WorksheetsRMS Veterans Day Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
2 Minutes: Mr. Riden's 5th generation grandfather served in the 3rd Maryland Infantry Regiment from 1777-1780. His grandfather survived battles in NY and Long Island as well as the famous winter encampment at Valley Forge. Which famous General and President did Mr. Riden's grandfather serve under during the American Revolution?
a)
Albert Hall
b)
Aaron Burr
c)
George Washington
d)
Alexander Hamilton
2.
2 Minutes: Mr. Riden's 5th generation grandfather served in the 3rd Maryland Infantry Regiment from 1777-1780. His grandfather survived battles in NY and Long Island as well as the famous winter encampment at Valley Forge. Which famous General and President did Mr. Riden's grandfather serve under during the American Revolution?
a)
Albert Hall
b)
Aaron Burr
c)
George Washington
d)
Alexander Hamilton
3.
30 seconds: What branch did Mr. Riden serve in?
a)
Marines
b)
Army
c)
Navy
d)
Air Force
4.
1 Minute: Take a guess at how many military decorations your teacher has?
a)
7
b)
18
c)
3
d)
14
5.
45 Seconds: Where was Mr. Riden's captain and staff sergeant killed in 1995?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Oklahoma City Bombing
d)
Fellujah
6.
60 Sec: Would you consider a military career after high school? Your answer may be held confidential.
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
d)
Only if war begins
7.
45 Sec: When did America enter World War 2?
a)
Bombing in Beirut, Lebanon
b)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
Attack on Cuba
d)
Bombing in Jerusalem
8.
30 Sec: When did America enter into the Vietnam War?
a)
Officially 1964
b)
Realistically 1961
c)
1986
d)
1980
9.
2 Minutes: What are the FIVE SUPER POWERS in the World today?
a)
USA, RUSSIA, CHINA, BRITAIN, JAPAN
b)
USA, INDIA, VIETNAM, AFRICA, ASIA
c)
USA, CHINA, OKLAHOMA, RUSSIA, KANSAS
d)
KANSAS, NEVADA, IDAHO, IOWA, MAINE
10.
30 Sec: When did America help win World War I?
a)
1917
b)
1945
c)
1980
d)
1990
11.
60 Sec: Which current country did the USA fight against during the American Revolution?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
12.
45 Sec: In the American Civil War, if you fought on the side of the Southern states, you would have been called what?
a)
Union
b)
Confederate
13.
60 Sec: In the American Civil War, if you fought on the side of President Abraham Lincoln and the government in Washington D.C., you would have been called what?
a)
Union
b)
Confederate
14.
60 Sec: Who was known in history as saying "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death?"
a)
Patrick Murphy
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Mr. Riden
d)
Albert Einstein
15.
45 Sec. Who was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
a)
U.S. Grant
b)
President Lincoln
c)
George Armstrong Custer
d)
Davy Crockett
16.
1 Minute: What Civil War leader became the President of the United States?
a)
Ronald Reagan
b)
Jimmy Carter
c)
U.S. Grant
d)
Russell Westbrook
17.
30 Sec. Which country waged war against Americans in the Pacific Ocean during WWII?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Germany
d)
Austria
18.
60 Sec: Which famous World War I battle did the Germans call American Marines "Devil Dogs"because they fought so fiercely?
a)
Belleau Wood
b)
The Arden Forest
c)
Belgium
d)
Czech Republic
19.
30 Sec: Which famous dictator from Iraq used to sentence to death members of his own government?
a)
Mohamar Kadafi
b)
Sadam Hussein
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Benito Mussolini
20.
30 Sec. In World War 2, and after he had lost the war, Adolph Hitler ended his own life in what?
a)
A house
b)
A bunker
c)
In town
d)
In the forest
21.
60 Sec. Many famous American Indian soldiers served in World War II and held a very important specific job. The Navajo became instrumental in what skill?
a)
Infantry
b)
Code Talking
c)
Mortars
d)
Grenades
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