Quizzy!!
;)
1. Who is the
present Colonel - in - Chief?
A:
The Princess Royal, Her Royal Highness, Pricess
Anne
2. What is
the Regimental drink?
A:
Drambuie
3. What
is the birthday of the Regiment?
A: April 29th 1795
4. What
is the Regimental toast?
A: BLOODY DECKS!
5. Who
invented the first gas mask?
A: Maj (Doctor) Cluny MacPherson, Regimental Surgeon,
WW1
6. How many
persons answered the role call after the battle of Beaumont
Hamel
A: 68 out of 801
7. For
which battle was the unit re-instated with the title "
Royal " in WW1
A: Cambari
8. Who
was awarded the only Victoria Cross in the Regiment, the
youngest ever at the time?
A: Pte. (Later Sergeant) Tommy Ricketts
9. What
is the Regimental Quick Match?
A: The
Banks of Newfoundland
10. What is
the Regimental Slow March?
A The Garb
of Old Gaul
11. Name the
officer who captured the American fort "Prairie do Chien"
during the war of 1812 and give his age
A. Capt. Andrew Bulger, 25 years old
12.
What is the battle honour flown by the Regiment which no
other Canadian unit has?
A: Gallipoli
13.
Which city, formerly known as York, has a monument to the
Regiment in recognition to their defence of it during the war
of 1812?
A:
Toronto
14.
What were the two nicknames of the first contingent of
the Regiment in WW1 ?
A: The
Blue Puttes or The First Five Hundred
15. Why
did the Regiment have field pieces for a time, the oniy
Canadian infantry unit ever to hold them?
A: The Regiment amalgamated with the 166th (NFLD) Royal
artillery, and took their guns.
16.
what is the unoffical motto of the Regiment?
A: BETTER THEN THE BEST!
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