VFK Veterans Day Mini-Quest

November 11, 2009
 November 12, 2009	Image:Veterans Day Mini-Quest.JPG
==Description==
Today is Veterans Day! World War I, also known as "The Great War" was not officially over until the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. Fighting, however, had already stopped seven months earlier on the eleventh hour of the eleventh month of the eleventh day! On November 11, 1918, this armistice (or temporary cessation of hostilities) went into effect, and is commonly considered the end of "the war to end all wars."
===Prizes===
===Questions===
1. What was the original name of Veterans Day when it was first declared by President Woodrow Wilson for November 11, 1919, in the United States?
*Memorial Day
*Veterans Day
*Remembrance Day
*Armistice Day
2. When President Wilson declared the first Armistice Day, he said the following: "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory..." Go to Audubon's Deserted Desert in Western Age and say "We celebrate the day!"
3. On May 13, 1938, an Act approved by the US Congress made the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday. What date was the name officially changed to Veterans Day?
*May 13, 1938
*June 1, 1954
*August 17, 1982
*July 4, 1951
4. The 83rd Congress of the US, upon the request of the veterans' service organizations, amended the Act of 1938. They changed the word "Armistice" to be "Veterans." This legislation, approved on June 1, 1954, proclaimed November 11th as a day to honor American veterans of all wars. Countries such as the UK and Canada observe two minutes of silence on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to show respect for the veterans of the armed forces. Go to the Victorian Park and say, "Happy Veterans Day!"
===Answers===
1. Armistice Day
2. Go to Audubon's Deserted Desert in Western Age and say "We celebrate the day!"
3. June 1, 1954
4. Go to the Victorian Park and say, "Happy Veterans Day!"
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