Trivia quiz #20: Gingerbread trim, a famous apple and a really big globe

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It’s time for the monthly Ottawa Road Trips trivia quiz! See how many quirky facts you know about Eastern Ontario, the Outaouais and beyond. If you’re stumped, click the link in each question for a clue. (And if you enjoy this game and want to test your knowledge on some of the previous games, here’s the complete list.)

Question #1: Pretty Quebec towns

In what scenic region of Quebec would you find the popular tourist town of Saint-Sauveur?

Question #2: How about them apples?

What great Canadian apple was developed in Dundela, Ontario, not far from Smyth’s Apple Orchard in Iroquois?

Question #3: Mmm…a bakery

In what east-end Ottawa community would you find this charming bakery, which serves up really tasty fruit turnovers?

Question #4: A ruined factory

What is the name of this abandoned industrial site in Gatineau Park, which makes a fascinating destination for a short hike?

Question #5: Marvellous murals

What central Ottawa neighbourhood is home to a wide range of murals and sculptures, including the tribute to Ottawa firefighters shown above?

Question #6: An enormous globe

What Ottawa museum reopened on September 5 and recently installed a huge, inflated sculpture called Gaia?

Question #7: A long, long trail

What is the name of the cycling and pedestrian route that stretches 3,000 kilometres through Southern Ontario, passing through Brockville along the way?

Question #8: Eastern Ontario tales

What organization—which usually stages fall concerts in small communities—recently released a series of podcasts featuring quirky tales from across Eastern Ontario?

Question #9: Scenic boat dock

In what Rideau Lakes town would you find this pretty harbour, not far from Foley Mountain Conservation Area? (You’ll have to scroll quite far through the attached post to find the answer—what, did you think I was going to make this easy?)

Question #10: Gingerbread, but not to eat

What town, about an hour east of Ottawa, is known as the Gingerbread Capital of Ontario (due to the pretty trim on many of its buildings)?

And here are the answers!

1. The Laurentians
2. McIntosh apple
3. Cumberland
4. Carbide Willson Mill
5. Westboro
6. Canadian Museum of Nature
7. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail
8. Festival of Small Halls
9. Westport
10. Vankleek Hill

If you enjoyed this quiz, here’s a list of all the trivia games I’ve posted since the pandemic began. Try them all!

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