Trivia quiz #6: Lilacs, gangsters and steam trains

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It’s time for another edition of the play-at-home Ottawa Road Trips trivia game!

First off, thanks so much to everyone who played last week’s trivia game. Our winner was reader Teresa Rose, and a $10 Tim Horton’s e-gift card is headed her way. I’ve updated last week’s game with the answers.

And now, on to this week’s game, with 10 more questions to test your knowledge of places in Ontario, Quebec and beyond. Each question includes a handy link to a post where you’ll find the answer. As always, note that this is virtual travel only—please wait to actually visit these places until the COVID-19 crisis ends.

NOTE: This week’s game has closed in terms of being able to win the prize, but you’re welcome to play for fun. I’ve updated the post to include the answers at the very bottom.

Question 1: All aboard!

In what Eastern Ontario town can you climb aboard a vintage steam train at the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario?

Question 2: Celebrating lilacs

What small community in Beckwith Township, just west of Ottawa, normally plays host to a lilac festival each May?

Question 3: Shakespeare in bloom

In what Eastern Ontario town would you find Shakespeare’s Gardens, planted with flowers mentioned in the Bard’s plays? (Hint: The community is also home to the annual St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival.)

Question 4: Cycling through the Pontiac

What is the name of the 92-kilometre cycling trail in the Outaouais that runs along the former route of the Pontiac Pacific Junction railway?

Question 5: Farm-fresh duck

What farm in Plantagenet, Ontario—perhaps best known for its duck products—is offering home deliveries to Ottawa and Gatineau during the current lockdown? (Hint for book lovers: The farm shares its name with a fictional town created by Canadian author Stephen Leacock.)

Question 6: Tom Hanks slept here

What airport was used as a stand-in for New York’s JFK International Airport during the filming of the 2004 movie The Terminal?

Question 7: Sir John A. slept here

In what Eastern Ontario city will you find Bellevue House, a national historic site that was once home to Sir John A. Macdonald (who represented the city in Parliament for many years)?

Question 8: Questionable neighbours

What American gangster is rumoured to have lived in a log cabin near Quadeville, Ontario—deep in the Ottawa Valley—in the 1940s?

Question 9: Marvellous mustards

What picturesque Rideau Canal village is home to Mrs. McGarrigle’s Fine Food Shop, known for its gourmet mustards?

Question 10: Political hijinks

Who famously slid down a banister at the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa during a 1968 political convention?

And here are the answers

1. Smiths Falls
2. Franktown
3. Prescott
4. Cycloparc PPJ
5. Mariposa Farm
6. Mirabel
7. Kingston
8. Al Capone
9. Merrickville
10. Pierre Trudeau

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