Some sample questions from this category:
* What was the last Anzac's name?
* How old was Alec when he enlisted in the Army?
* What did the other soldiers call Alec?
* Alec was the last Anzac but other nations (including France, Britain, Canada and of course Turkey) took part in the Gallipoli campaign. How many Gallipoli veterans were alive when Alec died?
* Alec was given a state funeral which ended with a _______?
* After Gallipoli Alec returned to Australia. He was to be married twice. What were his wives' names?
* Many years after the Gallipoli was over, Alec and more than 50 veterans, made a trip back to Gallipoli for a special anniversary service. What anniversary was it?
* The Anzacs first landed at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915. Alec wasn't among the original Anzacs that landed that day. He didn't arrive until later in the year. Of the men that arrived on that first day of the campaign who was the last survivor?
* In what month, in 1915, did Alec arrive at Gallipoli?
* In what year did the ANZACs first land at Gallipoli?
* What is the Turkish word for Gallipoli?
* Beside red poppies, what other plant can be worn on Anzac Day?
* 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?
* 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?
* 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?
* During the ANZAC ceremony when should the flag, which has been at half-mast, be slowly raised to the masthead?
* 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?
* How many people usually make the pilgrimage to Gallipoli each year to commemorate ANZAC Day?
* 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?
* For what does the word Anzac stand?
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