8.15 The Victoria Cross

#1. Who was the first Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross?

Filip Konowal

Alexander Roberts Dunn

William Hall

Billy Bishop

#2. Where was Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray born?

Ontario

Quebec

Nova Scotia

British Columbia

#3. Which Victoria Cross recipient was the son of American slaves?

William Hall

Billy Bishop

Alexander Roberts Dunn

Filip Konowal

#4. Able Seaman William Hall received Victoria Cross for his role in:

The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in the Crimean War in 1854

The Battle of Hill 70 during World War I in 1917

Siege of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion of 1857

Attack on Casa Berardi in Italy during World War II in 1943

#5. Who was Robert Hampton Gray, V.C.?

Able Seaman

Captain of Canadian Army in First World War

Navy Pilot in the Second World War

Air Marshal of RCAF

#6. Where was Flying Ace William A. Bishop born?

Owen Sound, Ontario

Montreal, Quebec

Horton, Nova Scotia

Toronto, Ontario

#7. Which Victoria Cross recipient later became an honorary Air Marshal of the Royal Canadian Air Force?

William Hall

Alexander Roberts Dunn

William A. Bishop

Filip Konowal

#8. Who was the first member of Canadian Corps not born in the British Empire to be awarded the Victoria Cross?

Alexander Roberts Dunn

Billy Bishop

William Hall

Filip Konowal

#9. Which Province did Captain Paul Triquet belong to?

P.E.I

Nova Scotia

Quebec

Ontario

#10. For which war was Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn was awarded the Victoria Cross?

The Boer War

The Crimean war

The Second World War

The First World War

#11. Which province did Able Seaman William Hall, V.C., belong to?

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Quebec

P.E.I

#12. Who was awarded the Victoria Cross for showing exceptional courage in the Battle of Hill 70 in 1917?

Alexander Roberts Dunn

Filip Konowal

Billy Bishop

William Hall

#13. Where was Corporal Filip Konowal, V.C., born?

Ukraine

Nova Scotia

Toronto

England

#14. Which is the highest honour available to Canadians?

Sovereign’s medal for Volunteers

Medal of Bravery

The Victoria Cross

The Order of Canada

#15. Where was Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn born?

Scotland

Toronto

Ukraine

England

#16. Billy Bishop earned the Victoria Cross in:

The British Army in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava

The Battle of Hill 70

The Royal Flying Corps during First World War

The Royal Flying Corps during Second World War

#17. Who was awarded the Victoria Cross for leading his men and a handful of tanks in the attack on Casa Berardi in Italy in 1943 during the Second World War?

Filip Konowal

William Hall

Paul Triquet

Alexander Roberts Dunn

#18. In which army did Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn serve?

British Army

Canadian Army

US Army

French army

#19. Who was the first black man to be awarded the Victoria Cross?

Alexander Roberts Dunn

Filip Konowal

William Hall

Billy Bishop

#20. How many Canadians have been awarded the British Victoria Cross since 1854?

96

55

18

120

#21. Who won the Victoria Cross for his role in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in 1854?

Alexander Roberts Dunn

Filip Konowal

Billy Bishop

William Hall

#22. Which Victoria Cross recipient was killed a few days before the end of the Second World War while bombing and sinking a Japanese Warship in August, 1945?

Paul Triquet

Filip Konowal

Alexander Roberts Dunn

Robert Hampton Gray

#23. What is Victoria Cross awarded for?

Outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service to the nation

Exceptional volunteer achievements of Canadians

Furthering knowledge of the polar regions of Canada

Most conspicuous bravery, a daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy

#24. Who was the last Canadian to receive the Victoria Cross?

Paul Triquet

Filip Konowal

Robert Hampton Gray

Alexander Roberts Dunn

#25. Who was Flying Ace Billy Bishop?

Filip Konowal

Alexander Roberts Dunn

William A. Bishop

William Hall

Results

#1. Who was the first Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross?

#2. Where was Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray born?

#3. Which Victoria Cross recipient was the son of American slaves?

#4. Able Seaman William Hall received Victoria Cross for his role in:

#5. Who was Robert Hampton Gray, V.C.?

#6. Where was Flying Ace William A. Bishop born?

#7. Which Victoria Cross recipient later became an honorary Air Marshal of the Royal Canadian Air Force?

#8. Who was the first member of Canadian Corps not born in the British Empire to be awarded the Victoria Cross?

#9. Which Province did Captain Paul Triquet belong to?

#10. For which war was Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn was awarded the Victoria Cross?

#11. Which province did Able Seaman William Hall, V.C., belong to?

#12. Who was awarded the Victoria Cross for showing exceptional courage in the Battle of Hill 70 in 1917?

#13. Where was Corporal Filip Konowal, V.C., born?

#14. Which is the highest honour available to Canadians?

#15. Where was Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn born?

#16. Billy Bishop earned the Victoria Cross in:

#17. Who was awarded the Victoria Cross for leading his men and a handful of tanks in the attack on Casa Berardi in Italy in 1943 during the Second World War?

#18. In which army did Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn serve?

#19. Who was the first black man to be awarded the Victoria Cross?

#20. How many Canadians have been awarded the British Victoria Cross since 1854?

#21. Who won the Victoria Cross for his role in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in 1854?

#22. Which Victoria Cross recipient was killed a few days before the end of the Second World War while bombing and sinking a Japanese Warship in August, 1945?

#23. What is Victoria Cross awarded for?

#24. Who was the last Canadian to receive the Victoria Cross?

#25. Who was Flying Ace Billy Bishop?