Reader’s Quiz Answers

January 23, 2012 by admin

Here are the answers to the Readers’ Quiz in January/February 2012 issue of Legion Magazine.

  1. Former United States president Thomas Jefferson said prior to the War of 1812 that the acquisition of Canada up to the vicinity of Montreal ”would be a mere matter of marching.”
  2. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry successfully led the francophone troops in the battle of Chateauguay.
  3. The Memorial Cross which is given to family members of those who died serving Canada is commonly referred to as the Silver Cross.
  4. Rocky Mountain House, Alta., is found on the North Saskatchewan River.
  5. The “Lost Legion” of the Royal Canadian Air Force are those members who served in the Royal Air Force units, rather than Canadian ones.
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