Here's some trivia to test your knowledge of all things relating to our veterans!

1. VETERANS DAY, WHICH WAS DECLARED A LEGAL HOLIDAY IN 1938, WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED:

ARMISTICE DAY
NATIONAL MARITIME DAY
FLAG DAY
MILITARY FORCES DAY
FREEDOM DAY

 

2. ALL OF THESE 20TH CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENTS WERE VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES EXCEPT:

RICHARD NIXON
JIMMY CARTER
RONALD REAGAN
GEORGE H. W. BUSH
HARRY S. TRUMAN

 

3. THE NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL IN OTTAWA IS A GRANITE ARCH WITH BRONZE SOLDIERS, TITLED:

SILENT TEARS
AT ATTENTION
FOUR BROTHERS
YESTERDAY
THE RESPONSE

 

4. WHICH ACTOR RECEIVED THE U.S. NAVY'S DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD FOR HIS WORK IN A 1998 FILM?

CHARLIE SHEEN
WILL SMITH
BRAD PITT
TOM HANKS
GEORGE CLOONEY

 

5. WHO DESIGNED THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON?

FRANK O. GEHRY
I.M. PEI
JULIA MORGAN
MAYA LIN
RUDULPH EVANS

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