Remembrance Day
Date that Remembrance Day is celebrated each year
November 11
What does ANZAC stand for
Australia and New Zealand Army Corps
What Year did they land at Gallipoli
1915
Which country did Australia mainly fight against
Germany
Popular symbol for remembrance day
What month is ANZAC day celebrated
April
Modern country that the Gallipoli peninsula is located in
Turkey / Türkiye
Allied Powers / Triple Entente
Date/time the armistice was signed
11am, November 11, 1918
What is the significance of the date chosen, i.e. why is ANZAC day on that date
Gallipoli Landings in 1915
Dardenelles Strait
What was the opposition power called (Germany, Austro-Hungary and Ottomans)
Central Powers
Name of the famous 1915 poem that cemented poppies as a symbol for remembrance day
Name of poem often read at Remembrance Day ceremonies, starting with "they shall grow not old"
Constantinople (Modern day Istanbul)
Did Australia introduce conscription
No
Poet of the famous 1915 poem
John McRae
Iconic War Historian and Correspondant that recorded Australian contributions and actions in the war. (Hint C.B.)
Charles Bean
What was the name of the cove that the ANZACs first landed at
ANZAC Cove
What was the name of the Australian Prime Minister at the time (1915-1918)
Billy Hughes