Memorial Day
What flower is traditionally worn in honor of Memorial Day?
Poppy
May 4th, 1979: This leader of the Conservative Party, becomes Britain’s first female prime minister
Margaret Thatcher
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Toy Story
"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse" 1972
The Godfather
This is Chewbacca's weapon of choice
Bowcaster
When was the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery established? (within10 years)
11/11/1921
May 4, 1929: This famous actress was born and would become known for many movies such as Breakfast at Tiffany's, My Fair Lady, and Sabrina
Audrey Hepburn
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Frozen
"Say 'hello' to my little friend!" 1983
Scarface
This was the top secret code name for the Death Star
Star Dust
Memorial day was moved from May 30th to the last Monday in May in 1971. Why?
To create a three-day weekend for federal employees
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Monsters, Inc.
"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some ___ beans and a nice ___" The Silence of the Lambs 1991
Fava beans and a nice Chianti
How many Jedi sit on the Jedi Council?
12
Memorial Day is held in May for what reason?
So flowers will be in bloom to decorate soldiers’ graves
On May 9, 19XX? the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the world’s first commercially produced birth-control pill (Within 5 years)
Bonus points: If you can name the pill name or pharma company
1960 (Enovid-10; G.D. Searle Company)
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Hercules
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When Harry Met Sally...
What does AT-AT stand for?
All Terrain Armored Transport
Arlington National Cemetery used to be a plantation belonging to whom?
Robert E. Lee (original original owner was George Washington Parke Custis, grandson of Martha Washington, his only surviving child Mary Anna Randolph Custis married Robert E. Lee)
Opening on May 24th, 1883 and designed by the late John A. Roebling, this bridge was the largest suspension bridge ever built to that date.
the Brooklyn Bridge
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Aladdin
"I'm the king of the world!" 1997
Titanic
How many languages can C-3PO speak?
6 million