Terms
The original name of Memorial Day.
What is Decoration Day?
The "eternal flame" burns at the gravesite of this US President.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Date that Decoration Day originally began.
What is the 1860s?
This happens at 3 pm local time on Memorial Day.
What is a national moment of remembrance?
Color of the poppy that has become symbolic of remembrance of US soldiers.
What is red?
Name of the bugle song played at military ceremonies.
What is Taps?
This town is the official birthplace of Memorial Day.
What is Waterloo, New York?
The day that Memorial Day is celebrated in the 21st Century.
What is the last Monday in May?
Flags, banners, music, veterans, firefighters and flag bearers are part of this common community tradition across America.
What are Memorial Day parades?
Color of the ribbon attached to a flag to symbolize mourning.
What is black?
The term that signifies a period of 500 years.
What is quincentennial?
In 1968 this President signed Memorial Day into law.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
On this date in history Memorial Day was officially named a national holiday.
What is June 28, 1968?
Traditional Memorial Day grave decorations include these two things.
What are flags and flowers?
Position of our nation's colors, the US flag, during the period right after sunrise until noon to symbolize mourning and remembrance.
What is half-staff?
Famous military cemetery where thousands of US foldiers are buried.
What is Arlington National Cemetery?
The name given to families who lost a loved one in military service.
What is Gold Star Families?
The date when Americans will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States.
What is July 4, 2026?
These are the original Decoration Day gravesite memorial items.
What were flowers?
Color and number of the stars on a US flag.
What are white and 50?
Two synonyms for semiquincentennial, or a period of 250 years.
What are sestercentennial, bisequicentennial or quartermillennial?
(any two of the three)
The people that Memorial Day honors.
Who are all American service members who died in military conflicts?
The very first formal, community-wide observance of this holiday in Waterloo, New York.
What is May 5, 1866?
This has several specific position requirements throughout the day on Memorial Day.
What is the US flag?
Number, color and meaning of the stripes in our nation's flag.
What are 13, red and white and to represent the 13 original colonies?