"Honor to the
soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause.
Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field
and serves, as he best can, the same cause."
- Abraham Lincoln
Here is a quiz for Veterans Day.
1. ___ Veterans Day pays tribute to
Americans who served or are currently serving in a branch of the
Armed Forces. Veterans Day is also known as
a. Armistice Day,
b. Flag Day,
c. Remembrance Day,
d. Your Mama Wears Army Boots Day.
2. ___ Veterans Day become a legal
national holiday in
a. 1778,
b. 1865,
c. 1938,
d. 2000 B.C.
3. ___ Veterans Day has been
officially set to be celebrated on November 11 (Public Law 94-97)
since
a. 1975,
b. 1948,
c. 1957,
d. 2016.
4. ___ Memorial Day is another
holiday commemorating veterans who
a. served in a foreign war,
b. died in service to the country,
c. won the Medal of Honor,
d. lost their memory.
5. ___ The
number 11 has very much significance with Veterans Day. On November
11th
at the 11th
hour, what war was formally ended?
a. the Civil War,
b. World War I,
c. World War II,
d. the War of Seven
Come 11 Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes.
6. ___ There are approximately how
many military veterans in the United States?
a. 6 million,
b. 15 million,
c. 19 million,
d. 48 bizillion.
7. ___ Approximately how many
veterans are women?
a. 500 thousand,
b. 1.6 million,
c. 10.5 million,
d. all but one.
8. ___ Rank these in order of most
veterans served (left to right = highest to lowest).
a. World War II, Vietnam War, Gulf
War, Korean War
b. World War II, Gulf War, Korean War,
Vietnam War
c. Gulf War, World War II, Vietnam
War, Korean War
d. War of Words, War of the Sexes, War
of Rye Bread, World of Warcraft
9. ___ The Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier is inscribed with these words: "Here rests in honored
glory An American Soldier Known but to God." The tomb is
located in
a. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
b. Arlington National Cemetery,
Virginia
c. Soldiers Circle, District of
Columbia
d. You Can't Get There From Here,
Idaho
10. ___ As Veterans Day and the
birthday of this Armed Service (November 10, 1775) are only one day
apart, that branch of the Armed Forces customarily observes both
occasions as a 96-hour liberty period. What is the branch?
a. the U.S. Army,
b. the U.S. Navy,
c. the U.S. Marine Corps,
d. the U.S. Bathtub Brigade.
11. ___ While the holiday is
commonly printed as Veteran's Day or Veterans' Day in
calendars and advertisements (spellings that are grammatically
acceptable), the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Web
site states that the attributive (no apostrophe) rather than the
possessive case is the official spelling because
a. it is less confusing,
c. it is without a singular or plural
state of “union,”
d. typing an apostrophe is too mentally
taxing.
12. ___ The Federal government
observes Veterans Day as a holiday. What is NOT a public holiday for
Federal employees?
a. Birthday of Martin Luther King,
Jr.,
b. Columbus Day,
c. Birthday of Abraham Lincoln,
d. President's Day (Washington's
Birthday).
Answers: 1. A 2. C 3. A 4.
B 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. C 11. B 12.
C
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