United KingdomSociety 20 · A modern society
What happens at 11 am on Remembrance Day, 11 November?
- aPeople keep a two-minute silenceCorrect answer
- bThe monarch gives a speech on television
- cFireworks are set off across the country
- dChurch bells ring for an hour
Why?
At 11 am people stop for two minutes of silence to remember those who died fighting for the UK and its allies. The time and date recall the end of the First World War at 11 am on 11 November 1918, and many people wear red poppies. The monarch's television speech is given at Christmas.
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