Veterans Day Quiz

The first Armistice Day was to honor 

• the soldiers who died in all American conflicts.
• the soldiers who served in the military.
• the end of World War I.

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The first Armistice Day was held in our country one year after the end of WWI in

• 1919
• 1920
• 1921

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Armistice Day became a legal federal holiday to be celebrated every year in

• 1926
• 1938
• 1945

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Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day because the government wanted to include the veterans of

• World War II

• Viet Nam War

• War in Iraq

The poppy became the symbol of remembrance of fallen soldiers because poppies grew wild

• among the graves in the battlefields of Flanders in France.

• everywhere crosses were erected over soldiers' graves.

• in the battlefields in the USA

The poem, "In Flanders Fields" was written by

• a surgeon.
• an artillery gunner.
• a private delivering mail.

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When did World War 1 end?

• July 4, 1776

• April 20, 1918

• November 11, 1918

• September 11, 2001.

What year did Veterans Day become a National Holiday?

• 1812

• 1999

• 1938

• 2002

At what time was the Armistice put into effect?

• 6:09

• 11:00

• 7:89

• 11:11

 What other name has Veterans Day been known as?

• Hero Day
• Memorial Day
• Armistice Day
• War Day