Q 01/05

Like Veterans Day, which of these US federal holidays is fixed to a calendar date rather than a weekday?

A) Labor Day

B) Independence Day

C) Memorial Day

D) Thanksgiving

Answer · why

B) Independence Day

Independence Day stays on July 4 for the same reason Veterans Day stays on November 11: the date itself is what is being marked. The other three are a...

Q 02/05

On what date is Veterans Day observed in the United States?

A) Last Monday in May

B) First Monday in September

C) Fourth Monday in October

D) November 11

Answer · why

D) November 11

Veterans Day is observed on November 11 each year, marking the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918.

Q 03/05

Which U.S. president signed the legislation that changed Armistice Day to Veterans Day?

A) Harry S. Truman

B) Franklin D. Roosevelt

C) Dwight D. Eisenhower

D) John F. Kennedy

Answer · why

C) Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the 1954 act that struck out 'Armistice' and wrote in 'Veterans'; later that year he issued the first Veterans Day Proclam...

Q 04/05

While Veterans Day honors all who wore the uniform, Memorial Day is reserved for which group?

A) Those now on active duty

B) Those wounded in combat

C) Those who died in service

D) Those held as prisoners of war

Answer · why

C) Those who died in service

Those who died in service are Memorial Day's focus: it began as Decoration Day in 1868, when Union veterans called for flowers on the graves of the Ci...

Q 05/05

At what time of day did the World War I armistice take effect on November 11, 1918?

A) 6:00 a.m.

B) 9:00 a.m.

C) 11:00 a.m.

D) 12:00 p.m.

Answer · why

C) 11:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. came six hours after the signing, the grace period the terms allowed for the fighting to stop; it made the ceasefire fall at the 11th hour ...