How many war veterans are there in the US?
17 million
22 million
27 million
32 million
Veteran's Day was originally known as
Armistice Day
Flag Day
Remembrance Day
Soldiers Day
Veteran's Day is celebrated on Nov. 11 because
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
Who first proposed that Armistice Day be renamed Veteran's Day?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alvin J. King
Douglas MacArthur
Harry S Truman
Veteran's Day officially acquired its current name in
1954
1956
1958
1960
What flower is a symbol of Veteran's Day?
Forget-me-not
Lily
Poppy
Rose
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?
Smedly Darlington Butler
Abraham Lincoln
Walt Whitman
Woodrow Wilson
What patriotic song debuted in its current form on an Armistice Day broadcast in 1938?
"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
What percentage of all veterans voted in the 2008 presidential election?
41%
51%
61%
71%
How many of the 44 US Presidents have been veterans?
25
28
31
34
