Canadian Navy Centennial
1910 – 2010
# 5 - Nautical Knowledge – True or False
On May 04, 1910, The Naval Service Bill received Royal Assent. This was the start of Canada’s Navy, a distinct Naval Service separate from the Royal Navy allowing Canadians to serve on Canadian Ships under the command of Canadian born Officers and Non-Commisioned members rather than serving on ships of the Royal Navy.
100 years later, Canada is celebrating this momentous milestone both in our navy and nation’s history. We will honour the past, and celebrate the achievements of Canada’s Navy.
This cache is not at the posted coordinates. To determine the location, you will need to educate yourself on some customs and traditions. The navy is steeped in customs and traditions that date back to the early days of maritime exploration. Contained in this quiz are a number of terms and facts about the Canadian Navy. Some are true and others are false. Your investigation will determine the correct answer. Once you have determined the true and false answers, simply add the numbers assigned to the true answers to the last three digits in the posted north coordinate. Add all of the false questions and the assigned number to the posted west coordinate.
This is the fifth cache in a series of caches to be placed to acknowlege the Centennial of Canada’s Navy. There will be 5 caches in this series with a 6th mystery cache to be published in the future. In each of the 5 caches there will be a clues to solving the 6th mystery cache. Make sure you record the information but please, do not remove the clues from the cache. Either record the information in a notebook, take a picture or record it to memory. Further instructions will be provided when the final cache is published.
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Question
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True
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False
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1
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At one minute past midnight on 28 May 1945, all Canadian ships at sea turned on their running lights signalling the end of the Battle of the Atlantic
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25
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44
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2
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When the Royal Naval College of Canada opened in Halifax in 1910, the two year course was open to boys between the ages of 15 – 22yrs
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72
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09
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3
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When the Second World War broke out, Canada had just 20 vessels, 10 on either coast, based in Halifax, NS and Victoria, BC
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05
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17
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4
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After the destroyer HMCS Mackenzie was paid off in 1993, she was painted in USN colours for an episode of the TV series “The X-Files”
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36
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63
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5
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Canada’s Navy is currently ranked 18th largest in the world, about the same size as the Colombian and half the size of Chile’s Navy.
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11
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21
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6
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In 1944, a team composed of sailors from HMCS Donnacona and HMCS Hyacinthe beat the Hamilton Flying Wildcats by a score of 7 to 6 to win the Grey Cup
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51
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43
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7
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A gun run is a historical demonstration or a race where a crew of sailors disassemble, re-assemble and fire a naval cannon.
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83
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29
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8
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A Banyan is a barbecue or party, usually with steaks and beer.
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16
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92
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9
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Irish Pennants are flags that are flown from sentry towers along the coast of Ireland to help sailors determine wind direction
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57
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19
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10
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The term “As the crow flies” is derived from the naval practice of releasing a crow when lost or unsure of their position in coastal waters, as ships would release a caged crow which would fly straight towards the nearest land thus giving the vessel some sort of a navigational fix.
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05
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13
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11
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In some South American ports, boats bringing trinkets for sale as well as ladies of dubious virture would come along side a Naval vessel to entice sailors to spend their pay packets while in port. This boat was referred to as a Liberty Boat
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67
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11
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12
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A Shellback is a nickname for a sailor who hails from Shelburn, Nova Scotia
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19
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06
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13
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The first man of colour and the first Canadian seaman to receive the Victoria Cross was Able Seaman William Hall from Nova Scotia.
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57
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26
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14
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A sick bay ranger is a term for the medical officers assistant who helps tend sailors during times of conflict and battle.
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08
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21
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15
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A Turd Herder is a derogatory name for a Hull Technician
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03
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16
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Total all the True and False scores
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North
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West
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