Memorial Day 2020
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- Q 1/12Score 0Why do we celebrate Memorial Day?29To honor those who are currently serving in the US Armed ForcesTo honor and mourn those who have died serving the US Armed ForcesTo honor all who have served in the US Armed ForcesTo honor our past presidents
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- Q1Why do we celebrate Memorial Day?To honor those who are currently serving in the US Armed ForcesTo honor and mourn those who have died serving the US Armed ForcesTo honor all who have served in the US Armed ForcesTo honor our past presidents20s
- Q2Memorial Day moved to being celebrated on the last Monday of May in 1968. Before that, which day was it celebrated on?29 May30 May28 May31 May20s
- Q3Which flower has become a symbol of Memorial Day?Red poppiesRed carnationsRed peoniesRed roses20s
- Q4What is the significance of the red poppy?It is a weedIt is beautiful and vibrantIt only grows in winterIt blossoms in war-torn battlegrounds20s
- Q5Which Civil War Union General is credited as being the founder of Memorial Day?Gen. Robert AndersonGen. Ulysses S. GrantGen. John A. LoganGen. Nathaniel Banks20s
- Q6Memorial Day was originally known as ____________________.Soldiers' DayIn Memory DayArmed Forces DayDecoration Day20s
- Q7What is the name of the Act that asks Americans to pause for one minute of silence at 3pm on Memorial Day, to remember those who have died in service?National Moment of Remembrance ActNational Moment of Memorial ActNational Moment of Commemoration ActNational Minute of Remembrance Act20s
- Q8The oldest Memorial Day parade in the country is held in ____________.Doylestown, PARochester, WIBrooklyn, NYGrafton, WV20s
- Q9The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument dedicated to unidentified soldiers who have died in service, located in Arlington National Cemetery. Which state is it located in?VirginiaWashingtonMarylandPennsylvania20s
- Q10Which one of these actions must you NOT do to the American flag?Let the flag touch the groundAll of the aboveDisplay the flag below another country's flagAdd anything to the flag20s
- Q11True or False: May is also National Military Appreciation Month.FalseTrue20s
- Q12Due to social distancing, this year's National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C. is cancelled, but will be televised nationwide. What is the theme of this year's parade?America AlwaysAmerica Stands ProudAmericans unitedAmerica Stands Tall20s
