Skip to content

QUIZ: How much do you know about Canada’s military history?

Canadians have served in numerous wars, international conflicts and peacekeeping missions
30984194_web1_210127-PWN-101birthday-BERNARD_1
Wait for me, Daddy. The photo was captured on Nov. 1, 1940 and is one of Canada’s most famous photographs of the Second World War. Do you know where this picture was taken? (Claude P. Detloff)

On Nov. 11, Canadians will gather at Remembrance Day ceremonies to honour those who served and died in wars.

Throughout Canada’s history, many have served in various wars, military actions and peacekeeping missions.

How much do you know about Canada’s military history? Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 questions.

Good luck.

READ ALSO: A time for remembrance

READ ALSO: How much do you know about Canada?

READ ALSO: How much do you know about British Columbia?

To report a typo, email:
news@summerlandreview.com
.



news@summerlandreview.com

Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

30984194_web1_221102-CPL-Remembrance-Day-Ceremonies-WarnerHockin_1
Second World War veteran Warner Hockin gets help walking up to the cenotaph to lay a wreath at Veterans Memorial Park in Chilliwack on Nov. 11, 2019. On Nov. 11, Remembrance Day ceremonies will be held at cenotaphs across Canada. (Black Press file photo)
30984194_web1_221104_YKN_col_HistoryHunter-bw_1
Seventeen Whitehorse men, who enlisted together in the fall of 1915 served in the 67th Pioneer Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. Shown here are: Top Row, left to right: Joseph Bingham, William “Red” Brown, Norman Ryder, James Salvatore. Middle Row, l to r: Laurence R. Wilson, George Ryder, Jimmy Porter, William Hughes, Vido Zic, and John Luich. Front row, l to r: John Hyde, Alfred Cronin, Fred Young, James M. Smith, William W. Burden, Alex Pover, and Robert Holburn. Cronin was killed in action at Bourlon Wood, September 27, 1918. (Submitted)


John Arendt

About the Author: John Arendt

John Arendt has worked as a journalist for more than 30 years. He has a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Journalism degree from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute.
Read more