ANZAC DAY QUIZ'S ANSWERS


Check your knowledge on Anzac Day

1.    Anzac Day is on the 25th April.

2.    ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

3.    Anzac Day first originated in World War 1. 

4.    The Australians and New Zealand soldiers fought in Gallipoli in Turkey.

5.    This war lasted for eight months.

6.    In 1916 the Anzac Day was officially recognised and named.

7.    Rosemary and poppy are often used during Anzac Day commemoration.

8.    The Dawn Service is an important remembrance ceremony for Anzac Day that is observed around the country.

9.    The "stand-to" of two-minutes' silence is the original and simplest form in the Dawn Service.

10.   For the fallen by Laurence Binyon (1869–1943) and In Flanders fields by Lieutenant Colonel J.M. McCrae (1872–1918), are the popular recitation for Anzac Day service.

 

How did you go ? 

(questions and answers based on information on Anzac Day Tradition from Australian War Memorial)

see :http://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac/anzac_tradition.htm#what

Visit Australian War Memorial http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp 

 

 

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