November
Veterans Day
On this Day (November 12)
National parks
Word Play
100

November always ends on the same day of the week as what other month of the year?

August

100

What was Veterans Day originally called?

Armistice Day

100

In 2018 his American comic book writer known as the "Father of Marvel" passed away at age 95

Stan Lee

100

In which national park can you find the tallest mountain in North America?

Denali National Park

100

What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

Short

200

November was named after the ninth (novem) month in the early Roman calendar. What two months were added later in the Gregorian calendar to make November the 11th month?

January and February

200

What is the traditional moment of silence held at 11 a.m. meant to honor?

The armistice ending WWI

200

In 1980 this U.S. Space probe reached the planet Saturn

Voyager 1

200

What natural phenomenon led to the creation of Crater Lake?

The collapse of Mount Mazama

200

what word for a specific time of day can be spelled the same forwards and backwards, and upside down when put in all caps?

NOON

300

What date in November did the Berlin Wall fall?

November 9th, 1989

300

What TV icon and painter was an Air Force Master Sergeant?

Bob Ross

300

In 1971 this desert area of sandstone formations in eastern Utah officially became a National Park. (Before this it was classified as a national monument since 1929)

Arches National Park

300

What rare geological phenomenon can be observed in Death Valley National Park?

Sailing Stones (Stones moving on their own with no human or animal interaction)

300

What four letter word can be a man’s name, part of a duck, or a proposed law?

Bill

400

Who was elected president of the United States on November 6, 1860?

Abraham Lincoln

400

What branch is often referred to as “The Silent Service”?

Submarine Force (Navy)

400

In 1954 this immigration reception center, which had processed more than 12 million immigrants, was closed.

Ellis Island, New York

400

Which U.S. National Park is the largest in terms of area?

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve in Alaska

400

What five-letter word is defined by Merriam-Webster as a verb meaning “to act playfully,” “to waste time,” and sometimes follows the word “dilly”?

Dally

500

On November 19-20, 1990, leaders of NATO and the Warsaw Pact signed a Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe. What war did this effectively end?

The Cold War

500

What federal act in 1968 caused Veterans Day to be celebrated on a Monday for a few years?

Uniform Monday Holiday Act

500

This recording studio, later made famous by the Beatles, was opened in 1931

Abbe Road Studios

500

What is the smallest National Park in the U.S.?

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial

500

What profession anagrams, quite appropriately, to the term "moon starer?"

Astronomer

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