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What Do You Know About Veterans Day?
What Do You Know About Veterans Day?
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Fun facts about Veterans Day.
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1
The extended meaning of the word veteran refers to someone serving a longtime in any position.
False
True
2
The original idea behind Veterans Day was to hold public meetings and open for business at 11.
False
True
3
What other holiday is often confused with Veterans Day?
Labor Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
Thanksgiving
4
Every year on 11/11 the president lays a wreath on the grave of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
False
True
5
Approximately how many female veterans exist today?
2.2 million
1.6 million
1.8 million
500,243
6
What year was the word veteran first used?
1789
1946
1807
1918
7
Veterans Day became a legal holiday in what year?
1954
1938
1919
1918
8
World War I actually ended on June 28, 1919, during the Treaty of Versailles.
False
True
9
What is the approximate median income for veterans?
$75000 a year
$28000 a year
$58000 a year
$35000 a year
10
There is a legal requirement for schools to close for an hour on Veterans Day?
True
False
11
In 2009, what was the estimated number of veterans?
25.8 million
21.9 million
16.7 million
1.4 billion
12
Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day due to a great immobilization of Vets after WW2.
False
True
13
What cemetery has a ceremony on Veterans Day to honor those who died during times of war?
Veterans National Cemetery
Washington National Cemetery
Cemetery of the US
Arlington National Cemetery
14
What company made films during WW2 for each branch of the US government?
CBS
Disney
Fox
ABC
15
What % of Disney workers worked in the making of propaganda and training videos for WW2?
50%
75%
90%
100%
16
Veterans Day was once known as what day?
Armistice Day
Military Appreciation Day
Day of Peace
Independence Day
17
Who came up with the idea to honor all veterans on November 11, not just the ones from WW1?
Raymond Weeks
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
General Lee
18
November 11 is only a State holiday.
False
True
19
What state has more U.S. military veterans than any other state?
New York
Virginia
Mississippi
California
20
Veteran originated from the Old English language, meaning old, experienced citizen.
False
True
21
There is not supposed to be an apostrophe in Veterans Day?
True
False