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A Remembrance Day Quiz
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1
What is a Cenotaph?
A Place of Mourning
Where the dead are buried
A Monument of Rememberance
A Religious Site
2
When was the Tomb of the Unkown Soldier erected in Ottawa?
2000
1996
1967
2002
3
This was worn by Canadian pilots on high altitude flights during the Second World War
Teddy Bear Suit
Sheep Shirt
Stanfields
4
Why is Remembrance Day celebrated on November 11?
It’s the date World War II started
It’s the date World War I ended in 1918
It’s the date of V-Day in World War II
5
During WWII, Canadian sailors looked forward to their daily ration of "kye". What was this?
Beer
Coffee
Whisky
Chocolate in Hot Water
6
Who wrote the poem “In Flanders Fields”?
John McCrae
David Craig
John David
7
The Halifax Explosion of 1917 came about as a result of the collision between what two ships?
Imo and Mont Blanc
Pinta and Santa Maria
Empress and Queen
Titanic and Noronic
8
What warship's crew voted itself "out of the war" after the surrender of Germany?
HMCS Uganda
HMCS Nanaimo
HMCS Africa
9
Where is Flanders Fields?
In Belgium
In Ontario
In Germany
In Italy
10
What Treaty ended the First World War?
The Treaty of Versailles
The Peace Time Treaty
The Treaty of Europe
The Wartime Treaty
11
This battle is pronounced "Pashindale", but how is it actually spelled?
Pashiondale
Passchendaele
Passiondale
12
During the First World War, what was Private George L. Price's most remembered for?
Captured key part of Vimy Ridge
The last Canadian killed in action
Wrote "In Flanders Field"
13
What is the name of the flag shown?
The Red Canadian
The Red Ensign
The Red Britian
The Red Maple
14
When was Remembrance Day initiated, and by whom?
By Queen Elizabeth II in November 1952
By the United States Congress in 1930
By King George V on November 7, 1919
By the Canadian Parliament in 1962
15
What will you do on Remembrance Day?
Give up a minute of your time to remember those who serve
Give up a minute of your time to remember those who serve
16
In Ottawa, R-Day events begin with the tolling of the Carillon. Where is the Carillon located?
On Parliament Hill
In the National Arts Centre
At the National War Memorial
17
Remembrance Day is NOT known as which of the following?
Poppy Day
Veterans Day
Amnesty Day
Armistice Day
18
How long after the British declaration of war did Canada wait before issuing its own in WWII
3 Days
1 Day
14 Days
7 Days
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Why do we wear a poppy to commemorate Remembrance Day?
It’s red, symbolizing blood shed in times of war
It grows in Flanders Fields,where war casualties were buried
It's the national flower of many of the Allied countries
