3.27 Remembrance Day – 🍁The Canadian Experience

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#1. What is the opening line of the famous war memorial poem, “In Flanders Field”?

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

#2. How many Canadians have lost their lives in all the wars in which Canadians have taken part?

1,000,000

79,000

150,000

110,000

#3. When is Remembrance Day observed in Canada?

Nov 10

Nov 9

Nov 12

Nov 11

#4. What do Canadians wear on Remembrance day?

White rose

Red poppy

Purple caps

Red rose

#5. Which poem is often recited on Remembrance Day?

God save the King

God save the Queen

Love is enough

In Flanders Fields

#6. What is the colour of the Remembrance Day poppy?

Pink

White

Violet

Red

#7. Who wrote the famous war memorial poem, “In Flanders Fields”, which is recited on Remembrance Day?

John McCrae

Thérèse Casgrain

Dr. Emily Stowe

Sir Robert Borden

#8. What is the significance of Remembrance Day?

Canadians remember the Canadian Aboriginal peoples who were displaced as a result of European colonization

Canadians remember the day the first pioneering Europeans landed in Canada

Canadians remember the day Canada was created as a country

Canadians remember the sacrifices of Canadian veterans and brave soldiers who died in all wars up to the present day in which Canadians have taken part

#9. Why do Canadians observe a moment of silence at 11am on Nov 11 every year?

To observe Independence Day

To observe Red poppy Day

To observe Canada Day

To observe Remembrance Day

#10. Who was John McCrae?

Select all that apply:

A medical doctor

A Canadian poet

Lieutenant-Colonel in Canadian forces during World War II

A tennis player

#11. When did Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae compose the famous war memorial poem, “In Flanders Fields”?

1915

1919

1921

1912

#12. How do Canadians observe Remembrance day every year?

Select all that apply:

They party

They watch hockey

They observe a moment of silence at 11 am on Nov 11

They wear the red poppy

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