A Time to Remember: Memorial Day

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1. What day in the month of May is Memorial Day observed? the last Monday the last Friday the first Monday the third Thursday

2. Memorial Day was once called by another name. What was the former name? Military Remembrance Day Soldier's D-Day Veterans' Day Decoration Day

3. Today in America, Memorial Day has also become a time for other activities. What are some other ways in which we might celebrate this day? all of these picnics family socials sporting events

4. What would you traditionally fly on Memorial Day? remote airplanes American flag kites boats

5. Many Americans treat Memorial Day as the beginning of which of the four seasons? autumn spring summer winter

6. Memorial Day weekend has been proclaimed as being the most dangerous holiday. Which incident has deemed it to become very unsafe? drowning accidents bicycle accidents people fighting car accidents

7. Which southern state first celebrated the federal holiday of Memorial Day? North Carolina Alabama Mississippi Georgia

8. Small American flags are placed at the head of each gravestone during this holiday. In what well-known cemetery are these patriotic remembrances placed? Arlington National Cemetery Flander's Field Cemetery Carbondale Cemetery Federal Military Cemetery

9. What northern state was the first to observe Memorial Day? Virginia Massachusetts New York Pennsylvania

10. In which city and state is the official birthplace of Memorial Day? Waterloo, New York Richmond, Virginia Charleston, South Carolina Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania