Christmas History Quiz

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Social Studies
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10th Grade
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Hard
Winston Shearin
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Operation Santa Claus?
An airborne operation to disrupt Nazi communications in Norway.
A full effort to get GI's home before Christmas in 1945.
The first effort to deliver Toys for Tots in the Marine Reserve.
Airdrop of chocolate bars to allied North Africa armies in 1943.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What things made the holidays in the United States special in 1945?
A federal tax refund from the War Bond program.
The first use of a National Christmas Tree in Washington, DC.
Celebrations after wartime blackouts with no dark curtains & lot of lights.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which president of the United States visited injured troops at Christmas 1862 to brighten their spirits?
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What Air Force tradition began in 1952 and continues in which supplies are delivered via parachute to far flung places?
Defense Department Delivery
Fantastic Flyover
Airborne Assistance Availability
Operation Christmas Drop
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On December 21, 1864, what state soldiers gave aid to civilians outside of Savannah as a token of Christmas charity?
New York
North Carolina
Missouri
Michigan
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What famous battle took place on Christmas Eve 1776?
The battle of Trenton
The battle of Monmouth
The battle of Philadelphia
The battle of Cold Harbor
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Name the battle that began on Christmas Eve 1864 and was a failure for the attacking Union.
Hampton Roads
First Fort Fisher
Bentonville
Second Fort Fisher
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