Memorial Day History
Memorial Day honors this
What are those who died in military service?
At military funerals, the American flag is folded into this shape
What is a triangle?
This holiday is celebrated about six weeks after Memorial Day
What is Independence Day?
Branch of engineering that's most involved in designing infrastructure like bridges, roads, and military bases
What is Civil Engineering?
Original name for Memorial Day
What is Decoration Day?
The red flower symbol of remembrance
What is poppy?
Document that begins “We the People”
What is the Constitution?
System designed to provide clean drinking water to military bases and communities
What is Water Supply System?
War that led to Memorial Day's creation
What is the Civil War?
The time for the National Moment of Remembrance
What is 3:00pm?
This patriotic nickname refers to the United States
What is Uncle Sam?
Protective barriers built by engineers for soldiers
What is Bunkers/Tenches?
Memorial Day became an official federal holiday in this decade
What is the 1970's?
This state holds the oldest continuous Memoria Day parade
What is Ohio?
President during the Civil War
What is Abraham Lincoln?
Type of temporary bridge that can be quickly built during wartime
What is Bailey Bridge?
This cemetery is the most famous military burial site
What is Arlington National Cemetery?
Flags are flown at half-staff until this time on Memorial Day
What is noon (12:00pm)?
The Civil War was fought between these two sides
What is the Union and Confederacy?
Group in the U.S. Army responsible for building bridges, roads, and flood control systems
What is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers?