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--October 21, 2016.

1) What architectural landmark is the little village of Mystic most famous for?
a) The former convent of the Ursuline Nuns
b) A unique twelve-side barn
c) Quebec's tallest cell tower
d) All of the above

2) Where in the Townships can you perform on a stage to an audience sitting in another country?
a) The Abercorn Theatre in Abercorn
b) The Orford Arts Centre in Highwater
c) The Haskell Opera House in Stanstead
d) Nowhere, that's just crazy

1. a) Racine, named after Antoine Racine, the first bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sherbrooke.
2. d) All of the above.
3. c) Magog Township was only created in 1849, from the eastern portion of Bolton and the western portion of Hatley townships.
4. c) Kingsey Falls.
5. b) Stanhope, which is located on the Quebec-Vermont border.
6. b) Sherbrooke. Charles Lennox, after whom both Lennoxville and Richmond are named, was the 4th Duke of Lennox, as well as the 4th Duke of Richmond!

--October 21, 2016.

1. Which of the following towns is named after a Catholic cleric?
a) Racine
b) Bishopton
c) Valcourt
d) All of the above

2. Which of the following ski resorts is named after the township in which it is located?
a) Orford
b) Bromont
c) Sutton
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

3. Which of the following was NOT one of the original Eastern Townships?
a) Hatley
b) Bolton
c) Magog
d) Bury
e) All of the above