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Veteran's Day Quiz
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Veteran's Day Quiz for American Studies
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Question 1
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How many war veterans are there in the US?
Answer
17 million
22 million
27 million
32 million
Question 2
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Veteran's Day was originally known as
Answer
Armistice Day
Flag Day
Remembrance Day
Soldiers Day
Question 3
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Veteran's Day is celebrated on Nov. 11 because
Answer
That's when the Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI, was signed
President Woodrow Wilson picked that day from a list of recommendations submitted by the heads of major veterans service organizations.
Congress wanted the holiday to fall between Labor Day and Thanksgiving
None of the above
Question 4
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Who first proposed that Armistice Day be renamed Veteran's Day?
Answer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alvin J. King
Douglas MacArthur
Harry S Truman
Question 5
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Veteran's Day officially acquired its current name in
Answer
1954
1956
1958
1960
Question 6
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What flower is a symbol of Veteran's Day?
Answer
Forget-me-not
Lily
Poppy
Rose
Question 7
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The motto of the Department of Veteran's Affairs is "To care for him who shall have borne the battle." Who originally wrote these words?
Answer
Smedly Darlington Butler
Abraham Lincoln
Walt Whitman
Woodrow Wilson
Question 8
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What patriotic song debuted in its current form on an Armistice Day broadcast in 1938?
Answer
"America, the Beautiful" by Katharine Lee Bates
"God Bless America" by Irving Berlin
"Spirit of the USA" by E.T. Paull
"The Yankee Doodle Boy" by George M. Cohan
Question 9
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What percentage of all veterans voted in the 2008 presidential election?
Answer
41%
51%
61%
71%
Question 10
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How many of the 44 US Presidents have been veterans?
Answer
25
28
31
34
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