Remembering
Remembrance Day was originally called this.
A) Armistice Day
B) Memorial Day
C) Veterans Day
D) Peace Day
What is Armistice Day?
These are laid at the cenotaph.
A) Flags
B) Wreaths
C) Candles
D) Letters
What are wreaths?
Are we supposed to re-use the poppy we buy each year?
A) Yes, to save resources
B) No, we should buy a new one each year to support veterans' services
C) Only if it’s in good condition
D) It doesn’t matter
B) No, we should buy a new one each year to support veterans' services.
The year that In Flanders Field was written.
A) 1914
B) 1915
C) 1916
D) 1917
What is 1915?
The Unknown Soldier ultimately came from a cemetery near here.
A) Vimy Ridge
B) Passchendaele
C) Ypres
D) Ottawa
What is Vimy Ridge?
In 1931, the federal government decreed that THIS newly named day would be observed on 11 November and they moved Thanksgiving Day to a different date.
A) Memorial Day
B) Armistice Day
C) Remembrance Day
D) Veterans Day
What is Remembrance Day?
A bugle plays this on Remembrance Day.
A) The National Anthem
B) O Canada
C) Last Post
D) God Save the Queen
What is the Last Post
The proceeds of poppy sales, then and now, go towards this.
A) Funding war memorials
B) Supporting veterans and their families
C) Military equipment
D) Historical education programs
B) Supporting veterans and their families
The reason John McCrae wrote the poem.
A) To honor fallen soldiers after the Battle of Ypres
B) To document his experiences as a soldier
C) To raise funds for war efforts
D) To call for peace negotiations
A) To honor fallen soldiers after the Battle of Ypres
(and a close friend of his had died)
What ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918?
A) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
B) World War I
C) World War II
D) The Battle of Ypres
World War I?
Remembrance Day remains a day to honour these people.
A) Doctors and Nurses
B) Political Leaders
C) Veterans and fallen soldiers
D) Emergency Responders
C) Veterans and fallen soldiers
The poem that is read on Remembrance Day.
A) The Soldier’s Prayer
B) In Flanders Fields
C) The Raven
D) O Captain! My Captain!
What is of In Flanders Fields?
John McCrae was in this war.
A) The Boer War
B) World War I
C) World War II
D) The Korean War
What is World War I?
Why is it important to know facts about Remembrance Day?
A) To memorize historical dates
B) To understand the sacrifices made for peace and freedom
C) To pass history exams
D) To celebrate military victories
B) To understand the sacrifices made for peace and freedom.
A situation in war when the two opposing parties agree to stop fighting, and an attempt is made to negotiate peace.
A) Truce
B) Armistice
C) Ceasefire
D) Treaty
What is an armistice?
Remembrance Day ceremonies were usually held at these locations in a community.
A) Town Halls
B) Parks
C) Schools
D) Cenotaphs or war memorials
What are the cenotaph or war memorial?
These are worn to remember the fallen or have served for their country.
A) Ribbons
B) Poppies
C) Medals
D) Flags
What are poppies?
A history museum in this country is named after John McCrae's poem. poem
A) Canada
B) United Kingdom
C) France
D) Belgium
What is Belgium?
Remembrance Day is known as this in the United States.
A) Memorial Day
B) Veterans Day
C) Armed Forces Day
D) Independence Day
What is Veterans Day?
Silence is observed for this period of time.
A) 1 minute
B) 2 minutes
C) 5 minutes
D) 10 minutes
What is two minutes?
Canadian poet and soldier who wrote In Flanders Fields
A) Robert Service
B) John McCrae
C) Leonard Cohen
D) Emily Carr
Who is John McCrae?
What does the red color of the poppy symbolize?
A) Happiness and joy
B) The blood of soldiers who died in battle
C) The color of autumn leaves
D) Friendship and unity
B) The blood of soldiers who died in battle
A memorial that was originally intended to represent all war dead whose remains had not been identified
A) The Cenotaph
B) The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
C) The War Memorial
D) The Veterans' Memorial
What is The Unknown Soldier?
When did the Second World War take place?
A) 1914–1918
B) 1939–1945
C) 1941–1945
D) 1950–1953
1939-1945
Remembrance Day (Armistice Day) was first observed in _____ throughout the British Commonwealth.
A) 1918
B) 1919
C) 1921
D) 1931
What is 1919?
We remember the more than ___________ Canadians who have served throughout Canada's history.
A) 500,000
B) 1 million
C) Over 2 million
D) 3 million
What is 2,300,000?
Soldiers who die at battle have made the ultimate sacrifice. True Fale
True
The national ceremony is held at the National War Memorial in ________.
What is Ottawa?
The reason Remenbrance Day is held on November 11 at 11:00.
A) It marks the anniversary of the signing of the peace treaty
B) It is the time the armistice was signed to end World War I
C) It is the time the first battle began
D) It was the date the first Remembrance Day was observed
What is end the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918 at 11 a.m.
The province John McCrae was born in.
A) Alberta
B) Ontario
C) Quebec
D) British Columbia
What is Ontario?
One of the first flowers to bloom on the battlefields in Belgium and France during the First World War.
A) Rose
B) Lily
C) Poppy
D) Tulip
What is the poppy?
The number of poppies distributed around the world every year.
18 000 000
18 00
18 000
18
What is approximately 18 000 000?
The actual color of a real poppies center.
A) Yellow
B) Red
C) Black
D) White
What is black?
What can students do to help keep the memory of Remembrance Day alive?
A) Memorize facts about past wars
B) Collect military memorabilia
C) Participate in Remembrance Day ceremonies and learn about veterans' stories
D) Focus on history tests
C) Participate in Remembrance Day ceremonies and learn about veterans' stories
The word ‘armistice’ means this.
A) Victory
B) A ceasefire or truce
C) Peace treaty
D) Surrender
What is a truce or peace arrangement?
The first armed conflict where aircraft were used.
A) World War I
B) World War II
C) The Korean War
D) The Civil War
What was World War 1?
What is the Highway of Heroes in Canada?
A) A road that connects different provinces
B) A highway where people honor soldiers when they return home
C) A road used to build the CN Tower
D) A street where the Thanksgiving Day parade takes place
B) A highway where people honor soldiers when they return home
This war was called the War to End All Wars
What is World War I?
What does the red color of the poppy symbolize?
A) Happiness and joy
B) The blood of soldiers who died in battle
C) The color of autumn leaves
D) Friendship and unity
B) The blood of soldiers who died in battle