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Quiz by GINA DANIELS, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by GINA DANIELS
about 9 years ago
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Question 1
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How many war veterans are there in the US?
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17 million
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22 million
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27 million
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32 million
Question 2
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Veteran's Day was originally known as
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Armistice Day
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Flag Day
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Remembrance Day
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Soldiers Day
Question 3
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Veteran's Day is celebrated on Nov. 11 because
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That's when the Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI, was signed
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President Woodrow Wilson picked that day from a list of recommendations submitted by the heads of major veterans service organizations.
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Congress wanted the holiday to fall between Labor Day and Thanksgiving
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None of the above
Question 4
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Who first proposed that Armistice Day be renamed Veteran's Day?
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Alvin J. King
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Douglas MacArthur
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Harry S Truman
Question 5
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Veteran's Day officially acquired its current name in
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1954
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1956
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1958
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1960
Question 6
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What flower is a symbol of Veteran's Day?
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Forget-me-not
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Lily
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Poppy
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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?
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Smedly Darlington Butler
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Abraham Lincoln
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Walt Whitman
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Woodrow Wilson
Question 8
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What patriotic song debuted in its current form on an Armistice Day broadcast in 1938?
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"America, the Beautiful" by Katharine Lee Bates
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"God Bless America" by Irving Berlin
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"Spirit of the USA" by E.T. Paull
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"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?
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41%
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51%
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61%
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71%
Question 10
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How many of the 44 US Presidents have been veterans?
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25
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28
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31
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34
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