How much do you know about the history of Memorial Day?

Memorial Day was orginally known as Decoration Day.
True
False
Memorial Day has always been celebrated on the last Monday of May?
False, May 30 was the original date for Memorial Day.
True
Memorial Day was originally a day to celebrate fallen Union soldiers in the Civil War/
True
False
The tradition of red poppies honoring fallen soldiers comes from a Canadian poem written during WWI.
True
False
World War 2 was responsible for Memorial Day becoming a national holiday
False, it was the Vietnam War.
True
Congress passed a law in 2000 that requires Americans to stop what they're doing at 3:00 P.M. To observe the holiday
True
False
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