JOSEPH LYONS' FUNERAL

JOSEPH LYONS' FUNERAL

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Interactive Video

History

KG - University

Hard

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The video covers Australia's mourning for Prime Minister Joseph Lyons, with flags at half-mast and a Requiem Mass at St Mary's Basilica in Sydney. Thousands pay tribute, including Lord Gowrie and Dame Enid Lyons. The coffin, draped in the Australian flag, is carried through Sydney to the docks, where it is transported by warship to Tasmania, Lyons' native state. The video concludes with a mention of Shakespeare's birthday celebrations in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What symbolized Australia's mourning for the Prime Minister?

A national holiday

Flags at half-mast

Flags at full-mast

A public parade

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who represented the King at the Requiem Mass for Mr. Joseph Lyons?

The Archbishop of Sydney

Dame Enid Lyons

Lord Gowrie

The Prime Minister

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How was Mr. Lyons' coffin transported to Tasmania?

By train

By airplane

By warship

By carriage

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the destroyer that carried Mr. Lyons' coffin?

Vendetta

Vanguard

Victory

Valiant

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event is mentioned after Mr. Lyons' last journey begins?

The Sydney Opera House inauguration

The opening of Parliament

Shakespeare's birthday celebrations

Australia Day celebrations