3.27 Remembrance Day – 🍁The Canadian Experience

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

Dr. Emily Stowe

Thérèse Casgrain

John McCrae

Sir Robert Borden

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

Red

Pink

White

Violet

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

1919

1921

1912

1915

#4. When is Remembrance Day observed in Canada?

Nov 12

Nov 11

Nov 9

Nov 10

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

150,000

1,000,000

110,000

79,000

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

To observe Remembrance Day

To observe Red poppy Day

To observe Canada Day

To observe Independence Day

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

Select all that apply:

They party

They watch hockey

They wear the red poppy

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

#8. Who was John McCrae?

Select all that apply:

A tennis player

A Canadian poet

A medical doctor

Lieutenant-Colonel in Canadian forces during World War II

#9. What is the significance of Remembrance Day?

Canadians remember the day the first pioneering Europeans landed in Canada

Canadians remember the day Canada was created as a country

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

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

#10. What do Canadians wear on Remembrance day?

White rose

Red rose

Purple caps

Red poppy

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

God save the King

God save the Queen

In Flanders Fields

Love is enough

#12. 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

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