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1. In what year did the ANZACs first land at Gallipoli?
2. What is the Turkish word for Gallipoli?
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?
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?
5. Beside red poppies, what other plant can be worn on Anzac Day?
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?
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?
8. During the ANZAC ceremony when should the flag, which has been at half-mast, be slowly raised to the masthead?
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?
10. How many people usually make the pilgrimage to Gallipoli each year to commemorate ANZAC Day?
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