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Why were poppies chosen to represent Remembrance Day?
 
They grew well in the soil conditions in Flanders.
 
They represent blood.
 
Due to a story about poppies during the war.
 
Because they grow in November.
What did the German and British soldiers do on Christmas Day 1914? They stopped fighting and
 
they played football.
 
they played Rugby.
 
they ran races.
 
they did a type of shot putt with their weapons.
Rudyard Kipling ("My boy Jack") also wrote this story which was made into a famous Disney film.
 
The Jungle Book
 
Pinocchio
 
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
 
The 7 Dwarves
Which country is Flanders in?
Belgium
"Take up our quarrel with the foe". What does quarrel normally mean?
 
argument
 
discussion
 
conversation
 
fight
Which of these is NOT a commonwealth country? (Teacher will explain Commonwealth)
 
The US
 
Kenya
 
India
 
Jamaica
Why does the poet say "Drunk with fatigue"? What does it suggest?
That the person is so tired that they appear drunk as they walk.
What does this line mean? "For what is sunk will hardly swim"
That someone is dead.
What are poppies? In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row,...
 
flowers
 
trees
 
birds
 
a type of wind
What does the poet mean at the end of these lines?: "If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England."
That he will be buried somewhere other than England.
And towards our distant rest began to trudge. What does "trudge" mean?
 
walk heavily
 
run slowly
 
crawl
PTSD used to be called:
 
shell shock
 
canon shock
 
grenade shock
 
rifle shock
How many horses were used by Britain in WW1?
 
1.2 million
 
120,000
 
12 million
The soil in some parts of France is still poisoned as a result of the arms used in WWI.
 
True
 
False
How many British soldiers died in WWI?
 
880,000
 
660,000
 
440,000
 
1.1 million
They fell with their faces to the foe. What does "foe" mean?
 
the enemy
 
a type of canon
 
an old word for "sun"
 
the ground
Which is not a synonym of the others?
 
lily livered
 
valour
 
courage
 
bravery
When did WWI end?
1918
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