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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow many war veterans are there in the United States?17 million22 million27 million32 million
- 2. Multiple ChoiceVeterans Day was originally known asArmistice DayFlag DayRemembrance DaySoldiers Day
- 3. Multiple ChoiceVeterans Day is celebrated on Nov. 11 becauseThat's when the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, 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.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho first proposed that Armistice Day be renamed Veterans Day?Dwight D. EisenhowerAlvin J. KingDouglas MacArthurHarry S. Truman
- 5. Multiple ChoiceVeterans Day officially acquired its current name in1954195619581960
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat flower is a symbol of Veterans Day?Forget-Me-NotLilyPoppyRose
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe motto of the Department of Veterans Affairs is "To care for him who shall have borne the battle." Who originally wrote these words?Smedley Darlington ButlerAbraham LincolnWalt WhitmanWoodrow Wilson
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat 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 U.S.A." by E.T. Paull"The Yankee Doodle Boy," by George M. Cohan
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat percentage of all veterans voted in the 2008 presidential election?41 percent51 percent61 percent71 percent
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHow many of the 44 U.S. presidents have been veterans?25283134
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