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Year 3 History · Days we commemorate

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. On which date is Anzac Day?
- ☐ (a) 26 January
- ☐ (b) 25 April
- ☐ (c) 11 November
- ☐ (d) 3 June
2. What does Remembrance Day mark?
- ☐ (a) The end of fighting in World War I
- ☐ (b) The start of school
- ☐ (c) The first day of summer
- ☐ (d) The opening of Parliament
3. What does NAIDOC Week celebrate?
- ☐ (a) Sports results
- ☐ (b) The start of winter
- ☐ (c) The histories, cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- ☐ (d) The invention of the telephone
4. National Reconciliation Week ends on 3 June, the anniversary of which event?
- ☐ (a) Federation
- ☐ (b) The landing at Gallipoli
- ☐ (c) The arrival of the First Fleet
- ☐ (d) The Mabo decision
5. Why do some people call 26 January Survival Day?
- ☐ (a) It is the hottest day
- ☐ (b) To recognise that First Nations peoples and cultures survived colonisation
- ☐ (c) Because of a sports event
- ☐ (d) Because it is the first day of school
6. What does the letter 'A' at the start of ANZAC stand for?
7. In what year did the First Fleet arrive at Sydney Cove?
8. A word that means 'to remember and honour' is ____.

Answer sheet

1. 25 April — Anzac Day is held on 25 April each year.
2. The end of fighting in World War I — Fighting in World War I stopped on 11 November 1918.
3. The histories, cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples — NAIDOC Week celebrates First Nations histories, cultures and achievements.
4. The Mabo decision — The High Court's Mabo decision was handed down on 3 June 1992.
5. To recognise that First Nations peoples and cultures survived colonisation — The name honours the survival and strength of First Nations peoples and cultures.
6. Australian — ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
7. 1788 — The First Fleet arrived at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
8. commemorate — To commemorate is to remember and honour.