Q 01/05

In 2011, which football body first refused, then let England's players wear poppies on black armbands?

A) FIFA

B) UEFA

C) The Premier League

D) The Football Association

Answer · why

A) FIFA

FIFA bans political, religious or commercial messages on shirts, and it relented only after Prince William and Prime Minister David Cameron wrote to p...

Q 02/05

Which country celebrates 11 November as its National Independence Day?

A) Poland

B) Belgium

C) Hungary

D) Finland

Answer · why

A) Poland

Poland had been carved up by neighbouring empires in the late 18th century, and it re-emerged as a sovereign state as the First World War ended.

Q 03/05

In Barbados, the Remembrance Sunday parade is held at which Bridgetown site?

A) Independence Square

B) Garrison Savannah

C) National Heroes' Square

D) Queen's Park

Answer · why

C) National Heroes' Square

National Heroes' Square held a bronze statue of Admiral Nelson from 1813 until November 2020, when Barbados removed it from the heart of Bridgetown.

Q 04/05

Which 1919 agreement signed on 28 June formally ended the First World War?

A) Treaty of Versailles

B) Treaty of Trianon

C) Treaty of Sèvres

D) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Answer · why

A) Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles made Germany accept responsibility for the war's damage and pay reparations, and stripped it of its overseas colonies.

Q 05/05

Which king hosted the banquet that opened the first 11 November commemoration in 1919?

A) Edward VII

B) Edward VIII

C) George V

D) George VI

Answer · why

C) George V

George V also asked his people, in a message published days before, to fall silent for two minutes at 11 a.m. on 11 November 1919.