Wallaceburg History Trivia Challenge

Question 1

What were the original school colours for Wallaceburg High School? Hint: not Maroon and Grey

Accepted Answer

Orange and Black

Question 2

What two brothers created the first bolt action rifle that utilized a "box magazine" in Wallaceburg?

Accepted Answer

James Paris Lee and John Lee

Question 3

What two industrialists were credited for starting The Sydenham Glass Company in the late 1800s? (Pick two)

Accepted Answer

David Alexander Gordon, James Wynard Steinhoff

Question 4

What did the original surveyor of Wallaceburg want to call the town?

Accepted Answer

Babysville

Question 5

What type of bird was believed to be connected to a witch from the legend of "The Baldoon Mystery"?

Accepted Answer

Black Goose

Question 6

Where was Wallaceburg's cenotaph originally located after the First World War?

Accepted Answer

Library Park

Question 7

Who was Wallaceburg's first mayor?

Accepted Answer

James Steinhoff

Question 8

Known for singing at the Metropolitan Opera, in New York City, during the 1920s, who was Wallaceburg's first celebrity?

Accepted Answer

Ruby Gordon, Jeanne Gordon

Question 9

What country did Wallaceburg's first European settlers come from? Hint: not the country in the picture:)

Accepted Answer

Scotland

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