TRIVIA? GOOD LUCK! PUT YOUR MAPLE RIDGE AND CANADIAN KNOWLEDGE TO THE TEST WITH THESE TRIVIA
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ARE YOU READY FOR SOME MAPLE RIDGE
TRIVIA?
PUT YOUR MAPLE RIDGE AND
CANADIAN KNOWLEDGE TO
THE TEST WITH THESE TRIVIA
QUESTIONS.
GOOD LUCK!
2 02 1 1. Who is the neighbourhood of Haney named after? 2. What was Thomas Haney’s primary occupation? 3. Which Hudson’s Bay company settlement did the earliest Maple Ridge pioneers come from?
2 02 1 4. What was the original name for 224th street in Maple Ridge? 5. The city name “Maple Ridge” originally came from whose farm? 6. The first ever traffic light in Maple Ridge was at installed at which intersection in 1953?
2 02 1 7. Which two local families have been farming in Maple Ridge continuously for over 120 years? 8. Before 1912, Maple Ridge did not have its own community doctor. Where did the nearest doctor live?
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9.
Who was the first practicing doctor in Maple Ridge?
10.
Maple Ridge is the
Columbia?
— oldest municipality in British2 02 1 11. Who was Maple Ridge’s longest serving mayor? 12. How many people were killed by the Port Haney landslide of 1880?
2 02 1 13. Which local historic church was originally in the Derby area of Langley, dismantled, and then floated across the river to be reassembled in Maple Ridge? 14. What ethnic group formed 30% of the Maple Ridge population in the 1920s and 1930s?
2 02 1 15. The “Haney House” is now a museum, but it was the residence of the Haney family for a long time. How long did members of that family inhabit this house? 16. Which well famous West Coast painter was a contemporary of, and admired by, The Group of Seven?
2 02 1 17. How many artists were in the Group of Seven? 18. The McMichael Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario is home to one of the largest Group of Seven collections in Canada. What else is located on the grounds of this Canadian gallery? 19. Which Canadian sculptor has a massive jade green bronze work featured at Vancouver International Airport?
2 02 1 20. Which famous East Coast Canadian folk artist sold her paintings from her front door, but never in her lifetime received more than $10 per painting? 21. Where is the earliest form of paintings found in Canada?
2 02 1 22. Art for the Dogs – what fountain has 29 dogs and one cat? 23. What is this public art’s name and where can it be found?
2 02 1 24. What famous Nunavut artist had their print “The Enchanted Owl’ (1960) featured on a Canadian postage stamp? 25. What city can these public works of art be found?
2 02 1 26. There are 3 murals painted in the alleys adjacent to McIntosh & 22th Street. Name 2 of the animals featured in the murals? 27. The bandstand in Memorial Peace Park was a gift to be enjoyed by the community. What year was the bandstand built? 28. Family owned & operated. Fuller Watson originally opened in 1924 and then moved to its present location in 1934. What kind of business did they start out with?
2 02 1 29. This famous singer is painted on the side of Bobby Sox 50’s Diner; who is it? 30. This staple downtown Maple Ridge business opened its doors in 1946. Name the business. 31. The ACT Arts Centre was opened in 2003 by this organization. They will be turning 50 this year. Name the organization.
2 02 1 32. Stag Barbershop opened by Al Clarke in 1952 was not just a barber shop. Mr. Clarke’s adopted son conducted another business inside. What did he do? 33. There are 6 mosaics featured in the sidewalks of Maple Ridge. One on the corner of Dewdney & 224th Street celebrates this industry, which put Maple Ridge on the map. Name the industry.
2 02 1 ARE YOU READY TO SEE HOW TO DID? TRIVIA ANSWERS LET’S SEE HOW YOU DID!
2 02 1 1. Who is the neighbourhood of Haney named after? Thomas Haney: A pioneer of Irish descent, Thomas Haney purchased 160 acres of land in this area for $1000 in 1879. He and his wife, Anne, along with their six children were instrumental in Maple Ridge’s history. 2. What was Thomas Haney’s primary occupation? Brick maker 3. Which Hudson’s Bay company settlement did the earliest Maple Ridge pioneers come from? Fort Langley: Built in 1827, Fort Langley was a Hudson’s Bay Company fur trading post on the banks of the Fraser River.
2 02 1 4. What was the original name for 224th street in Maple Ridge? Ontario Street 5. The city name “Maple Ridge” originally came from whose farm? John McIver: John was a Scottish settler who came to Western Canada as a worker of the HBC company. He was based at Fort Langley for some time before purchasing property across the river in the Hammond area of (now) Maple Ridge. He named his property “Maple Ridge” because of the ridge of maple trees on this land. 6. The first ever traffic light in Maple Ridge was at installed at which intersection in 1953? Lougheed and 8th street (now 224 street)
2 02 1 7. Which two local families have been farming in Maple Ridge continuously for over 120 years? The Hampton and Laity families: William Hampton and John Laity moved to British Columbia from Colorado in search of good land for farming in 1879. 8. Before 1912, Maple Ridge did not have its own community doctor. Where did the nearest doctor live? New Westminster: Doctors in rural communities throughout Canada were very rare in the 19th, and even the early 20th, centuries. Prior to 1912, Maple Ridge area residents had to travel by train or horse to New Westminster or Vancouver to see a physician.
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9.
Who was the first practicing doctor in Maple Ridge?
Dr. Garnet Morse: In 1912, the first clinic of the
area opened in Port Haney with Dr. Morse as the first
physician of Maple Ridge. He would often travel great
distances in a day to see patients, including to the Allco
camp to treat the logging workers as needed.
10.
Maple Ridge is the
Columbia?
— oldest municipality in British
Sixth: Maple Ridge was incorporated as a municipality
on September 12, 1874. Only Victoria, New Westminster,
Nanaimo, North Cowichan, and Chilliwack are older.2 02 1 11. Who was Maple Ridge’s longest serving mayor? Solomon Mussallem: Originally immigrating to Canada from Lebanon in 1897, Mr. Mussallem lived in Winnipeg, Prince Rupert, and Vancouver before settling in Maple Ridge with his family in 1919 and opening the Haney Garage. He served 23 years in our municipal government, 21 of those years as Mayor. One of his sons, George, was also in politics and served four terms as a MLA. 12. How many people were killed by the Port Haney landslide of 1880? One: In February 1880, a large part of the south bank of the Howison farm slid into the Fraser River. This event became known as the “Haney Slide” and created tsunami- like waves that caused a lot of damage to buildings along the river.
2 02 1 13. Which local historic church was originally in the Derby area of Langley, dismantled, and then floated across the river to be reassembled in Maple Ridge? St. John the Divine: This church opened for its first service in Derby in 1859. But, with the construction of the railway bringing a surge of residents to Maple Ridge, it was decided to bring the church across the river. In 1882, a team of people dismantled the church and floated it across the river for reassembly on River Road. Today, St. John the Divine is the oldest church in the Lower Mainland of BC. 14. What ethnic group formed 30% of the Maple Ridge population in the 1920s and 1930s? Japanese: Prior to the internment measures of WW2, the area of Maple Ridge was home to a thriving Japanese population. Most of these families were farmers, specializing in greenhouse techniques and berry farming.
2 02 1 15. The “Haney House” is now a museum, but it was the residence of the Haney family for a long time. How long did members of that family inhabit this house? 96 years: Thomas Haney, his wife Anne Callaghan, and their descendants built and inhabited this home from 1883 to 1979. For some time, it was referred to as the “Hawley House”, as daughter Elizabeth married James Hawley in 1917. They moved into the home shortly after marriage and raised a family there. Elizabeth worked hard to have the home recognized as a heritage site and it was donated to the municipality of Maple Ridge in 1980. 16. Which well famous West Coast painter was a contemporary of, and admired by, The Group of Seven? Emily Carr (1871-1945)
2 02 1 17. How many artists were in the Group of Seven? It grew to 10 members. It’s part joke, part trick question as the Group of Seven eventually grew to 10 members. They disbanded and reformed as “The Canadian Group of Painters” in 1933, growing to more than two dozen artists, counting about one-third women among the membership this time) 18. The McMichael Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario is home to one of the largest Group of Seven collections in Canada. What else is located on the grounds of this Canadian gallery? The remains of six of the Group of Seven are interred on the property. 19. Which Canadian sculptor has a massive jade green bronze work featured at Vancouver International Airport? Haida artist, Bill Reid (1920-1988), The Spirit of Haida Gwaii: The Jade Canoe (1994). Originally created for the new Canadian embassy in Washington DC, it now welcomes visitors to the world.
2 02 1 20. Which famous East Coast Canadian folk artist sold her paintings from her front door, but never in her lifetime received more than $10 per painting? Maud Lewis (1903-1970) of Nova Scotia. A Maud Lewis painting recently fetched $22,000 at auction. Lewis painted on everything; her entire house is restored and preserved in the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (it is a small house). 21. Where is the earliest form of paintings found in Canada? Grotto Canyon, Bow Valley Provincial Park, Alberta. The pictographs found on the smooth canyon walls are estimated to be between 500 and 1,300 years old.
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22.
Art for the Dogs – what fountain has 29 dogs and one cat?
Berczy Park fountain by Montreal landscape
architect Claude Cormier. Located near the St.
Lawrence Market behind the historic Gooderham Building
on Front Street, the Berczy Park dog fountain features 27 dog
sculptures, a giant golden bone, and a cat. Made from cast
iron, the three-tier fountain is shaped like a collar and weighs
26,000 pounds. The redesigned fountain is part of a $7.2
makeover of the park, which also includes benches and trees.
23.
What is this public art’s name and where can it be
found?
MAMAN (French for
“mother”) located in Ottawa
- Louise Bourgeois, Maman, 1999,
cast 2003 bronze, stainless steel,
and marble, 927 x 891 x 1024
cm. National Gallery of Canada,
Ottawa. Photo: NGC. Maman
is protective, nurturing, and
welcoming of all those who pass
under, around or beside it.2 02 1
24.
What famous Nunavut artist had their print “The
Enchanted Owl’ (1960) featured on a Canadian postage
stamp?
Kenojuak Ashevak, C.C.,
O.N., artist (born 3 October 1927
in Ikerrasak camp, South Baffin
Island, NWT; died 8 January 2013,
Cape Dorset, NU). A Companion of
the Order of Canada and winner
of the Governor General’s Award
in Visual and Media Arts. She was
also the first woman to become
involved with the newly established
printmaking shop at Cape Dorset
25.
What city can these public works of art be found?
Maple Ridge BC – of course!
“A Bear’s Feast” (sƛ̓ənəqs kʷə speʔəθθ) by Phyllis Atkins, q̓ ʷɑt̓ ic̓ ɑ
“Maple Ridge Community Mosaic” by Rebecca Bayer and David
Gregory
“Spirit Leaf” by Lisa Lake2 02 1 26. There are 3 murals painted in the alleys adjacent to McIntosh & 22th Street. Name 2 of the animals featured in the murals? Buck and Eagle 27. The bandstand in Memorial Peace Park was a gift to be enjoyed by the community. What year was the bandstand built? 1994 28. Family owned & operated. Fuller Watson originally opened in 1924 and then moved to its present location in 1934. What kind of business did they start out with? Grocery & Hardware Store
2 02 1 29. This famous singer is painted on the side of Bobby Sox 50’s Diner; who is it? Elvis 30. This staple downtown Maple Ridge business opened its doors in 1946. Name the business. Maple Ridge Florist 31. The ACT Arts Centre was opened in 2003 by this organization. They will be turning 50 this year. Name the organization. Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Council
2 02 1 32. Stag Barbershop opened by Al Clarke in 1952 was not just a barber shop. Mr. Clarke’s adopted son conducted another business inside. What did he do? Boot Black, Service & Repair 33. There are 6 mosaics featured in the sidewalks of Maple Ridge. One on the corner of Dewdney & 224th Street celebrates this industry, which put Maple Ridge on the map. Name the industry. Logging
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