Q 01/05

Which president spoke at the 1913 Gettysburg reunion of Union and Confederate veterans?

A) Woodrow Wilson

B) William Howard Taft

C) Theodore Roosevelt

D) William McKinley

Answer · why

A) Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson told the old soldiers of both armies on July 4, 1913: 'We have found one another again as brothers and comrades in arms, enemies no lon...

Q 02/05

A May 2000 Gallup poll found that what share of Americans knew the true meaning of Memorial Day?

A) 3%

B) 9%

C) 28%

D) 84%

Answer · why

C) 28%

28% gave the exact answer in Gallup's survey, that the day honors those who died in war; another 40% said it was for veterans in general, the holiday'...

Q 03/05

Between April and September, how often is the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?

A) Every 15 minutes

B) Every half-hour

C) Every hour

D) Every two hours

Answer · why

B) Every half-hour

The guard changes every half-hour from April 1 through September 30, hourly from October through March, and every two hours overnight while Arlington ...

Q 04/05

Which US state was the first to make Memorial Day an official state holiday, in 1873?

A) New York

B) Pennsylvania

C) Ohio

D) Massachusetts

Answer · why

A) New York

New York made the day a legal state holiday in 1873 and other Northern states followed, while Southern states went on honoring their Confederate dead ...

Q 05/05

What was Memorial Day originally called?

A) Remembrance Day

B) Soldiers Day

C) Heroes Day

D) Decoration Day

Answer · why

D) Decoration Day

Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, because mourners would decorate the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers and flags.