Saturday, May 23, 2009

Memorial Day - Random Trivia Questions

This week's quiz honors those who have died fighting for our country in the hopes of making the world a better place to live. Consider only the dozen or so largest wars that the U.S. has been involved in since the Revolutionary War when answering the following questions.

Memorial Day Questions

  • Q1) In which war did the most U.S. soldiers die from both battle and non-battle injuries and illnesses?
  • Q2) In which war did the most U.S. soldiers die from battle?
  • Q3) In which war did the highest percentage of U.S. soldiers die from battle?
  • Q4) In which war did the highest percentage of U.S. soldiers die from non-battle injuries and illnesses?
  • Q5) During the U.S. Civil War, which side lost more soldiers, the Union or the Confederacy?
  • Q6) In which battle did the most U.S. soldiers die?
  • Q7) In which battle did the second most U.S. soldiers die?
  • Q8) In which war did the most U.S. soldiers serve?
  • Q9) In which war did the second most U.S. soldiers serve?
  • Q10) In which war did the highest percentage of the U.S. population serve?
  • Q11) In which war did the second highest percentage of the U.S. population serve?
  • Q12) Of which war are the most U.S. veterans currently alive?

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