WorksheetsVeteran's Day/USA
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is Veterans Day celebrated on November 11?
a)
It marks the beginning of WWI
b)
celebrates the end of WWI
c)
it is close to Thanksgiving
d)
celebrate the end of WWII
2.
What was the previous name of Veterans Day?
a)
Armistice Day
b)
Day of Armistice
c)
Armys Day
d)
Day of Armys
3.
What is the purpose of Veterans Day?
a)
to celebrate our country's independence
b)
to learn about our country's military
c)
to remember the end of World War II
d)
to honor and remember our military service members
4.
What is a veteran?
a)
people currently serving in the military
b)
people who served in the military
c)
only brave men
d)
only brave men
5.
This U.S. president was the first to declare November 11 a holiday.
a)
Gerald Ford
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson
6.
What are our branches of U.S. military?
a)
army, navy, air force
b)
army, marines, air force
c)
army, navy, air force, marines, coast guard
d)
national guard, army, air force, marines
7.
Where does the National Veterans Day Observance take place?
a)
"Tomb of the Unknowns"
b)
Arlington National Cemetery
c)
All of these
d)
"Tomb of the Unknown Soldier"
8.
What time does the National Observance of Veterans Day take place?
a)
10 p.m.
b)
10 a.m.
c)
11 p.m.
d)
11 a.m.
9.
There are five branches in the United States military.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What does veteran (vetas) mean in Latin?
a)
someone who is brave
b)
someone who is old, who has served
c)
someone who is tough
d)
someone who has fought in a war
11.
Veterans Day is what kind of holiday?
a)
a state holiday
b)
an optional holiday
c)
Federal (nationwide) holiday
d)
a religious holiday
12.
What is an armistice?
a)
a Crossfit exercise
b)
an example of diplomacy
c)
a way to deal with difficult people
d)
a peace treaty
13.
What was the original name of World War I?
a)
World War I
b)
The Great War (The War to end all Wars)
c)
The Axis/Allies conflict
d)
The German War
14.
In what year did World War I end?
a)
1776
b)
1864
c)
1918
d)
1945
15.
The armistice to end WWI was signed in what month?
a)
September
b)
October
c)
November
d)
December
16.
What is the main difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day?
a)
Memorial Day is more fun
b)
Memorial Day honors the dead
c)
Memorial Day is not a federal holiday
d)
Memorial Day is like a big party
17.
How many American WWI veterans are still alive?
a)
around 100
b)
somewhere between 10 and 20
c)
5
d)
0
18.
What was the name of the last surviving American WWI veteran who died at the age of 110?
a)
David Francis Dadowski
b)
Augie Murphy
c)
Frank Buckles
d)
Christopher Schon Studebaker
19.
Around how many American WWII veterans are still alive?
a)
more than 10 million
b)
about 1 million
c)
less than 500,000
d)
zero
20.
What does POW on a license plate represent?
a)
That the driver is a Piece of Work
b)
That the driver is from England
c)
That the driver is Proud of Wisconsin
d)
That the driver is a Prisoner of War
21.
Which American war is sometimes called "The Forgotten War"?
a)
World War II
b)
The Vietnam War
c)
The Korean War
d)
The War of 1812
22.
On what continent are Vietnam and Korea?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
North America
23.
Before the United States was a country...
a)
it was 13 colonies governed by Great Britain.
b)
What do you mean the United States wasn't a country?
c)
the land was open to anyone.
d)
Columbus found it.
24.
The colonists and Britain fought over...
a)
equality
b)
independence
c)
representation
d)
all of these things and more
25.
Who is the father of the constitution?
a)
James Madison
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
26.
Before the constitution, our nation was governed by...
a)
The Treaty of Paris
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
The Articles of Confederation
27.
The Constitution was created in ...
a)
1492
b)
1776
c)
1787
d)
1800
28.
The Constitution begins with the words...
a)
We hold these truths to be self evident
b)
Fore score and seven years ago
c)
I have a dream
d)
We, the people
29.
What is the name of the biggest park in New York?
a)
Hyde Park
b)
Center Park
c)
Times Square
d)
Central Park
30.
What is the name of the river flowing through New York?
a)
Hutson River
b)
River Hudson
c)
Hudson River
d)
River Thames
31.
What does the abbreviation NYC mean?
a)
New York Center
b)
New York City
c)
New York Carnival
d)
New York Chinatown
32.
What is the name of America's national anthem?
a)
star-sprangled banner
b)
stars and stripes
c)
stripes and stars
d)
star-spangled banner
33.
Which state does not exist in the USA?
a)
South Dakota
b)
North Dakota
c)
Virginia
d)
North Virginia
34.
What is the name of the capital of the USA?
a)
Washington CD
b)
Washington DC
c)
Washington CB
d)
Washington BC
35.
Where is the Golden Gate Bridge?
a)
New York
b)
Boston
c)
Los Angeles
d)
San Francisco
36.
Who is America named after?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Captain Scott
d)
Hernan Cortes
37.
Name the landmark that lies between the USA and Canada.
a)
Mount Rushmore
b)
Niagara Falls
c)
Grand Canyon
d)
Kennedy Space Centre
38.
Where is Mount Rushmore?
a)
North Dakota
b)
South Dakota
c)
North Carolina
d)
South Carolina
39.
How many states are in the USA?
a)
50
b)
48
c)
52
d)
13
40.
Which state is the largest (area)?
a)
Texas
b)
Maryland
c)
Alaska
d)
Oklahoma
41.
What state is that?
a)
Arizona
b)
Texas
c)
New Mexico
d)
Maryland
42.
Approximate population of the U.S.A.?
a)
320 million
b)
300 million
c)
350 million
d)
400 million
43.
How many stripes are there on the American flag?
a)
10
b)
11
c)
12
d)
13
44.
How many seats are there in the U.S. Senate?
a)
50
b)
52
c)
100
d)
200
45.
Who gave the "Statue of Liberty" to the USA?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Ireland
46.
What are the "Rockies"?
a)
Waterfalls
b)
Rivers
c)
Mountains
d)
Deserts
47.
Which of these US Presidents did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
48.
What is the most common first name of all of our Presidents?
a)
William
b)
George
c)
James
d)
John
49.
July 4th is known as the birthday of our nation yet, ironically, it was the date on which 3 of our Presidents died. Which of the following Presidents did NOT die on July 4th?
a)
James Monroe
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
50.
How many US Presidents have been assassinated?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
6
d)
4
51.
Which of these lists contains the four US Presidents carved into Mount Rushmore?
a)
Thomas Jeffereson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington
b)
Thomas Jeffereson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George Washington
c)
John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington
d)
Thomas Jeffereson, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington
52.
Who was praised for being "first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen"?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George W. Bush
c)
George Washington
d)
John Adams
53.
How many US Presidents have been impeached?
a)
3 - Johnson, Nixon & Clinton
b)
1 - Nixon
c)
0
d)
2 - Johnson & Clinton
54.
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
55.
Which president was shot in the chest but because the bullet was slowed by the papers of his speech and his glasses case, he insisted on delivering his speech as planned? The bullet was never removed.
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Gerald Ford
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
56.
Which president lost the popular vote of the American people but won the election due to having the most electoral votes?
a)
Al Gore
b)
George H.W. Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
George W. Bush
57.
Which other future US President is in the famous painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware? (HINT: He is the one holding the flag)
a)
James Monroe
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Quincy Adams
58.
Which ivy league university had eight alumni sign the Declaration of Independence AND had eight alumni become future US Presidents?
a)
Yale
b)
Princeton
c)
Harvard
d)
Columbia
59.
Which US President died after only a month in office and was the first to die in office?
a)
William H. Harrison
b)
Zachary Taylor
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
James A. Garfield
60.
Which US President founded a University, spoke 6 languages, designed his own house, authored one of our most important historical documents, and was an expert in agriculture, law, politics, music, geography, surveying, philosophy and botany?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
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