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1 Question
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Memorial Day is also known as ___________ Day.

Decoration

Deduction

Denotation
2 Question
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Memorial Day always falls on the last ____________ of May each year.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday
3 Question
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Pick out the date on which Memorial Day was observed in 2021:

May 29th

May 30th

May 31st
4 Question
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Memorial Day was formerly observed on May 30 each year.

True

False
5 Question
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When was the observation of Memorial day shifted?

1969

1970

1971
6 Question
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Is Memorial Day a federal holiday in the United States?

Yes

No
7 Question
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Memorial Day is considered the unofficial beginning of ____________ in the United States.

Autumn

Summer

Spring
8 Question
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Memorial Day is said to have been a response to the Second World War

True

False
9 Question
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Major General ___________ was responsible for making a Memorial Day.

John A. Logan

Richard Oglesby

Charles B. Farwell
10 Question
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The first idea of Memorial Day was proposed in the year ___________.

1857

1868

1889
11 Question
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Is Memorial Day the only military-related holiday in the United States?

Yes

No
12 Question
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___________ was the first soldier killed in action during the Civil War.

Francis S. Bartow

John Quincy Marr

John A. Logan
13 Question
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The state of Michigan made Decoration Day an official state holiday in ___________.

1871

1889

1899
14 Question
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____________ was the president who designated an "official" birthplace of the holiday by signing the presidential proclamation.

John F. Kennedy

Richard Nixon

Lyndon B. Johnson
15 Question
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Are Memorial Day and Confederate Memorial Day similar?

Yes

No
16 Question
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The name "Memorial Day" was first attested in the year ____________.

1882

1883

1884
17 Question
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According to the National Moment of Remembrance Act, all Americans are expected to stop for a short period at __________ PM on Memorial Day each year.

12.00

1.00

3.00
18 Question
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How long is this pause expected to be carried out?

Ten minutes

Five minutes

One minute
19 Question
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On Memorial Day, the flag of the United States remains only until noon.

True

False
20 Question
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The National Memorial Day Concert takes place in ______________.

New York City

Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles