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100

Which country attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, prompting the U.S. to enter WWII?

Japan

100

What 24-note bugle call is played at military funerals and at day's end on military bases?

Taps

100

Which baseball pioneer, who broke MLB's color barrier in 1947, served as an Army lieutenant in WWII?

Jackie Robinson

100

Rock and Roll star Elvis Presley was inducted in March 1958 into which branch of the U.S. military?

U.S. Army

100

What are female turkeys called?

Hens

200

The day that the Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy (June 6, 1944) is commonly referred to as what?

D-Day

200

When the U.S. flag is ceremonially folded at a military funeral, what shape does it end up in?

A triangle

200

This Arizona Cardinal player gave up his NFL career after the 9/11 attacks to join the Army. He was killed in Afghanistan in 2004. 

Pat Tillman

200

Johnny Cash, the Man in Black, served as a radio operator in Germany with which U.S. branch?

U.S. Air Force

200

Which president made Thanksgiving a national holiday?

Abraham Lincoln

300

Who was the U.S. president during most of WWII?

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

300

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands in which national cemetery in Virginia?

Arlington National Cemetery

300

Which of these was the last MLB to hit .400 and flew combat missions as a Marine pilot in Korea?

Willie Mays or Ted Williams

Ted Williams

300

Which future U.S. president commanded the Navy torpedo boat PT-109 during WWII?

John F. Kennedy

300

Which Founder Father allegedly wanted the turkey to be America's national bird?

Benjamin Franklin

400

Which American general served as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe? He was later elected president of the United States.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

400

The Marine Corps motto, Semper Fidelis, means what in English?

Always Faithful

400

Who was the San Francisco Giants outfielder who hit 660 career homeruns served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. His nickname was the "The Say Hey Kid."

Roberto Clemente or Willie Mays

Willie Mays

400

Which future U.S. president became famous with the Rough Riders cavalry regiment in the 1898 Spanish-American War?

Teddy Roosevelt

400

What year was the first Thanksgiving held?

1621

500

Who was president of the U.S. when the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan in 1945?

Harry Truman

500

What war memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. in 1982?

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

500

Which New York Yankees catcher, famous for saying "It ain't over till it's over," served in the Navy on D-Day?

Yogi Berra or Thurman Munson

Yogi Berra

500

The first person to land on the moon, this person served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.

Neil Armstrong

500

What company created the original green bean casserole recipe?

Campbell's

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