Memorial Day

A quiz on the history of Memorial Day and other related matters.

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Quiz: Memorial Day

Description: A quiz on the history of Memorial Day and other related matters.

Question Number: 1

Question: Memorial Day was declared a federal holiday in:

	1868
	1882
	1971
	1871

Question Number: 2

Question: Memorial Day is observed on:

	May 30
	The third Monday in May
	The last Monday in May
	May 31

Question Number: 3

Question: Who declared Memorial Day a federal holiday?

	Major General Logan
	Richard M. Nixon
	Abraham Lincoln
	Henry Welles

Question Number: 4

Question: Which war veterans did Memorial Day initially commemorate?

	Civil War
	World War II
	The French and Indian War
	The American Revolution

Question Number: 5

Question: President Lyndon Johnson declared what city to be the birthplace of Memorial Day?

	Washington, D.C.
	New York City
	Waterloo, New York
	Albany, New York

Question Number: 6

Question: What is the nation's largest National Cemetary?

	Arlington National Cemetery in Maryland
	Arlington National Cemetery in Phildelphia
	Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia
	Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C.

Question Number: 7

Question: A movie about the Third U.S. infantry's work at Arlington National Cemetary is called:

	Gardens of Stone
	Arlington Remembered
	The Duty of the Third
	Remember Us

Question Number: 8

Question: Soldiers from the Third U.S. infantry who work at Arlington are part of a special regiment called:

	Grave Walkers
	Guardians of the Dead
	The Arlington Flag Crew
	The Old Guard

Question Number: 9

Question: On Memorial Day, it is tradition for the President or Vice President of the United States to give a speech and lay a wreath where?

	On the tombs of the Unknown Soldier
	On Abraham Lincoln's grave
	On George Washington's grave
	On General Robert E. Lee's grave

Question Number: 10

Question: What conflict has been called the "forgotten war"?

	The Vietnam War
	The Korean War
	The War of 1812
	The First Gulf War

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