Exploring Veterans Day Significance and History

Who wrote the 'Star-Spangled Banner'?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Francis Scott Key

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How many American servicemembers died in battle according to the transcript?

• 650,000

• 100,000

• 25 million

• 1.4 million

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On what date did the fighting of World War I come to an end?

• November 11, 1918

• December 7, 1941

• June 28, 1919

• July 4, 1776

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Who proclaimed November 11th as Armistice Day?

• President Lincoln

• President Roosevelt

• President Eisenhower

• President Wilson

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In what year was Armistice Day changed to Veterans Day?

• 1963

• 1945

• 1954

• 1919

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Who wrote the poem 'The New Colossus'?

• Emily Dickinson

• Patricia Al Karstens

• Walt Whitman

• Emma Lazarus

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What is the Statue of Liberty made of?

• Copper

• Steel

• Bronze

• Iron

Who designed the steel structure of the Statue of Liberty?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Gustave Eiffel

What was the original purpose of the tune 'Taps'?

• To signal the end of a battle

• To announce lights-out

• To celebrate a victory

• To honor fallen soldiers

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In what year was 'Taps' officially designated as the nation's song of remembrance?

• 1891

• 1875

• 2012

• 1862

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