120 Years in Belleville

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Anniversary Trivia Quiz
Created for Belleville Citadels 120th
Anniversary in 2003
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What 18-year-old daughter of a Methodist preacher
from New Jersey, after less than 8 weeks of
officer training, was appointed to open the
Salvation Armys work in Belleville?
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What 18-year-old daughter of a Methodist preacher
from New Jersey, after less than 8 weeks of
officer training, was appointed to open the
Salvation Armys work in Belleville?

• Abby Thompson
• B. Evangeline Booth
• C. Nellie Ryerson
• D. Annie Hassen
• E. June Dwyer

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1.
What 18-year-old daughter of a Methodist preacher
from New Jersey, after less than 8 weeks of
officer training, was appointed to open the
Salvation Armys work in Belleville?
C. Nellie Ryerson
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2.
An advertisement announcing that the Army would
open fire on Belleville appeared in the
newspaper on Sept. 22, 1883. What was the name of
Bellevilles newspaper in 1883?
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2.
An advertisement announcing that the Army would
open fire on Belleville appeared in the
newspaper on Sept. 22, 1883. What was the name of
Bellevilles newspaper in 1883?

• The Intelligencer
• B. The Quinte Gazette
• C. The War Cry
• D. The Whig-Standard
• E. The Belleville Free Press

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2.
An advertisement announcing that the Army would
open fire on Belleville appeared in the
newspaper on Sept. 22, 1883. What was the name of
Bellevilles newspaper in 1883?

• The Intelligencer

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3.
What Army pioneer, who had worked in a Belleville
foundry before moving to London, Ont. to open
Canadas first corps, married Bellevilles first
officer and moved with her to the U.S.?
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3.
What Army pioneer, who had worked in a Belleville
foundry before moving to London, Ont. to open
Canadas first corps, married Bellevilles first
officer and moved with her to the U.S.?

• George Scott Railton
• B. Bramwell Booth
• C. Jack Addie
• D. Joe Ludgate
• E. William Stacey

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3.
What Army pioneer, who had worked in a Belleville
foundry before moving to London, Ont. to open
Canadas first corps, married Bellevilles first
officer and moved with her to the U.S.?
D. Joe Ludgate
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4.
It cost 10 cents each for the thousand guests to
see the hallelujah wedding of Joe Ludgate and
Nellie Ryerson at Bridge Street Methodist (now
United) Church. Their reception was held at
Bellevilles new city hall. What year?
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4.
It cost 10 cents each for the thousand guests to
see the hallelujah wedding of Joe Ludgate and
Nellie Ryerson at Bridge Street Methodist (now
United) Church. Their reception was held at
Bellevilles new city hall. What year?

• 1883
• B. 1884
• C. 1886
• D. 1890
• E. 1896

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4.
It cost 10 cents each for the thousand guests to
see the hallelujah wedding of Joe Ludgate and
Nellie Ryerson at Bridge Street Methodist (now
United) Church. Their reception was held at
Bellevilles new city hall. What year?
B. 1884
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5.
When a woman attending an early meeting mistook
an unguarded elevator shaft for a stairwell and
fell 30 ft. to her death, controversy clouded the
Armys use of what property in Belleville?
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5.
When a woman attending an early meeting mistook
an unguarded elevator shaft for a stairwell and
fell 30 ft. to her death, controversy clouded the
Armys use of what property in Belleville?

• 28 Pinnacle St.
• B. 188 Victoria Av.
• C. 290 Bridge St. W.
• D. The Branch
• E. Metropolitan Hall

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5.
When a woman attending an early meeting mistook
an unguarded elevator shaft for a stairwell and
fell 30 ft. to her death, controversy clouded the
Armys use of what property in Belleville?
E. Metropolitan Hall
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6.
Jack Addie and Joe Ludgate got permission from
William Booth to open the first Army corps on
Canadian soil in London. How many Army corps
opened in Canada before the one in Belleville?
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6.
Jack Addie and Joe Ludgate got permission from
William Booth to open the first Army corps on
Canadian soil in London. How many Army corps
opened in Canada before the one in Belleville?

• 2
• B. 5
• C. 9
• D. 13
• E. 20

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6.
Jack Addie and Joe Ludgate got permission from
William Booth to open the first Army corps on
Canadian soil in London. How many Army corps
opened in Canada before the one in Belleville?
C. 9
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7.
Belleville Citadels first permanent home on
Pinnacle Street opened in 1886. It could seat 400
people. It was heated by 2 coal stoves (coal cost
5 a ton). It was lit by gas from a coin-operated
meter. What coins were needed for the meter?
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7.
Belleville Citadels first permanent home on
Pinnacle Street opened in 1886. It could seat 400
people. It was heated by 2 coal stoves (coal cost
5 a ton). It was lit by gas from a coin-operated
meter. What coins were needed for the meter?

• Pennies
• B. Nickels
• C. Dimes
• D. Quarters
• E. Silver Dollars

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7.
Belleville Citadels first permanent home on
Pinnacle Street opened in 1886. It could seat 400
people. It was heated by 2 coal stoves (coal cost
5 a ton). It was lit by gas from a coin-operated
meter. What coins were needed for the meter?
D. Quarters
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8.
What former assistant officer, on his way by
train to Officers Councils, as a favour to a
Belleville area farmer, took a cow with him - a
gift to the Toronto Home of Rest? (He later
toured North America with an all-star baseball
team.)
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8.
What former assistant officer, on his way by
train to Officers Councils, as a favour to a
Belleville area farmer, took a cow with him - a
gift to the Toronto Home of Rest? (He later
toured North America with an all-star baseball
team.)

• Gideon Miller
• B. Captain Jettick
• C. Joseph Mottershead
• D. Captain Wass
• E. Colonel Chapman

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8.
What former assistant officer, on his way by
train to Officers Councils, as a favour to a
Belleville area farmer, took a cow with him - a
gift to the Toronto Home of Rest? (He later
toured North America with an all-star baseball
team.)
B. Captain Jettick
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9.
Army founder, William Booth, is reported to have
visited Belleville only once, landing by boat at
Victoria Harbour in what year?
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9.
Army founder, William Booth, is reported to have
visited Belleville only once, landing by boat at
Victoria Harbour in what year?

• 1883
• B. 1888
• C. 1890
• D. 1894
• E. 1912

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9.
Army founder, William Booth, is reported to have
visited Belleville only once, landing by boat at
Victoria Harbour in what year?
D. 1894
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10.
When Belleville Corps opened, the Divisional
Headquarters (or War Office) was located in
Kingston where it is again today. For some
intervening time it was located elsewhere. Where?
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10.
When Belleville Corps opened, the Divisional
Headquarters (or War Office) was located in
Kingston where it is again today. For some
intervening time it was located elsewhere. Where?

• Toronto
• B. Ottawa
• C. Montreal
• D. Peterborough
• E. Belleville

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10.
When Belleville Corps opened, the Divisional
Headquarters (or War Office) was located in
Kingston where it is again today. For some
intervening time it was located elsewhere. Where?
E. Belleville
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11.
Bellevilles longest-serving bandmaster, David
Wardle, was on his way to a job in Winnipeg in
1906 when met on a stop-over at a Toronto train
station by one of our former officers who
persuaded him to come live here. What job was he
headed for?
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11.
Bellevilles longest-serving bandmaster, David
Wardle, was on his way to a job in Winnipeg in
1906 when met on a stop-over at a Toronto train
station by one of our former officers who
persuaded him to come live here. What job was he
headed for?

• C.N.R. railway worker
• B. R.C.M.P. constable
• C. Coal mine worker
• D. Fire fighter
• E. Locksmith

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11.
Bellevilles longest-serving bandmaster, David
Wardle, was on his way to a job in Winnipeg in
1906 when met on a stop-over at a Toronto train
station by one of our former officers who
persuaded him to come live here. What job was he
headed for?
B. R.C.M.P. constable
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12.
Bellevilles first songster brigade in 1911
consisted of seven singers (five of them
sisters), all with what same last name?
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12.
Bellevilles first songster brigade in 1911
consisted of seven singers (five of them
sisters), all with what same last name?

• Brown
• B. Green
• C. Lessels
• D. Robinson
• E. Wardle

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12.
Bellevilles first songster brigade in 1911
consisted of seven singers (five of them
sisters), all with what same last name?
D. Robinson
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13.
In 1916 Mothers Meetings led by Bessie
Humphries formally changed its name to what group
still operating today?
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13.
In 1916 Mothers Meetings led by Bessie
Humphries formally changed its name to what group
still operating today?

• Cradle Roll
• B. League of Mercy
• C. Home League
• D. Family Services
• E. Ladies Brigade

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13.
In 1916 Mothers Meetings led by Bessie
Humphries formally changed its name to what group
still operating today?
C. Home League
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14.
In 1925 thin Moira River ice claimed the lives
of two young salvationists, one the son of corps
officer Com. Henry Ellsworth, the other a
9-year-old brother of what future Salvation Army
general?
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14.
In 1925 thin Moira River ice claimed the lives
of two young salvationists, one the son of corps
officer Com. Henry Ellsworth, the other a
9-year-old brother of what future Salvation Army
general?

• Clarence Wiseman
• B. Herbert Booth
• C. Bram Tillsley
• D. Ken Rawlins
• E. Arnold Brown

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14.
In 1925 thin Moira River ice claimed the lives
of two young salvationists, one the son of corps
officer Com. Henry Ellsworth, the other a
9-year-old brother of what future Salvation Army
general?
E. Arnold Brown
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15.
The Armys soul-saving prison ministry
persistently and faithfully reached out to Fred
Thain, the last man hanged in a Belleville jail
in what year?
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15.
The Armys soul-saving prison ministry
persistently and faithfully reached out to Fred
Thain, the last man hanged in a Belleville jail
in what year?

• 1968
• B. 1955
• C. 1941
• D. 1939
• E. 1918

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15.
The Armys soul-saving prison ministry
persistently and faithfully reached out to Fred
Thain, the last man hanged in a Belleville jail
in what year?
C. 1941
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16.
Former International Leader of the Salvation
Army, the late General Arnold Brown, held what
local officers position at Belleville Corps?
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16.
Former International Leader of the Salvation
Army, the late General Arnold Brown, held what
local officers position at Belleville Corps?

• Corps Sergeant Major
• B. Young Peoples Sergeant Major
• C. Bandmaster
• D. Corps Treasurer
• E. Recruiting Sergeant

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16.
Former International Leader of the Salvation
Army, the late General Arnold Brown, held what
local officers position at Belleville Corps?
B. Young Peoples Sergeant Major
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17.
When the Armys Pinnacle Street hall was being
renovated in 1939, regular meetings continued to
be held where?
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17.
When the Armys Pinnacle Street hall was being
renovated in 1939, regular meetings continued to
be held where?

• A school gymnasium
• B. A funeral home
• C. A local arena
• D. A store on Front St.
• E. The Armoury

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17.
When the Armys Pinnacle Street hall was being
renovated in 1939, regular meetings continued to
be held where?
D. A store on Front St.
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18.
A fire under the band room at the Pinnacle Street
hall destroyed 14 instruments and scorched music
that is still in our band library. In what year?
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18.
A fire under the band room at the Pinnacle Street
hall destroyed 14 instruments and scorched music
that is still in our band library. In what year?

• 1887
• B. 1915
• C. 1947
• D. 1956
• E. 1969

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18.
A fire under the band room at the Pinnacle Street
hall destroyed 14 instruments and scorched music
that is still in our band library. In what year?
C. 1947
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19.
Renowned Belleville Salvation Army bandsman Jack
Green was presented what award in 1978 by
life-long friend, General Arnold Brown?
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19.
Renowned Belleville Salvation Army bandsman Jack
Green was presented what award in 1978 by
life-long friend, General Arnold Brown?

• Bellevilles Cultural Award
• B. C. N. E. Gold Medal
• C. The Red Shield Award
• D. The Kingston Silver Tray
• E. The Order of the Founder

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19.
Renowned Belleville Salvation Army bandsman Jack
Green was presented what award in 1978 by
life-long friend, General Arnold Brown?
E. The Order of the Founder
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20.
Metropolitan Hall which stood at Front Campbell
Streets was originally an opera House (rented for
13/month). Our 2nd hall still serves Belleville
as the home of its Theatre Guild. Our old
Victoria Av. location is now home to what church?
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20.
Metropolitan Hall which stood at Front Campbell
Streets was originally an opera House (rented for
13/month). Our 2nd hall still serves Belleville
as the home of its Theatre Guild. Our old
Victoria Av. location is now home to what church?

• Quinte Bible Chapel
• B. Desert Stream
• C. Alpha Ministries Canada
• D. Belleville Community Church
• E. Quinte Alliance Church

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20.
Metropolitan Hall which stood at Front Campbell
Streets was originally an opera House (rented for
13/month). Our 2nd hall still serves Belleville
as the home of its Theatre Guild. Our old
Victoria Av. location is now home to what church?

• Quinte Bible Chapel

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