Famous Veterans
Presidential Veterans
Memorial Day
Famous Veterans II
Patriotic/Flag
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This legendary rock & roller was known as The King.
Who was Elvis Presley?
100
He led the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War.
WHo was George Washington?
100
This holiday honors Americans who died serving their country during wartime.
What is Memorial Day?
100
This former senator from Arizona and later Republican presidential candidate spent 5 years in a POW prison during the Vietnam War.
Who was John McCain?
200
This legendary actor & director once asked: "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?" Maybe not so lucky: he was drafted into the Army and served during the Korean Conflict.
Who is Clint Eastwood?
200
This outdoorsman/veteran-turned president led his "Rough Riders" up San Juan Hill in the Spanish American War. He sounds mean, but he's a really teddy bear!
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
200
Veterans Day was originally called this holiday, celebrating the end of WWI. The original holiday name means "an agreement made by opposing sides to cease fighting for a time, or a "truce."
What is Armistice Day?
300
This "man in black" served in the Air Force before becoming a Country singer.
Who was Johnny Cash?
300
He served as a captain in the Illinois Militia during the Blackhawk War. This leadership later helped him to keep the United States together.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
300
This cemetery is where US Presidents commemorate Memorial Dau. It is located in a city of the same name in Virginia.
What is Arlington National Cemetery?
300
In 1955 this actor who often plays the voice of God and has had a "bucket list" was offered a scholarship to Jackson State University, but he turned it down and joined the Air Force instead
Who is Morgan Freeman?
300
This holiday honors all who served in our armed forces, in both wartime and peace.
What is Veterans Day?
400
After receiving his Army commission, he was reassigned to Fort Hood, Texas, where he joined the 761st "Black Panthers" Tank Battalion. He refused to move to the back of the bus and was court-martialed but acquitted of the charges. He broke MLB's color barrier in 1947.
Who was Jackie Robinson?
400
He was a Civil War general who accepted Robert E Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House.
Who was Ulysses Grant?
400
This memorial is the location for US Presidents commemoration of Veterans Day.
What is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
400
As the first man to walk on the moon, this famous veteran studied aeronautical engineering at Purdue University thanks to a scholarship from the Navy.
Who was Neil Armstrong?
500
He was famous for his landscape paintings, but served 20 years in the Air Force.
Who was Bob Ross?
500
He was decorated for heroism after his PT boat was sunk during WWII.
Who was John F Kennedy?
500
This president renamed Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954 in order to honor the veterans of all wars the U.S. has fought. His wife Mamie approved!
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
500
While she's better known for her role as the leader of the Underground Railroad, this former slave was also the first woman in American history to lead a military expedition as a spy for the Union during the Civil War.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
500
This actress will forever be remembered as "Maude" in the TV series of the same name and "Dorothy" in the Golden Girls, but she was also one of the first women enlisted in the Marines in 1943 where she served as a truck driver and typist.
Who is Bea Arthur?