Veterans Day

What was the first name given to the November. 11 holiday?
1. World Peace Day
2. Veterans Day
3. Armistice Day
4. Remembrance Day
Many people participate in this at 11 a.m. on Veterans Day.
1. A barbecue.
2. A moment of silence.
3. A poppy toss.
4. A parade.
What was supposed to have been the "war to end all wars"?
1. World War II
2. World War I
3. The U.S. Civil War
4. The Vietnam War
What has been the most deadly war in American history up to this point?
1. The Vietnam Conflict
2. World War I
3. The U.S. Civil War
4. World War II
In what year did World War I end?
1. 1918
2. 1921
3. 1914
4. 1919
When a country is not at war or engaged in hostilities, it is said to be at ...
1. rest
2. armistice
3. conflict
4. peace
What flower is a symbol of Veterans Day?
1. Poppy
2. Lily of the Valley
3. Forget-me-not
4. Rose
Who proposed that Armistice Day be renamed Veterans Day?
1. Gen. Douglas MacArthur
2. President Harry S. Truman
3. President Dwight D. Eisenhower
4. Rep. Edwin K. Rees
Approximately how many U.S. soldiers took part in World War II?
1. 21 million
2. 16.5 million
3. 10 million
4. 1 million
"In Flanders Field," one of the best-known poems to come out of World War I, was written in reference to a battle in ...
1. France
2. Belgium
3. England
4. Germany