Veterans Day

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

• Harry S. Truman

• Douglas MacArthur

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Why is Veterans day celebrated on November 11th?

• It remembers that events that occured on September 11th with the World Trade Center.

• It marks the anniversary of the end of World War 1. on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

• It marks the anniversary of the end of the Mexican- American War.

• It celebrates United States of America's Independence form England.

What other countries celebrate Veterans Day?

• Canada

• Canada and Russia

• Great Britian, Canada, and Mexico

• Canada, Great Britian, and Australia

What other name has Veterans Day been known as?

• Thanksgiving

• Armistice Day

• Hero Day

• The Day of Honor

When is Veterans Day?

• November 1st

• September 11th

• October 11th

• November 11th

What days coincide Veterans Day?

• Halloween and September 11th

• Armistice Day and Halloween

• Remembrance Day and Thanksgiving

• Armistice Day and Remembrance Day

What patriotic song debuted in its current form on an Armistice Day broadcast in 1938?

• "America the Beautiful"

• "God Bless America"

• "Spirit of the U.S.A"

• "The Yankee Doodle Boy"

What do other countries that celebrate Veterans Day on November 11th call the day?

• Canada Day

• Remember the Day

• Rememberance Day

• Thanksgiving Day

About how many war veterans are there in the United States?

• 17 million

• 27 million

• 22 million

• 32 million

Who was the first U.S. President to celebrate Veterans Day as a national holiday?

• A) Woodrow Wilson

• B) Franklin D. Roosevelt

• C) Dwight D. Eisenhower

• D) John F. Kennedy