U.S HISTORY
Traditional symbol is often associated with Veterans Day.
A poppy flower
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, guarded 24/7 by the Army, is located at this national cemetery.
What is Arlington National Cemetery?
This Navy veteran became the 35th President of the United States.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
When the French Foreign Legion was founded.
1831
The process of pouring or squeezing juices over a turkey while it's cooking to help keep it moist.
Basting
Smallest military branch in the United States.
The Space Force
This Army hospital in Washington, D.C., has treated generations of wounded veterans and presidents.
What is Walter Reed National Military Medical Center?
This famous WWII naval battle turned the tide in the Pacific and is named after a small atoll.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This "wonderful" actress served 2 years in the Israeli Defense Forces .
Gal Gadot
Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on this day.
The second Monday in October.
List the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day.
Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving.
This medal, awarded to soldiers wounded or killed in action, was first established by George Washington.
What is the Purple Heart?
This naval base in Hawaii was attacked on December 7, 1941, prompting U.S. entry into WWII.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This Formula One driver and former World Champion served in his native country’s armed forces before becoming a professional racing driver.
Kimi Räikkönen - Finland
The name of the horn-shaped basket filled with fruits and vegetables that's commonly associated with Thanksgiving.
A cornucopia
Name Veterans Day was originally known for.
Armistice Day
This treaty, signed in 1919 at a French palace, formally ended WWI and reshaped Europe.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This U.S. Navy fleet operates throughout Europe and is headquartered in Naples, Italy.
What is the Sixth Fleet?
The successful businessman who was once dishonourably discharged from the Royal Navy for trying to throw his commanding officer overboard.
Duncan Bannatyne - U.K.
An adult male turkey.
Tom
This U.S. president was a five-star general in the U.S. Army.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
This U.S. Army division, nicknamed “Screaming Eagles,” parachuted into Normandy on D-Day.
What is the 101st Airborne Division?
This U.S. Navy tradition involves ringing a bell to honor fallen sailors.
What is the tolling of the bell?
This soldier hid in the jungles of Guam during the Second World War and wasn't for almost 28 years.
Sergeant Shōichi Yokoi - Japan
Plant family the pumpkin belongs to.
Cucurbitaceae (gourds)