Anzac Quiz - Australia & New Zealand

ANZAC forces landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula, in Turkey.

ANZAC, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, was a combined force of Australian and New Zealand volunteer soldiers.

Diggers is a nickname used especially in World War I.

Simpson's donkey was one of several that had been landed with their Greek drivers on April 25, 1915, to be used in carrying drinking water. The Greek drivers soon left, and most of the donkeys, regarded as useless without them, merely wandered. Simpson found one and called it Duffy. Together, he and the donkey carried wounded soldiers between Monash Valley and the beach.

Allied forces landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, 1915.

The corps was formed in Egypt during World War I (1914-1918).

Anzac Day was first observed on April 25, 1916, to commemorate the anniversary of the Gallipoli landing. By the 1920’s, the day had become a day to remember all Australians and New Zealanders who had died in World War I. During a 1921 premiers’ conference, Australian leaders agreed that April 25 should be the day on which to hold Anzac Day celebrations. By the end of the 1920’s, all the states had passed legislation to make Anzac Day a legal holiday. After World War II (1939-1945), Anzac Day became a time to remember people who died in that war as well.

They had suffered heavy losses of men, and the Allied high command, in December 1915, ordered a withdrawal from the Gallipoli Peninsula. The campaign had failed.

More than 8,000 Australian soldiers and more than 2,700 New Zealanders were killed in action during the Gallipoli campaign.

More than 19,000 Australian soldiers and more than 4,700 New Zealanders were wounded during the Gallipoli campaign.