ANZAC QUIZ
- What is the origin of the acronym ANZAC?ANSWER
- Why, in World War 1, did so many young Australian men flock to enlistment centres to join the AIF?ANSWER
- Where is Gallipoli?ANSWER
- Who was the “man with the donkey”?ANSWER
- When did the first ANZACs land at ANZAC Cove?ANSWER
- What is the Victoria Cross?ANSWER
- Why does Australia commemorate ANZAC Day on 25 April?ANSWER
- Where is the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier?ANSWER
- Who was Albert Jacka?ANSWER
- When did the ANZACs leave Gallipoli?ANSWER
- What is the Menin Gate?ANSWER
- Why do the veterans carry banners on ANZAC Day?ANSWER
- Where is Villers-Bretonneux?ANSWER
- Who looks after the graves of the Australian service men and women who are buried in foreign countries?ANSWER
- When did World War 1 end?ANSWER
- What is the Spirit of ANZAC?ANSWER
- Why is the red poppy a symbol of sacrifice?ANSWER
- Where did Australian nurses serve in World War 1?ANSWER
- Who wrote the poem In Flanders’ Fields?ANSWER
- When is the Australian Flag flown at half-mast?ANSWER
- What are the words of the Ode?ANSWER
- Why do some soldiers wear emu plumes in their slouch hats?ANSWER
- Where is the Australian War Memorial?ANSWER
- When was poisonous gas first used by the Germans in World War 1?ANSWER
- What was the Australian Comforts Fund?ANSWER
- Why did the ANZACs wear colour patches on their uniforms?ANSWER
- Where will you find the names of all Australian service men and women who have been killed in wars?ANSWER
- Who was Kemal Ataturk?ANSWER
- What is a Catafalque Party?ANSWER
- Why were Australian soldiers called ‘Diggers’?ANSWER
- Why do organisations like the ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee of Queensland and the Returned & Services League of Australia believe that ANZAC should always be written in upper case letters?ANSWER
- What was the AE2?ANSWER
- The first Royal Australian Navy battle occurred on 9 November 1914. What ship was sunk by HMAS Sydney during that battle?ANSWER
- What was a Maurice Farman Shorthorn?ANSWER
- Did the Royal Australian Air Force take part in WW1?ANSWER
- What is a ‘Waler’?ANSWER
- In which country did the Australians do their training before embarking on the ships that transported them to Gallipoli?ANSWER
- What is the origin of the Rising Sun Badge?ANSWER
- What were some of the names Simpson gave to his donkeys?ANSWER
- What was the name of the only Australian pilot to be awarded a Victoria Cross in WW1?ANSWER
- What is Bully Beef?ANSWER
- How many ANZACs were killed on the first day of the Gallipoli battle, 25 April 1915?ANSWER
- When was the ‘Unknown Soldier’ buried in the Australian War Memorial? In which war and where was he killed?ANSWER