Local Trivia - Quiz #2

 

 

QUESTION 1
Why was Kitty Casey buried in a droke near Sandy Cove instead of a cemetery?
(a) She died at sea
(b) She committed suicide
(c) She was a witch
(d) She died on Sandy Cove beach
(e) None of the Above
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 2
Who established a branch store in the community during the latter part of the nineteen century? The building is still in use!
(a) Robert Carter
(b) Patrick Casey
(c) Jim Slade
(d) Joshua Swyers
(e) James Ryan
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 3
What was the original name of Maberly?
(a) Muddy Brook
(b) Bird Island Cove
(c) Happy Valley
(d) Ragged Harbour
(e) Cable John’s
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 4
The greatest number of people who ever lived here was _______ in 1891.
(a) 486
(b) 951
(c) 1257
(d) 2457
(e) None of these
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 5
Rev. Charles Lench & residents petition the Government to change the name of their community from Bird Island Cove to Elliston on ___________.
(a) June 22nd, 1864
(b) July 7th, 1875
(c) January 1st, 1888
(d) February 17th, 1902
(e) September 3rd, 1910
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 6
In 1878 the sealing vessel _________ sank and local men were awarded Royal Humane Society Medals for their actions in saving the vessel’s crew.
(a) Newfoundland
(b) Ophelia
(c) Eric
(d) Faust
(e) None of the Above
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 7
The Salvation Army holds its first local service in the spring of ______.
(a) 1887
(b) 1897
(c) 1907
(d) 1910
(e) None of these
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 8
Who donated the bell to the new Methodist Church in 1901/1902?
(a) William Tilley
(b) J.H. Blackmore
(c) Abraham Kean
(d) Max Collins
(e) None of the Above
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 9
In what year was a local of the Fishermen’s Protective Union forms at Elliston?
(a) 1881
(b) 1895
(c) 1900
(d) 1905
(e) 1910
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
 

QUESTION 10
Who established a farm near Sandy Cove in the 1870s?
(a) William Tucker
(b) Robert Tilly
(c) William Ellis
(d) James Ryan
(e) None of the Above
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)