Everyday Memorial Day
What month is Memorial Day in?
A) May
B) November
C) January
What is May?
Finish: "God Bless _______"
A. America
B. Dogs
C. Cars
What is America?
Another word to say "cookout"?
A. Barbecue
B. Parade
C. Concert
What is BBQ, picnic?
True or False: Memorial Day honors all people who have served in the military.
False; it honors those who died in service.
What day of the week is Memorial Day always celebrated on?
A) Monday
B) Thursday
C) Saturday
What is Monday?
What do people usually eat at a cookout?
A) Fish and Shrimp
B) Burgers and Hot Dogs
C) Pizza and Pasta
What are burgers, hot dogs, etc?
Finish: "Home of the _____"
A. Fast
B. Tall
C. Brave
What is brave?
Another way to say "remember"?
A. Forget
B. Honor
C. Picnic
What is think of, honor, look back on?
Which U.S. state was the first to officially recognize Memorial Day?
A) California
B) Ohio
C) New York
What is New York?
What is the name of the small red flower often worn on Memorial Day?
A) Rose
B) Carnation
C) Poppy
What is a poppy?
Where might people go on Memorial Day to honor loved ones?
A) The beach
B) Disneyland
C) The cemetery
What is a cemetery?
"This land is your land, this land is my ______"
A. Friend
B. Land
C. Car
What is land?
Another word for "parade"?
A. March
B. Sleep
C. Drive
What is march, celebration, ceremony?
Which famous race takes place every Memorial Day weekend?
A) Indianoplis 500
B) The Kentucky Derby
C) Formula 1
What is the Indianpolis 500?
Memorial Day weekend is sometimes called the start of what season?
A) Summer
B) Winter
C) Fall
What is summer?
Name something you might wear outside on Memorial Day.
A) Sweater
B) Blanket
C) Hat
What is hat, sunglasses, shorts, etc?
"Oh, say can you _______"
A. See
B. Run
C. Sing
What is see?
Another way to say "soldier"?
A Fighter
B. Dancer
C. Painter
What is "troop, fighter, military person"?
True or False: Memorial Day became an official federal holiday in 1971
True!
Which U.S. president signed the law making Memorial Day a federal holiday?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Woodrow Wilson
C) Bill Clinton
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
What stores or places might be closed on Memorial Day?
A) Malls and stores
B) Post office and banks
C) Disneyland
What are post offices, banks, etc.?
"America the ______"
A. Big
C. Beautiful
D. Fast
What is beautiful?
Another word to say "family"?
A. Friends
B. Group
C. Relatives
What are relatives, loved ones, and people you live with?
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. give a speech on Memorial Day? (Hint: It was a famous cemetery.)
A) Rock Creek Cemetery
B) Arlington Cemetery
C) Oak Hill Cemetery
What is Arlington Cemetery?
Which war led to the creation of Memorial Day?
A) The Revolutionary War
B) World War I
C) The Civil War
What is The Civil War?