MERTON HERITAGE: REMEMBRANCE QUIZ

Remembrance Week marks the point each year where we pause to remember the

courage and sacrifice of those killed on active service during the two World Wars and

subsequent conflicts around the globe.

This poignant commemoration was first held over 100 years ago.

How much do you know about this historic event and its traditions?

Find out by trying this quiz, designed by Merton Heritage Service.

Most of the questions are multiple choice, so everyone has an equal chance

of guessing the correct answers.

Test your knowledge and perhaps learn a bit more about

the story of Remembrance Week.

The answer sheet can be found on the same webpage. Happy quizzing!

merton.gov.uk/heritage

QUESTION 1:

On what date is Remembrance Day held and when is Remembrance Sunday organised in

relation to it?

QUESTION 2:

By what name was Remembrance Day originally known?

It was known as A……………………. D……….

QUESTION 3:

Why has 11 November chosen as the date for Remembrance Day?

A) It was the date chosen by the Royal Household

B) It avoided the extremes of summer and winter weather.

C) It was the day on which the First World War ended

QUESTION 4:

What phrase do we repeat in Remembrance Week to honour our war dead?

W….. W……….. R…………………….. T………...

QUESTION 5:

At what time did the First World War end?

A) 10am B ) 11am C) 2pm

QUESTION 6:

Outside which famous London landmark can the Field of Remembrance be seen?

A) Westminster Abbey B) Buckingham Palace C) Whitehall

QUESTION 7:

What is the venue for the annual Festival of Remembrance?

It is held at the R…………… A………………… H…………..

QUESTION 8:

Name two Commonwealth Countries that also mark Remembrance Day each year.

QUESTION 9:

Can you place these words in the correct places to complete this statement about

Remembrance?

Queen; Reveille; Field of Remembrance; Last Post; Whitehall; servicemen; silence;

person; O Valiant Hearts

The Service of Remembrance includes the sounding of the ………… …………. followed by a

period of ……………….. The …………………. ends this. The hymn ….. ………….. ………….

is often sung. Poppy wreaths are laid by important members of the community.

At the Cenotaph in ………………..., the ……………… and members of the Royal Family take

part in the act of Remembrance. There is a march past by ex ………………….. who also lay

wreaths.

QUESTION 10:

During which war did the poppy become a symbol of Remembrance?

A) The Napoleonic War B) The Crimean War C) World War 1 D) World War II

QUESTION 11:

Where were poppies seen growing in large numbers?

In F………………………. F…………….

QUESTION 12:

The poppy was adopted as a symbol of Remembrance by the Royal British Legion.

Who founded the organisation?

A) Queen Mary B) Prime Minister Lloyd George C) Field Marshall Douglas Haig

QUESTION 13:

How do Scottish Remembrance poppies differ from those worn in England?

A) They have a different number of petals

B) They are combined with the Scottish thistle

C) They feature the saltire ( cross ) from the Scottish flag in the centre.

QUESTION 14:

What is the name of the commemorative event when poppies are worn in Australia and

New Zealand?

A………………………… D……………….

QUESTION 15:

Can you match the names of these war poets

to their famous works:

Rupert Brooke A War Poem

Laurence Binyon Anthem for doomed youth

Philip Larkin In Flanders Fields

John McCrae MCMXIV

Wilfred Owen For the fallen

Siegfried Sassoon The Soldiers

QUESTION 16:

Can you complete this verse from a famous Remembrance poem?

They grow not O……. as we that are left grow O…...

A……... shall not weary them or the years C…………..N

At the going down of the S…… and in the M…………….

We will R……………………….them.