.
What is dry rub?
This war inspired the creation of Memorial Day.
What is the Civil War?
About this many Union soldiers are buried in Gettysburg Cemetery.
What is 3,500?
This percentage of Americans grill steak on Memorial Day.
What is 58%?
In 1865, this man planned Decoration Day after seeing a widow place flowers on her husband’s grave
Who is Henry Welles?
This percentage of Americans attend a BBQ on Memorial Day.
What is 60%?
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?
Gettysburg National Monument has this many bronze stars representing Union states.
What is 18?
More Americans grill this food than hamburgers, chicken, and hot dogs combined individually.
What is steak?