PBCHS November Trivia Game 2023

You can create a pumpkin spice blend with which ingredients?

• Cinnamon, cumin, cloves

• Cinnamon, ginger, pumpkin seeds, allspice

• Cloves, nutmeg, ginger

• Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg

According to Greek mythology, when did autumn begin?

• When Zeus and Hades bargained on Persephone living in the Underworld and above it

• When Persephone was abducted by Hades

• When Demeter began her search for Persephone

• When Aphrodite began her search for Persephone

How many apples does it take to create one gallon of apple cider?

• 36 Apples

• 20 apples

• 78 apples

• 46 apples

• 56 apples

How many varieties of Apples are there?

• Over 8000 varieties of apples

• Over 10,000 varieties of apples

• Over 30,000 varieties of apples

• Over 2500 varieties of apples

About how many war veterans are there in the United States?

• 17 million

• 27 million

• 22 million

• 32 million

Veterans Day was originally known as:

• Armistice Day

• Remembrance Day

• Flag Day

• Soldiers Day

Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11 because:

• November 11 is when the Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI, 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.

Who first proposed that Armistice Day be renamed Veterans Day?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower, the US President at the time

• Douglas MacArthur, a US Army general

• Alvin J. King, a shoe salesman

• Harry S. Truman, the previous US President

What flower is a symbol of Veterans Day?

• Forget-me-not

• Poppy

• Lily

• Rose

The motto of the Department of Veterans Affairs is "To care for him who shall have borne the battle." Who originally said these words?

• Smedley Darlington Butler

• Abraham Lincoln

• Woodrow Wilson

• Walt Whitman