Local Trivia - Quiz #5

 

 

QUESTION 1
What local group buried a time capsule in 2016?
(a) Elliston Recreation
(b) Great War Living History Committee
(c) Discovery Shooting Club
(d) Home From The Sea Foundation
(e) Tourism Elliston
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 2
In 1998, a festival first took place named for what bird?
(a) Puffin
(b) Raven
(c) Eagle
(d) Seagull
(e) Blue Jay
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 3
In 2000, Elliston became known as a ________ Capital and launched a website after the same.
(a) Moose
(b) Eagle
(c) Bird Island
(d) Puffin
(e) Root Cellar
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 4
When was Elliston’s first Come Home Year and first shooting contest held?
(a) 1998
(b) 1999
(c) 2000
(d) 2004
(e) 2010
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 5
Elliston’s bicentennial was held in ________.
(a) 1945
(b) 1951
(c) 1995
(d) 2006
(e) 2010
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 6
In 2007, CBC’s Land & Sea filmed part of an episode in Elliston about what event?
(a) 1914 Sealing Disaster
(b) 1916 Battle of Beaumont-Hamel
(c) 1924 Death of Elliston Strongman Jimmy Chant
(d) 1940s Elliston Involvement in WWII
(e) None of these
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 7
Which community group superseded the Elliston Heritage Foundation in 2014?
(a) Tourism Elliston
(b) Elliston Recreation Committee
(c) Home From The Sea Foundation
(d) Discovery Shooting Club
(e) Great War Living History Committee
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 8
What grocery/corner store open in 2012?
(a) The Grub Shop
(b) North Side Convenience
(c) Collins Quick Stop
(d) Sanger’s Amusement
(e) None of the above
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 9
What was the name of the Hurricane that struck Elliston in 2010?
(a) Katrina
(b) Tomas
(c) Irene
(d) Sandy
(e) Igor
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 10
What was the name/address of the website that officially replaced www.rootcellars.com in 2013?
(a) www.rootcellars.ca
(b) www.townofelliston.ca
(c) www.ellistonheritagefoundation.com
(d) www.homefromthesea.ca
(e) None of these
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)