Presidents
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100
He was the first US President
George Washington
100
This song is the U.S. National Anthem.
What is the Star Spangled Banner?
100
This is the day in which we celebrate America's independence from Britain.
What is July 4th/Independence Day?
100
This U.S. symbol is also called "Old Glory".
What is the U.S. Flag?
100
This seaport was bombed on December 7, 1941 by the Japanese.
Pearl Harbor
More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded. The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan.
200
This former president was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John F Kennedy, Calvin Coolidge
Who is John F Kennedy?
200
The song Taps is traditionally played with this musical instrument.
A) Bugle B)Saxophone C)Piano D)French Horn
What is the bugle (or trumpet)?
“Taps” originally began as a signal to extinguish lights. Up until the Civil War, the infantry call for “Extinguish Lights” was the one set down in the Infantry manuals which had been borrowed from the French.
200
This is the day in June in which the U.S. flag is celebrated.
May 29th, July 14th, June 14th, June 1st
What is June 14th?
The holiday commemorates the date in 1777 when the United States approved the design for its first national flag
200
This patriotic symbol broke the first time it was used.
What is The Liberty Bell?
200
This was the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
A) Antietam B) Gettysburg C) Little Big Horn D) Chickamauga
Gettysburg
It is believed more than 51,000 soldiers were killed during this battle.
300
This president was known as The Great Emancipator.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
300
Finish the lyric:
Over there, over there
Send the word, send the word over there
That the Yanks are coming
The Yanks are coming
The drums rum tumming everywhere
So prepare, say a prayer
Send the word, send the word to beware
We'll be over, we're coming over
And we _____________________(8 words)
won't come back till it's over, over there!
"Over There"
By: George M Cohen
300
This holiday was first celebrated in 1868 at Arlington National Cemetery.
A) Flag Day B) Labor Day C) Veterans Day D) Memorial Day
What is Memorial Day?
It was initially called decoration day. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan established Decoration Day as a way for the nation to honor the graves of those who died in the Civil War with flowers, according to the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department.
300
The Statue of Liberty was gifted by the U.S. by this country.
A) England B) France C) Germany D) Mexico
France
"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886.
300
This peace treaty ended WWI.
A) The Congress of Vienna, B) Treaty of Versailles, C) Paris Peace Treaties, D) The Treaty of Utrecht
B) Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles held Germany responsible for starting the war and imposed harsh penalties in terms of loss of territory, massive reparations payments and demilitarization.
400
He was the only president to be born on July 4th.
A) Calvin Coolidge B) Harry Truman C) Gerald Ford D) Woodrow Wilson
Who is Calvin Coolidge?
Fun Fact: In a moment that had never transpired before and has never been repeated, Coolidge was sworn into the presidential office by his own father, also named John Calvin Coolidge. The pair found themselves together while the younger Coolidge was visiting his father in Vermont. News arrived of Harding’s sudden death, which prompted Coolidge Senior, a notary public, to swear in his son in the middle of the night.
400
This song, written by Julia Ward Howe, contains the line "where the grapes of wrath are stored".
America the Beautiful, Battle Hymn of the Republic, The Stars and Stripes Forever, Yankee Doodle
What is the Battle Hymn of the Republic?
400
This holiday commemorates the day the last U.S. slaves were freed in TX. It was made a federal holiday in June 2021.
A) Shavuot B) Juneteenth C) Memorial Day D) Freedom Day
What is Juneteenth?
The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday.
400
The faces of these four famous Americans are carved into Mount Rushmore.
Who are George Wahsington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Abe Lincoln
Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor, selected these four presidents because from his perspective, they represented the most important events in the history of the United States
400
This general became commander of all US troops in 1942 and all Allied Forces in 1943.
A) Macarthur B)Eisenhower C)Grant D)Marshall
General Dwight Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and achieved the five-star rank as General of the Army
500
He was the first American-born president
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, William Howard Taft, Martin Van Buren
Who was Martin Van Buren?
Martin Van Buren was of Dutch descent but was the first president to be born in the United States of America. His father was not only a farmer but also a tavern keeper. While going to school as a youth, Van Buren worked in his father's tavern. It was frequented by lawyers and politicians like Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
500
This man and his orchestra recorded this version of “American Patrol” in 1942, roughly six months before the bandleader reported for duty with the US Army.
A) Duke Ellington B)Glenn Miller C) Benny Goodman D)Woody Herman
Glenn Miller
Reporting for duty on October 7, 1942, Miller received his formal commission as captain in November, was transferred from the US Army to the US Army Air Forces (USAAF), and assigned to Maxwell Field, Alabama. By 1943, Miller was named the Director of Bands, Training, for the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command and moved to the USAAF Basic Training Station #2 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
500
This holiday is also known as Decoration Day.
What is Memorial Day?
500
True or False: Uncle Sam was a real person.
True
The origin of the term Uncle Sam, though disputed, is usually associated with a businessman from Troy, New York, Samuel Wilson, known affectionately as “Uncle Sam” Wilson. The barrels of beef that he supplied the army during the War of 1812 were stamped “U.S.” to indicate government property. That identification is said to have led to the widespread use of the nickname Uncle Sam for the United States, and a resolution passed by Congress in 1961 recognized Wilson as the namesake of the national symbol.
500
Louis Zamperini, WWII hero and Olympic runner, had his story told in this Lara Hillenbrand book that was later made into a 2014 movie.
A) Unbroken B)Seabiscuit C)The Pegasus Diaries D) Etched in Purple
A) Unbroken
600
This man described the vice presidency as “the most insignificant office that ever the Invention of man contrived or his Imagination conceived.”
A) Lyndon B Johnson B) John Adams C) Alexander Hamilton D) Mike Pence
John Adams
He famously said this serving as the first Vice President of the United States under George Washington
600
This American classic was originally a poem first published in print on July 4th, 1895. It was then modified in 1904 and again in 1913. The song is considered by some to be the country’s unofficial national anthem.
A) Star Spangled Banner B) Battle Hymn of the Republic C)You're a Grand Old Flag D)America the Beautiful
America the Beautiful.
The song, “America the Beautiful," was based on a poem written by the professor, poet, and writer, Katharine Lee Bates, during an 1893 trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado. When she got to the top of Pike’s Peak, the view was so beautiful that it inspired her to write, "All the wonder of America seemed displayed there, with the sea-like expanse."
600
This day is celebrated annually on the third Saturday of May. According to the Department of Defense website, on Aug. 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of this holiday to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days.
Armed Forces Day
President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country. This single day celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under the Department of Defense.
600
Despite the views of Benjamin Franklin, the bald eagle beat out this animal to become the symbol of America.
A) Dog B) Rabbit C) Turkey D) Beaver
Turkey
Today, the eagle not only appears on the official seal of the United States but on coins, flags for the military, and more.
600
Of the 46 US presidents that have held office, how many served in the army at one point in their life?
A) 15 B)25 C)30 D)43
Thirty of the 45 presidents served in the Army
24 during time of war, two earned the rank of five-star general (Washington -- who was promoted posthumously to a six-star general in 1976 -- and Eisenhower) and one earned the Medal of Honor (Theodore Roosevelt)