Memorial Day trivia questions were used on our Be Bodacious livestream on your YouTube channel. You can use them to test your friends. I hope you have as much fun as we did on the livestream. Here we go with the Memorial Day trivia questions.

  1. What was the original name of Memorial Day?
    A. Decision Day
    B. Decoration Day
    C. Dedication Day
  2. In what year was the first official observance of Memorial Day held?
    A. 1968
    B. 1868
    C. 1929
  3. Which organization issued the order to establish Memorial Day as a nationwide observance?
    A. The Grand Army of the Republic
    B. Memorial Day Foundation
    C. Veterans Affairs
  4. What is the National Moment of Remembrance, and when does it occur?
    A. It is a moment of silence at 3:00 PM local time on Memorial Day to honor those who died in military service.
    B. It is a moment of silence at 9:AM local time on Saturday of Memorial weekend to honor those who died in military service
    C. It is a moment of silence at 12:00 noon local time so people can use their lunch break to honor those who died in military service
  5. Which flower is traditionally associated with Memorial Day?
    A. Red Rose
    B. Red Poppy
    C. Red Carnation
  6. Which famous speech contains the phrase “our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation”?
    A. “I Have a Dream” by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    B. “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” by Patrick Henry
    C. “The Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln
  7. Which U.S. state was the first to officially recognize Memorial Day as a holiday?
    A. Mississippi
    B. Kentucky
    C. New York
  8. In what year did Memorial Day become a declared Federal holiday?
    A. 1971
    B. 1865
    C. 1928
  9. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located in which cemetery?
    A. Arlington National Cemetery
    B. Annapolis National Cemetery
    C. Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
  10. When was Arlington National Cemetery founded?
    A. 1864
    B. 1964
    C. 1764

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Answers:
1. Decoration Day
Source: National Park Service https://www.nps.gov/articles/memorial-day-history.htm
2. 1868
Source: National Park Service https://www.nps.gov/articles/first-official-national-decoration-day.htm
3. The Grand Army of the Republic
Source: Memorial Day Foundation https://www.memorialdayfoundation.org/general-order-number-11/
4. It is a moment of silence at 3:00 PM local time on Memorial Day to honor those who died in military service.
Source: U.S. Congress Public Law 106-579 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-106publ579
5. The Red Poppy
Source: Reader’s Digest https://www.rd.com/article/memorial-day-poppies/
6. The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln.
Source: Bill of Rights Institute: Gettysburg Address Annotated https://billofrightsinstitute.org/activities/gettysburg-address-annotated
7. New York
Source: Historic Marker Database https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=8194
8. 1971
Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs https://www.cem.va.gov/history/Memorial-Day-history.asp
9. Arlington National Cemetery
Source: Arlington National Cemetery https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Explore/Monuments-and-Memorials/Tomb-of-the-Unknown-Soldier
10. 1864
Source: https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Explore/History/Arlington-Estate