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?
Yes because his name is Lieutenant Colonel
4. What is another name for the ‘red poppy’?
Flanders poppy
5. How do you think John McCrae felt when he wrote his poem?
Happy because he is telling people about the war, sad because a lot of the soldiers died
Extra Fact: Poppy Day has been a part of the New Zealand calendar since 1922, making it one of the oldest nationwide appeals.
Poem
Soldiers
Good people
Fighting, defending, marching
Brave men saving others
ANZAC