Townships Trivia

1) The Magog River powered several large factories in Sherbrooke. What was this one called?

a) Kayser Silk b) The Paton Mill c) Dominion Textile d) None of the above

2) This massive factory opened in Drummondville in 1926. What was it called?

a) Canadian Celanese b) Canada Paper c) Penman's d) Dominion Shoe

3) This factory in Rock Island had an international workforce. Name it.

a) The Lay Whip Factory b) Dominion Corset c) Butterfield's d) Canada Tool and Die

4) The Canada Paper Company's St. Francis Mills in what town were the largest pulp and paper operation in the country when they were built at the turn of the last century?

a) Richmond b) Drummondville c) Windsor Mills d) East Angus

5) This factory in Bedford was built in the 1880s to manufacture what product?

a) Silk thread b) Needles c) Hair pins d) Thimbles

6) At the beginning of the twentieth century, Sherbrooke's Paton Woollen Mills employed a workforce of men, women and children. About how many people worked here?

a) 200 b) 400 c) 750 d) 1,500

7) Waterville, seen here circa 1910, has been home to several factories. These companies have included:

a) Dominion Snath Company (scythe handles) b) George Gale and Sons (mattresses) c) Waterville TG (weather stripping) d) All of the above

8) Dominion Textile in Magog, seen here c.1900, specialized in what product?

a) Silk b) Wool c) Cotton d) Rubber

9) Brompton Pulp and Paper set up shop in which town in the 1880s?

a) East Angus b) Magog c) Granby d) Bromptonville

10) Imperial Tobacco, seen here c.1915, built this plant in the early 1900s in which town?

a) Granby b) Cowansville c) Huntingville d) Sherbrooke