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Veterans Day Quiz
December 24, 2020
</p> <section> <h2>Veterans Day Quiz</h2> <p><em>by David Tucker</em></p> <p> </p> <p>November 11 is Veterans Day, which has been observed under its current name since 1954 and honors all American veterans.</p> <p> </p> <p>The <span style="background-color: transparent;">quiz</span> below, from the <a href="www.ashbrook.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ashbrook Center</a> at Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio, provides an opportunity for you to test your knowledge of this national holiday, its origins, and the role of veterans in our national life.</p> <p> </p> <p><em>David Tucker is the Director of Teacher Programs at the Ashbrook Center.</em></p> </section> <section> <h2><span style="color: #313131;">Before 1954, the American holiday honoring veterans was called what?</span></h2> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: #313131;">November 11 was chosen for what reason?</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: #313131;">According to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates, there were how many living veterans in the United States as of September 30, 2018?</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: #313131;">Approximately how many of these veterans served during World War II?</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3>As early as 1789, the federal government began providing what benefit to veterans?</h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: #313131;">Which president signed legislation making the Veterans Administration the Department of Veterans Affairs, giving it official Cabinet status?</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: #313131;">All of the following countries honor veterans on November 11 except this country?</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: #313131;">According to the most recent data available, approximately what percentage of veterans are women?</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: #313131;">Which president said the following of Veterans Day: “On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting and enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain.”</span></h3> </section> <section> <h3><span style="color: #313131;">Which of the following celebrities is not a veteran?</span></h3> </section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <section></section> <p> </p> <p>
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