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Question 1
What year was the Atwater Kent model 35 radio built?
1) 1906
2) 1916
3) 1926
4) 1936



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Question 2
Where was the Organ in the Knox church brought in from?
1) Rockland
2) Cumberland
3) Vars
4) Paltimore

 

 
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Question 3
How many children stayed in the Duford house?
1) 15
2) 14
3) 13
4) 12



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Question 4
In what year did Dr. Fergusson rent the Grier-Spratt house?
1) 1861
2) 1871
3) 1881
4) 1891



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Question 5
What is the Community Hall in the museum currently used for?
1) To display what a Community Hall would have looked like and contained during the 1930s.
2) As a museum patron welcome building and meeting hall, containing all necessary information about the Museum.
3) To hold temporary special displays and events.
4) To hold miscellaneous artifacts that wouldn't fit in any of the other buildings.



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Question 6
Instead of a faucet with flowing water, the Duford house used:
1) A well
2) A river
3) A pump
4) Melted snow and ice



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Question 7
Which house is the oldest house on site?
1) Duford
2) Foubert
3) Grier-Spratt
4) Dupuis



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Question 8
How does the replica Fire Hall in this museum differ from the original Fire hall of the 1930s?
1) It is smaller and will house only a pump
2) It is smaller and will only display a limited number of artifacts
3) It is larger and will contain a fire engine
4) It is larger but will not have a fire engine



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Question 9
Which of the following items did a general blacksmith NOT make?
1) Nails
2) Tools
3) Horseshoes
4) Silverware



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Question 10
Why did the Knox church have stain glass windows?
1) It was originally a Catholic church
2) It was normal for a church like the Knox church to have stain glass windows
3) The original windows were broken, and were replaced with stain glass windows as an exhibit
4) There was a Catholic church nearby and the Knox church decided to have stain glass windows to make itself look more appealing



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Question 11
Which family lived in the Mainville house before donating it to the Museum?
1) The Mainville family
2) The Grimes family
3) The Fergusson family
4) The Wilkes family



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Question 12
During what period of time did the Grimes House, the print shop exhibit, house pupils?
1) 1906-1910
2) 1910-1913
3) 1913-1915
4) 1915-1920



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Question 13
Which of the following subjects was most likely NOT taught at the school house?
1) Arithmetic
2) History
3) Household Management
4) Science



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Question 14
What type of Piano did the Foubert family own?
1) Normal, Upright Piano
2) Grand Piano
3) Player Piano
4) Honky-Tonk Piano



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Question 15
At what temperature does the Blacksmith keep his fire?
1) 1600 degrees C
2) 1500 degrees C
3) 1400 degrees C
4) 1300 degrees C



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Question 16
In what year was the Grand Trunk Railway purchased by the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad?
1) 1843
2) 1853
3) 1863
4) 1873



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Question 17
Where did the train station originally stand?
1) Cumberland
2) Rockland
3) Paltimore
4) Vars

 

 
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Question 18
The first building at the Museum was the Train Station, when did it arrive?
1) 1976
2) 1966
3) 1956
4) 1946



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Question 19
In 1925, the approximate price of a Model T was:
1) $500
2) $200
3) $100
4) $300



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Question 20
The Blacksmith can work with metal at a minimum of what temperature?
1) 700 degrees C
2) 600 degrees C
3) 500 degrees C
4) 400 degrees C



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Question 21
Which of the following would a carpenter NOT make?
1) Plates and Cutlery
2) Chairs
3) Door Frames
4) Tables



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Question 22
What two exhibits are displayed in the Taylor Barn?
1) Carpentry and Agricultural Farming
2) Carpentry and Dairy Farming
3) Dairy Farming and Agricultural Farming
4) Carpentry and Blacksmithing



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Question 23
With the invention of mass production, the Blacksmith's trade changed how?
1) They focused more on making decorative pieces
2) They focused more on repair
3) They completely died out
4) They flourished alongside mass production



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Question 24
The Sawmill is traditionally powered by?
1) A diesel engine
2) Pulleys attached to a tractor
3) An electric engine
4) A steam engine



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Question 25
Watson's Garage was originally:
1) A tractor garage
2) A bicycle garage
3) A regular car garage
4) A repair shop



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