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Why are there poppies around on ANZAC day?

1. During which war did they start remembering fallen soldiers with poppies? 

The great war

2. In which country is ‘Flanders?’ 

Belgium

3. Was the poet who wrote ‘In Flanders Fields’ a soldier? How do you know? 

 Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae because it said when I read the poem

4. In the poem, it mentions a ‘quarrel’. Find a definition for the word quarrel: 

disagreement, all messy, argument

5. Where in the World is Belgium? Explain where you find it...

A country in western Europe and I found it on a world map  

6. What is an Armistice? 

a truce, stop a war for a certain amount of time or forever become friends not rivals 

7. What is another name for the ‘red poppy’? 

 papaver rhoeas

8. How do you think John McCrae felt when he wrote his poem? 

sad, emotional

9. Find an image that portrays the words of the first verse the best you can.  

     

10. Why do you think the RSA wants to raise money from poppies? 

being able to support the return service men 

11. If you could choose another symbol to remember the ANZAC soldiers,  

     what would it be?  Explain your choice.

made this myself soz its bad