Trivia quiz #17: Stetson hats, nuts and Sir Galahad

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How well do you know Ontario, Quebec and New York state? Test your trivia smarts with this week’s local travel quiz. (Click the link in each question for a clue.)

Question #1: Basketball and art

What is the name of the Almonte museum dedicated to artist R. Tait McKenzie and basketball inventor James Naismith, which re-opened to the public in late June?

Question #2: A hero’s memorial

This statue of Sir Galahad stands in a prime location in front of Parliament Hill. It honours a man who drowned in the Ottawa River in 1901, while trying to rescue a friend who had fallen through the ice. What was his name?

Question #3: Hit the beach

What park in the Outaouais is home to six beaches, including O’Brien, Blanchet and Breton?

Question #4: An historic market

In what Eastern Ontario city will you find the province’s oldest public market?

Question #5: Manufacturing powerhouse

What Eastern Ontario city was once home to companies that made cars, frying pans and Stetson hats?

Question #6: Islands and trails

In what national park, one of Canada’s smallest, can you hike along seven kilometres of trails at Landon Bay or paddle among lots of tiny islands?

Question #7: Art and coffee

In what Outaouais community can you browse in the Galerie d’Art Riverside and then sip a coffee in the gallery’s pretty garden?

Question #8: Historic airplane

In what Eastern Ontario city can you take a self-guided walking tour (online or in person) that includes a monument to the Canadair T-133 Silver Star airplane?

Question #9: Throwing money away

What was the nickname of rich businessman Harry McLean, who reportedly amused himself by tossing money out the window of his office in Merrickville to enrich passersby below?

Question #10: Go nuts in Kars

What is the name of the location inside Baxter Conservation Area in Kars where you can see more than 100 different types of nut trees and bean plants, including walnut, hickory and beech trees?

And here are the answers!

1. Mill of Kintail Museum
2. Henry Albert Harper
3. Gatineau Park
4. Kingston
5. Brockville
6. Thousand Islands National Park
7. Wakefield
8. Cornwall
9. Big Pants
10. Filmore Park Nut Grove

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