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ANZAC Day - April 25th

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Introduction:
"April 25th is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand. This quiz is about some of the customs, traditions and history concerning ANZAC Day."


1. In what year did the ANZACs first land at Gallipoli?
    1914
    1915
    1916
    1917


2. What is the Turkish word for Gallipoli?
    Galli-Aya
    Gelibolu
    Galipay
    Galandra


3. The 'Ode of Remembrance' is recited during the ANZAC ceremony

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them"

The audience can respond with one of two lines. Which of the lines given below can be one of those responses?


    'We will never forget them'
    'They died so we may be free'
    'Amen'
    "We will remember them'


4. One of the most famous soldiers at Gallipoli was John Simpson, who for 24 days, worked tirelessly to rescue wounded men with the help of his donkey, Duffy. What nationality was Simpson?
    English
    New Zealander
    Australian
    Irish


5. Beside red poppies, what other plant can be worn on Anzac Day?
    Dill
    Rosemary
    Carnations
    Daffodils


6. The 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' is located at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The idea for such a tomb was first raised in the 1920s. In what year was the body of 'The Unknown Soldier' finally brought back to Australia?
    2000
    1993
    1966
    1948


7. On the memorial at ANZAC Cove are inscribed the words that begin 'Those heroes that shed their blood, and lost their lives....'. Who wrote these words?
    George V
    Kemal Ataturk
    Billy Hughes
    Banjo Paterson


8. During the ANZAC ceremony when should the flag, which has been at half-mast, be slowly raised to the masthead?
    During the playing of 'The Last Post'
    After the National Anthem
    When 'The Rouse' (or 'Reveille') is being played
    The flag remains at half-mast all day


9. In recent years it has become more common for children to wear their deceased relatives' medals on ANZAC day. What is the custom concerning the wearing of such medals?
    Only direct descendants are allowed to wear medals
    The medals should be worn on the left breast
    The medals should be worn on the right breast
    The children should not be wearing the medals at all


10. How many people usually make the pilgrimage to Gallipoli each year to commemorate ANZAC Day?
    2,000-3,000
    13,000-15,000
    About 7,000
    About 30,000


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