Trivia quiz #8: Cupcakes, kings and the Wizard of Oz

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Welcome back to another edition of the play-at-home Ottawa Road Trips trivia game!

Many thanks to everyone who played last week’s game. Our winner was reader Beth Ronaghan, and a $10 Tim Horton’s e-gift card is headed her way. I’ve updated last week’s game with the answers.

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. As always, note that this is virtual travel only—please wait to actually visit these places until the COVID-19 crisis ends.

Question 1: Mmmm….cupcakes….

In what community west of Ottawa would you find both the McDougall Mill Museum and the Bonnechere Bakery & Bistro, where I bought a few of these lovely cupcakes last summer?

Question 2: Biking around the region

What local company offers scenic bike trips throughout the Ottawa area, including a cycling trip I took in and around Aylmer, Quebec, in 2015 (see photo above)?

Question 3: Travel back in time

At what museum in Ottawa’s east end could you see this vintage gas station, as well as a house made from a mail-order kit and an old-fashioned schoolhouse?

Question 4: Learn about Eastern Ontario trees

In what Ontario city on the St. Lawrence River can you learn about 44 species of trees in the Arboretum in Lamoureux Park?

Question 5: Named for kings

What community east of Ottawa is named for an English royal family that held the English throne from 1154 to 1485? In usual times, the town also holds an annual bean festival (see photo above).

Question 6: We hear he is a wonderful wiz…

In what central New York village could you visit the All Things Oz Museum, focused on the life and times of Wizard of Oz creator L. Frank Baum?

Question 7: One-of-a-kind fashion

In what Rideau Canal village will you find Laura’s Shop, where owner Laura Jean Starkey sells unique clothing items? (P.S.: During the COVID-19 lockdown, Starkey is running a virtual online sale for the village’s artisans on Saturdays in May and June.)

Question 8: Taking the Quyon ferry

The Quyon ferry (which just re-opened) is a car ferry that connects Quyon, Quebec, with what community on the Ontario side of the river?

Question 9: Cycling through the trees

What is the name of the attraction at the Au Diable Vert outdoor centre at Glen Sutton, Quebec, that lets you ride a recumbent bicycle along a cable through the treetops?

Question 10: Screaming through the Gold Rush

In what theme park, just north of Toronto, could you ride a Gold Rush-themed roller coaster called the Yukon Striker?

And here are the answers!

1. Renfrew
2. Escape Bicycle Tours
3. Cumberland Heritage Village Museum
4. Cornwall
5. Plantagenet
6. Chittenango
7. Merrickville
8. Fitzroy Harbour
9. VéloVolant
10. Canada’s Wonderland

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