American Flag
Veterans
Celebrating
Veterans Day
Branches
100
What three colors are on the American Flag?
Red
White
Blue
100
Who is a veteran?
What is anyone who has served or is currently serving in the armed forces.
100
Walk in a town ___________ to honor and celebrate veterans in many states
parade
100
The 11th hour of the 11th day on the 11th month is called _______ ______ in honor of all veterans in the USA.
What is Veteran Day?
100
Name the 6 branches of the U.S. armed forces.
Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, Space Force
200
How many stars are on the current American Flag?
What is 50
200
How many branches are there in the armed forces?
6
200
Who should thank Veterans who fought for our freedoms and risked their lives whether or not we realized it or appreciated it.
Who is me, you, everyone in the USA
200
Veterans Day was originally known as
Armistice Day
200
Which two branches sail ships that watch over our lakes and oceans?
What is Navy and Coast Guard?
400
What do the stars on the stands for?
What are states
400
Service people's job is to keep our land _______ .
safe or free.
400
We should give a _______ of silence to show our respect.
moment
400
Why is Veterans Day is celebrated on Nov. 11?
An armistice between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, and for that reason, Nov. 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of "the war to end all wars."
400
Which branch/es flies planes?
What is Air Force and the Navy?
600
How many stripes are on the flag?
13
600
What flower is a symbol of Veterans Day?
Poppy
600
When we see a Veteran we should say ____ ____ for their service.
thank you
600
Who do we honor on Veterans day?
Who are veterans?
600
Which branch provides freedom of operation for the United States in, from, and to space
What is United States Space Force
800
Name the person that made the first American Flag.
Who is Betsy Ross?
800
What patriotic song debuted in its current form on an Armistice Day broadcast in 1938?
"God Bless America," by Irving Berlin
In 1938, with the rise of Hitler, Irving Berlin dug out a song he'd written in 1918 for an army camp show, changed a few lyrics, and renamed it "God Bless America." On Nov. 10, Kate Smith sang it as the closing number on an Armistice Day edition of her immensely popular CBS Radio show. In short order it become the "peace anthem" that Berlin had wanted it to be — and Kate Smith's signature song.
800
True or False:
Flags fly at half-staff on Veterans Day.
False
Veterans Day is a time set aside to celebrate and honor those who have served in the armed services and therefore is not a day to fly flags at half-staff, a symbol of mourning.
800
Who first proposed that Armistice Day be renamed Veterans Day?
Alvin J. King
In 1953, Alvin J. King of Emporia, Kan., proposed that Armistice Day be changed to Veterans Day to recognize and honor American veterans of all wars and conflicts. King came up with the idea after his nephew, John Cooper, was killed in action during World War II.
800
Which branch works wherever they are needed on land?
What is Army?
1000
What do the stripes on the American Flag stand for?
the original 13 colonies
1000
The motto of the Department of Veterans Affairs is "To care for him who shall have borne the battle." Who originally wrote these words?
Abraham Lincoln
The line is from the final paragraph of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, which he delivered on March 4, 1865, as the nation braced itself for the final throes of the Civil War.
1000
We could fly a ______ outside ours houses, stores, and schools to show support for Veterans.
An American Flag
1000
Veterans Day officially acquired its current name in what year?
1954: at the urging of veterans service organizations, Congress amended the 1938 law that created Armistice Day by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting in its place the word "Veterans." With President Dwight D. Eisenhower's signature, the legislation became Public Law 380 on June 1, 1954.
1000
All six branches are apart of the U.S. ______ ______.
What is armed forces?