Local Trivia - Quiz #4

 

 

QUESTION 1
Newfoundland enters Confederation and becomes Canada’s tenth province just before midnight on ______________.
(a) January 1st, 1949
(b) March 31st, 1949
(c) April 1st, 1949
(d) May 31st, 1949
(e) None of the Above
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 2
In the 1950s what special project provided employment in the area?
(a) Deep Water Dredging
(b) New Church
(c) Railway Spur
(d) Train Station
(e) Radar Gap Filler
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 3
The town of Elliston was incorporated on June 15th, 1965. Who was the first Mayor?
(a) Gerald Tilley
(b) Richard Hobbs
(c) Arthur W. Coles
(d) Roy Tilley
(e) Samuel White
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 4
In 1972 how many street lights were in operation around town?
(a) 20
(b) 50
(c) 80
(d) 122
(e) None
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 5
In July of 1976, a humpback whale became tangled in a net at __________ and drew many scientists to the area.
(a) Flowers Cove
(b) Porter's Point
(c) Maberly
(d) Coles Gulch
(e) Norder Cove
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 6
In which decade did ATV’s become known in Elliston?
(a) 1960s
(b) 1970s
(c) 1980s
(d) 1990s
(e) None of the Above
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 7
In 1994, the town council decided to discontinue _____________ in community.
(a) Street Lights
(b) Water & Sewer
(c) Garbage Collection
(d) Snow Removal
(e) All of these
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 8
How was oil transported from tanker ship to the base on Elliston ridge?
(a) Tanker Truck
(b) Drums
(c) Pipeline
(d) All of the Above
(e) None of the Above
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 9
Although short lived in which decade did Elliston have a fire truck?
(a) 1950s
(b) 1960s
(c) 1970s
(d) 1980s
(e) 1990s
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 10
When did Elliston’s last school close?
(a) 1976
(b) 1986
(c) 1996
(d) 2006
(e) None of these
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)