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What does the Remembrance Day poppy symbolise?
- The signing of the Constitution
- Canada's national flower
- The founding of Canada
- The sacrifice of Canadians who served or died in wars
Why this is the correct answer
Canadians wear red poppies on Remembrance Day to honour those who served and died in wars, especially World War I. Jacques McCrae's poem 'In Flanders Fields' made the poppy a lasting symbol of that sacrifice.