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) Warren G. Harding

Answer · why

A) Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson addressed the 50th-anniversary Gettysburg reunion on July 4, 1913, four months into his presidency, before tens of thousands of Union a...

Q 02/05

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

A) 28%

B) 45%

C) 62%

D) 80%

Answer · why

A) 28%

Only 28% of Americans knew the holiday's true purpose in the May 2000 Gallup poll, a finding that helped drive the creation of the National Moment of ...

Q 03/05

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

A) Every half-hour

B) Every hour

C) Every two hours

D) Every 15 minutes

Answer · why

A) 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, in 1873, was the first to make the day an official state holiday?

A) New York

B) Pennsylvania

C) Ohio

D) Massachusetts

Answer · why

A) New York

New York made Decoration Day a legal state holiday in 1873; every Northern state had followed by 1890, while Southern states kept separate days for th...

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.