OUR YEAR END QUIZ

1.

This fall, three Niagara municipalities signed a memorandum of understanding for an inter- municipal transit system that will connect communities. Which municipalities are involved?

a. Niagara Falls, Welland and St. Catharines

b. Niagara Falls, Welland and Pelham

c. Fort Erie, Welland and St. Catharines

d. Grimsby, Welland and St. Catharines

2.

In March, Niagara was awarded the Canada Summer Games, which are expected to draw 30,000 visitors, 5,000 athletes and 400 members of the media to Niagara. What year are Niagara’s games?

a. 2019

b. 2020

c. 2021

d. 2022

3.

Niagara College’s fall semester will extend to Jan. 10 this year to make up for lost classroom time during a province- wide teachers strike that affected 24 colleges. How long was the strike?

a. One week

b. Three weeks

c. Five weeks

d. Seven weeks

4.

In an effort to curb out- of- control student parties, St. Catharines councillors adopted a bylaw in April that prohibited brewfing and other nuisance parties. What is brewfing?

a. Underage beer drinking

b. Home beer brewing

c. An online beer chugging challenge

d. Drinking beer on rooftops

5.

Five years after daredevil Nik

Wallenda walked over the falls on a high wire, his wife Erendria performed her own stunt in May. What did she do? a. Walked over the falls on

a high wire

b. Hung by her teeth over the falls

c. Went over the falls in a barrell

d. Swam through the Whirlpool rapids

6.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Niagara Falls at Oakes Garden Theatre in June to appear on what TV show?

a. Live with Kelly and Ryan

b. Rick Mercer Report

c. CBC Metro Morning

d. CTV Morning Live

7.

Hundreds of coin collectors stood in line at a downtown St. Catharines post office in July to meet St. Catharines resident Wesley Klassen. Klassen’s design was chosen from 10,000 entries to appear on a coin for Canada’s 150th birthday. Which coin has his design?

a. Nickel

b. Dime

c. Quarter

d. Dollar

8.

Welland’s Recreational Canal was the site of a Guinness World Record set on July 30 when hundreds of people participated. What record did they set?

a. Most swimmers wearing flippers

b. Longest line of water inflatables

c. Largest game of Marco Polo

d. Longest consecutive dragon boat race

9.

High water levels on

Lake Ontario this spring resulting in evacuations along Lincoln’s shoreline and flooding in St. Catharines Lakeside Park. The levels were the highest since records began when?

a. 1918

b. 1928

c. 1948

d. 1968

10.

Cities and regions across North America pulled out all the stops in October to bid for a new Amazon headquarters, including Niagara which put in three separate bids. How many jobs is Amazon estimated to eventually bring with its new facility?

a. 1,000

b. 2,500

c. 5,000

d. 50,000

11.

Former Ontario premiers gathered at Queen’s Park this summer to celebrate St. Catharines MPP Jim Bradley, the longest currently serving MPP. What milestone anniversary did Bradley hit this June 9?

a. 25 years

b. 30 years

c. 35 years

d. 40 years

12.

Niagara Regional council will grow by one member next year, from 30 to 31 plus the chair, after a municipality with only one regional councillor argued it needed another one. Who will get an extra member?

a. Thorold

b. Lincoln

c. West Lincoln

d. Wainfleet

13.

The QEW in St. Catharines was shut down in both directions on June 13 and 3,500 homes were sealed behind road blocks after a transport truck rolled over near the Martindale Road exit. What was it carrying?

a. Arsenic

b. Phosphine

c. Propane

d. Rats

14.

After five years at the helm of the Niagara Regional Police service, former Chief Jeff

McGuire chose to retire on July 14 at the end of his contract. Who is the new NRP chief, sworn in Oct. 27?

a. Brian Baty

b. Bryan MacCulloch

c. Brian McMullan

d. Brian Cullen

15.

After nearly a year of political ping- pong, Ontario’s auditor general was directed on Oct. 25 to conduct a comprehensive audit of the besieged NPCA. What does NPCA stand for?

a. Niagara Peninsula Conservancy Association

b. Niagara Pensioners Community Association

c. Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority.

d. National Peninsula Conservation Authority

16.

The Welland Canal Fallen Workers Memorial was unveiled in November at Lock 3 in St. Catharines to honour 137 workers killed while building the canal. The memorial fulfilled a promise made by the federal minister of railway and canals when the canal was opened when?

a. 1932

b. 1942

c. 1952

d. 1962

17.

The CAA’s 2017 Worst Roads Campaign earned one Niagara street the title for the second year in a row in June. What was voted the worst road in Niagara?

a. Queenston Street in St. Catharines

b. Drummond Road, Niagara Falls

c. Dominion Road, Fort Erie

d. Bald Street, Welland

18.

A First Nations Peace Monument designed by renowned Canadian architect Douglas Cardindal was unveiled in October to honour First Nations contributions to the War of 1812. Initiated by the Friends of Laura Secord, where is the memorial located?

a. Port Colborne

b. Niagaraonthe- Lake

c. Thorold

d. Fort Erie

19.

Water at the base of Niagara Falls turned black on the U. S. side on July 29, spreading around the dock of the Maid of the Mist tourist boats and drawing international attention. What was it?

a. An oil tanker spill downstream

b. Wastewater discharge by the Niagara Falls, NY water board

c. Dye used in a prank by Niagara Falls, NY students

d. A modern art project by a Niagara Falls, NY students

20.

In March, the Ontario Provincial Police opened an investigation into issues highlighted in a Deloitte Canada forensic audit of what?

a. The NPCA

b. A St. Catharines veterinarian clinic

c. The Burgoyne Bridge

d. A Standard reporter’s ejection from a regional council meeting