Eastern Townships Trivia Quiz #1: General Interest

Brenda Hartwell

1. In the first Fenian Raid of 1866, there was one casualty. Who was it?

a) A pioneer defending his homestead.
b) A Fenian scout.
c) An elderly woman.

2. During the First World War, the price of gas was said to be very high in the Eastern Townships. How much did one gallon cost?

a) 52 cents
b) 1.03
c) Two bits

3. What notorious American marched through the Townships on an expedition in 1775?

a) George Washington
b) Benedict Arnold
c) Sara Lee

4. What were company candles?

a) Candles made by the ET Taper Company.
b) Candles made to fit chandeliers.
c) Candles made from sheep tallow.

5.Who or what was The Lady of the Lake?

a) A legendary mermaid who lived near Black Point in Lake Massawippi.
b) A steamboat on Lake Memphremagog
c) A female painter famous for her Townships waterscapes.

6. What was the average annual salary of a female school teacher in 1889?

a) $112 plus board at a students house.
b) $65 plus a cow, 3 chickens, and a 50 pound bag of flour.
c) $200 plus a leather strap and unlimited chalk supplies.

7. When the Sherbrooke Daily Record was founded in 1897, what was the cost of an annual subscription?

a) $3.65
b) $1.50
c) The paper was free.

8. Who was the first lady to hold a driver's permit in Quebec and in which town did she reside?

a) Miss Donna Gamsby of Huntingville.
b) Mrs. Edgar Taylor of Stanstead.
c) Miss Fanny Leadfoot of Mississquoi Bay.

9. The first Quebec permit plates or licenses were issued in what year, and of what material were they made?

a) 1904 and made of tin.
b) 1901 and made of tooled leather.
c) 1906 and made of porcelain.

10. Lennoxville's Minto Rink, the only covered rink for miles around, was in full operation for the 1901 season. How many players were on a hockey team at that time? Can you name their positions?

a) The seven-man team consisted of Goal, Point, Cover Point, Rover, Right
Wing, Left Wing, and Centre.
b) The nine-man team consisted of Goal Tender, Point, Counter Point, Forward, Left Wing, Right Wing, Centre and Two Defense.
c) Hockey was deemed a sport too violent for gentlemen. There was no hockey team in Lennoxville in 1901.

11. Who or what was Odanak?

a) An native village near the mouth of the St. Francis River.
b) The Abenaki name for Mount Orford.
c) A legendary Abenaki healer.

12. What were Rogers' Rangers?

a) 200 men led by Major Robert Rogers and sent by British General Jeffery Amherst to punish the St. Francis Indians.
b) An unbeatable hockey team from Farnham owned by Rogers & Rogers Co.
c) The predecessors of the modern day game wardens, founded by Dr. Earl Rogers
of Brome County.

13. Where would you find a "Town Truss", a "Multiple Kingpost" truss or a "Howe" truss?

a) A barn
b) A covered bridge
c) A truss fund

14. Who was the first man in the world to send wireless broadcasts of voice and music?

a) Reginald Fessenden
b) Alexander Graham Bell
c) Guglielmo Marconi

15. What was the B-7, and who invented it?

a) A W.W.I bomber invented by Seth Taylor
b) A Bingo Wand invented by Edna Peterson
c) A seven passenger vehicle invented by J.-A. Bombardier

16. When was the Ski-Doo snowmobile first produced and marketed?

a) 1943
b) 1972
c) 1959

17. Who was the Outlaw of Megantic?

a) Henry G. Kidd
b) Donald Morrison
c) Bernard Epps

18. Which Canadian Prime Minister was born in Compton?

a) Sir John A. MacDonald
b) Sir Wilfred Laurier
c) Louis St. Laurent

19. In 1988, Townshippers'Day was held in Sutton. Which famous Quebec politician was a guest that day?

a) Jean Charest
b) Brian Mulroney
c) Lucien Bouchard

20. Who built Canada's first horseless carriage?

a) Henry Ford
b) Harold Olds
c) Henry Seth Taylor

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