Vocabulary
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Vocabulary
Vet Day Facts
Famous Veterans
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Someone's invisible cool factor or energy, which can go up or down based on their actions.
Aura
100
How many years apart are the Olympics held?
Four
100
A versatile slang word meaning cool, bad, or dumb
Skibidi
100
The armistice to end WWI was signed on the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. At this time during the day we stop to honor veterans on Veterans Day.
A. 11 o'clock
B. 3 o'clock
A. 11:00
100
An author of many children's books who introduced you to Whoville.
A. Dr. Seuss
B. Ronald Dahl
A. Dr. Seuss
His real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel. He joined the WW2 effort. At first he drew posters for the Treasury Department and the war production board. He eventually joined the U.S army. He was put in command of the animation department of the 1st motion picture unit.
200
an organism in science that gets its energy and nutrients mainly from eating the flesh of other animals
carnivore
200
How long is a marathon?
26.2 miles
200
a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero, and does not include any decimals or fractions
integer
200
This was known as the "Great War".
A. World War I
B. World War II
A. World War I
200
This Veteran was the first African American major league baseball player.
A. Jackie Robinson
B. Reggie Jackson
A. Jackie Robinson
Robinson was drafted into the Army in 1942, where he served in a segregated Army cavalry unit before he applied for Officer Candidate School. Though his application was delayed allegedly because of his race, he was eventually commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1943. He faced a court-martial for refusing to give up his seat and move to the back of a bus at Camp Hood, Texas, but was later cleared. Robinson would later be medically discharged for an ankle issue.
300
full variety of all living things on Earth, including every plant, animal, fungus, and microorganism, plus the genetic differences they carry and the ecosystems they form
biodiversity
300
How many players on a baseball field?
Nine
300
a figure of speech that gives human traits, emotions, actions, or characteristics to non-human things like objects, animals, or abstract ideas
personification
300
What does the president or a high-ranking official lay at the gravesite for the Tomb of the unknown solider?A. Wreath
B. Flag
A. Wreath
300
This veteran is also an actor and is well known for his martial arts skills.
A. Chuck Norris
B. Jackie Chan
A. Chuck Norris
He served as an Air police officer in South Korea during his stint in the Air Force beginning in 1958, where he picked up some additional martial arts skills.
400
a viewpoint based on empirical evidence
perspective
400
How many teams in the NFL?
32
400
The term that defines non-living items such as sunlight, water, and temperature.
abiotic
400
The oldest military decoration in the world in present use. Given to those wounded or killed while serving.
A. Purple Heart
B. Medal of Honor
A. Purple Heart
400
This Veteran played God in "Bruce Almighty."
A. Morgan Freeman
B. Jim Carrey
A. Morgan Freeman
The Oscar winner with the iconic voice, Morgan Freeman was intrigued by war films growing up, which inspired him to join the Air Force in 1955. He served as a radar technician, and, realizing that flying in the Air Force was not for him, left the military almost four years later.
500
absorbing heat or energy from the surroundings
endothermic
500
In tennis this word means zero.
love
500
a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like," "as," or "than" to highlight a shared quality.
simile
500
What's the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day?
Memorial Day honors those that died while serving in the military and Veterans Day honors ALL who have served whether they are alive or deceased.