Veteran's Day history - Fun Facts Quiz

How many war veterans are there in the United States?

• 17 million

• 21 million

• 27 million

• 32 million

Answer explanation

this is an infographic from 2016.

Veterans Day was originally known as

• Flag Day

• Remembrance Day

• Armistice Day

• Soldier's Day

Answer explanation

Some fun facts about Armistice Day...https://www.softschools.com/facts/holidays/armistice_day_facts/1296/

Veterans Day is celebrated on Nov. 11 because

• That'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.

Answer explanation

Who first proposed that Armistice Day be renamed Veterans Day?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Alvin J. King

• Douglas MacArthur

• Harry S. Truman

Answer explanation

In 1953, shoe salesman Alvin J. King proposed either creating a special day to honor all veterans or adapting Armistice Day so that it was dedicated to all veterans since, at that time, Armistice Day honored only the veterans of World War I. King had been grieving the loss of his nephew, John Cooper, whom he had raised. Cooper had been killed in action in 1944 during World War II while serving with Rifle Company B of the 137th Infantry Regiment.

Veterans Day officially acquired its current name in

• 1954

• 1956

• 1958

• 1961

Answer explanation

On October 8, 1954, President Eisenhower issued a presidential proclamation concerning Veterans Day in 1954 in which he stated, ‘‘On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain.’’

What flower is a symbol of Veterans Day?

• Forget-Me-Not

• Lily

• Poppy

• Rose

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 U.S.A." by E.T. Paull

• "The Yankee Doodle Boy," by George M. Cohan

Answer explanation

Woody Guthrie criticized the song, and in 1940 he wrote "This Land Is Your Land," originally titled "God Blessed America For Me," as a response. Anti-Semitic groups such as the Ku Klux Klan also protested against the song due to its authorship by a Jewish immigrant.

How many of the 44 U.S. presidents have been veterans?

• 25

• 28

• 31

• 34

Answer explanation

31 out of 45 presidents served in the armed forces of the United States