OLD COMTEMPTIBLES PARADE AGAIN

OLD COMTEMPTIBLES PARADE AGAIN

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The video covers a series of events during Mons Week 1948, including a memorial unveiling at Red House Clapton by Lieutenant General Sir James Charles, honoring Captain Danny, the founder of the Old Contemptibles Association. It also highlights a march to the Cenotaph in Whitehall by survivors of the 1914 army, with a wreath laid in tribute to those who halted the German advance in World War One. The video concludes with a brief mention of shipbuilding news from Clydebank.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who reported the Movietone segment?

Lionel Gamlin

General French

James Charles

Captain Danny

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was unveiled by Lieutenant General Sir James Charles?

A plaque

A painting

A memorial

A statue

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During which event did the march to the Cenotaph in Whitehall take place?

VE Day

Remembrance Sunday

Mons Week 1948

Armistice Day

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the wreath laid by Lieutenant General Charles?

To honor the living soldiers

To commemorate the end of World War Two

As a token of remembrance for those who fell in World War One

To celebrate a military victory

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What brief news was mentioned at the end of the segment?

Political elections

Shipbuilding from Clydebank

Economic growth

Weather forecast