Trivia Quiz

How well do you know Dufferin County? Try our Dufferin Trivia Quiz and find out! The quiz will be updated periodically, so stay tuned!

1. What village in East Garafraxa was previously known as Frog Town?

1. Orton
2. Price's Corners
3. Portadown
4. Marsville

2. What former Shelburne newspaperman wrote one-man plays based on life in Dufferin County?

1. Patrick Slater
2. Fred Claridge
3. Dan Needles
4. William Needles

3. What was the name of Dufferin's first newspaper?

1. The Orangeville Sun
2. The Dufferin Post
3. The Orangeville Advertiser
4. The Dufferin Standard

4. When was the tornado that devastated Grand Valley and other parts in Dufferin?

1. April 29, 1984
2. June 22, 1985
3. May 31, 1985
4. May 29, 1985

5. By which names was Grand Valley previously known?

1. Manasseh
2. Joyce's Corners
3. Tandragee
4. Little Toronto

6. What year did the old Orangeville High School burn down?

1. 1950
2. 1944
3. 1948
4. 1942

7. In what township would you find Gooseville?

1. Amaranth
2. Mono
3. Mulmur
4. East Luther

8. What train flagging station can be found inside the Dufferin County Museum & Archives?

1. Corbetton Station
2. Crombie's Station
3. Melancthon Station
4. Amaranth Station

9. Which township was described in early surveyors' notes as "all swamp"?

1. East Luther
2. Amaranth

10. When was the first annual Old Time Fiddle Contest in Shelburne held?

1. 1950
2. 1949
3. 1955
4. 1951

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