Townships Trivia by Matthew Farfan, QAHN

Which of the following municipalities does NOT Captain George Washington Fogg was… 1border Lake Memphremagog? 2 a) Ogden Maid b) Bolton-Est b) a) TheA captain first captain of the steamer of the steamer Lady of Mountain the Lake c) Austin (seen here, c.1870s) d) Saint-Benoît-du-Lac c) One of the builders of Mountain House, a e) Fitch Bay hotel at the foot of Owl's Head d) None of the above e) All of the above

page 4 | The Townships Sun What crosses the Fitch Bay Narrows? What is the former name of the town of Magog, 3 a) A ferry 5seen here c.1915? b) A covered bridge a) Magog Crossing c) A suspension bridge b) The Outlet d) A footbridge c) d) Merry's Corners e) Saint-Patrice-de-Memphré e) A large flock of geese every autumn

The English lyrics to what famous song were 4composed on the shores of Lake Memphremagog What famous landmark, seen in this photo, by Robert Stanley Weir, pictured here, c.1900? 6 burned down in 1907? a) God Save the Queen a) Elephantis Hotel in Georgeville b) Memphremagog the Beautiful b) Memphremagog House in Newport, c) O d) Stairway to Heaven c) The home of Sir Hugh Allan on Belmere e) Give Peace a Chance Point d) None of the above e) All of the above

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MARCH 2019 | page 5 What event, seen here c.1925, takes place 7annually atop Mount Owl's Head? 9Memphremagog? a) A hunting party Whicha) Theof the Magog following River does not flow into Lake b) An outdoor Masonic lodge meeting b) The Black River c) Monthly meetings of Potton Town Council c) The d) A surveyors' picnic d) The e) The annual convention of Memphré e) Castle Brook Sighters Anonymous

Which mountain, pictured here c.1920, What buildings once lined the lakeshore all the 10overlooks Memphremagog from the north? 8way from Newport, Vermont to Magog, ? a) Owl's Head a) Customs houses (to curb smuggling on b) Orford the lake) c) Elephantis b) Lighthouses (so that the steamships d) Sutton wouldn't crash on the rocks) e) Everest c) Prisons (so that rumrunners could be locked up) d) Chapels (so that pilgrims could stop to pray) e) All of the above

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the national anthem was composed by Judge Weir in Cedarville on Lake Memphremagog) 5. 5. Memphremagog) Lake on Cedarville in Weir Judge by composed was anthem national the

1. e) (Fitch Bay is a village, but not a municipality) 2. e) 3. b) 4. c) (The English version of of version English (The c) 4. b) 3. e) 2. municipality) a not but village, a is Bay (Fitch e) 1. Answers

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