3.27 Remembrance Day – 🍁The Canadian Experience

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

God save the King

Love is enough

In Flanders Fields

God save the Queen

#2. What do Canadians wear on Remembrance day?

Red poppy

White rose

Red rose

Purple caps

#3. When is Remembrance Day observed in Canada?

Nov 11

Nov 12

Nov 9

Nov 10

#4. Who was John McCrae?

Select all that apply:

A Canadian poet

Lieutenant-Colonel in Canadian forces during World War II

A medical doctor

A tennis player

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

Dr. Emily Stowe

John McCrae

Thérèse Casgrain

Sir Robert Borden

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

1919

1912

1915

1921

#7. What is the significance of Remembrance Day?

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

Canadians remember the day Canada was created as a country

Canadians remember the day the first pioneering Europeans landed in Canada

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

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

Select all that apply:

They wear the red poppy

They watch hockey

They party

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

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

Pink

White

Violet

Red

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

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

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

79,000

150,000

110,000

1,000,000

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