Memorial Day Trivia
From red poppies to 3:00 PM silence, prove you know why we're doing more than just grilling burgers today.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Observed annually in the United States, Memorial Day always falls on the last occurrence of which day of the week in May?
Monday
Inspired by the 1915 poem "In Flanders Fields," which red flower became the international symbol of remembrance for those who died in war?
Poppy
Originating in the late 1800s, what brief and haunting 24-note bugle call is traditionally played at military funerals and remembrance ceremonies?
Taps
What Arlington National Cemetery memorial honors unidentified U.S. service members and is guarded 24 hours a day?
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Originating after the American Civil War, what was the original name of this holiday before it became officially known as Memorial Day?
Decoration Day