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Veterans Day/Election

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Veterans Day was originally known as...

a)

Flag Day

b)

Remembrance Day

c)

Armistice Day

d)

Soldiers Day

2.

Who proposed that Armistice Day be renamed Veterans Day in order to be more inclusive of all veterans service?

a)

Harry S. Truman

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

3.

What flower is a symbol of Veterans Day?

a)

Forget-Me-Not

b)

Lily

c)

Poppy

d)

Rose

4.

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

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Walt Whitman

c)

Washington Irving

d)

Woodrow Wilson

5.

What is an armistice?

a)

An agreement by both sides to stop fighting

b)

An agreement by both sides to start fighting

c)

An agreement by one side

d)

a battle or fight

6.
After what war was the first holiday for veterans established?
a)

U.S. Civil War

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

Vietnam War

7.
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

8.
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"

9.
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.

10.

The next United States presidential election will be:

a)

November 2022

b)

April 2023

c)

November 2024

d)

January 2025

11.

What is the voting age in America?

a)

15

b)

16

c)

18

d)

21

12.

What amendment set the voting age?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

19

d)

26

13.

What is the term length for a U.S. Senator?

a)

2 Years

b)

4 Years

c)

6 Years

d)

8 Years

14.

How old must a Presidential candidate be?

a)

18

b)

21

c)

25

d)

35

15.

When is election day?

a)

Always November 8th

b)

The first Tuesday following the first Monday in November

c)

Whenever Congress votes it to be

d)

The President picks a day

16.

How many main levels of government positions are there?

a)

1 - Federal Only

b)

2 - Federal and State

c)

3 - Federal, state, and local

d)

4 - North, South, East, and West

17.

Where can you find the requirements for becoming President?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Constitution

c)

The dictionary

d)

Civil Rights Act

18.
Before a person can vote, they must ______________. 
a)
pay
b)
graduate college
c)
register
d)
know all the words to the National Anthem