Port Hope History
Port Hope Hollywood
Geography
Rain Showers
Provincial Symbols
100

The Huron named this river, meaning spawning ground for the twice yearly salmon and trout runs, running through the town.

What is the Ganaraske River

100

This 1995 crime black comedy stars Nicole Kidman and was filmed on Ward Street and King Street

To Die For

100

This mountain range is the home of the Continental Divide.

What are the Rocky Mountains?

100

When an advertised special isn’t available, ask for one of these so you can buy it at the advertised discount when it’s back in stock.

What is a Rain Check

100

This flower is the provincial flower of Ontario.

What is the white trillium?

200

Development in Port Hope slowed as the industrial centre grew in this city.

What is Toronto

200

This 2017 horror film, along with its 2019 sequal starring Jessica Chastain, Finn Wolfhard and Bill Skarsgard is based on a Stephen King novel set in the summer of 1989, and follows seven young friends as they battle an evil presence lurking beneath their small town of Derry, Maine. 

IT

200

This is the longest river in Canada measuring 4,241 kilometers.

What is the MacKenzie River

200

This word is used to describe rain coming down in buckets or when it’s raining cats and dogs.

What is pouring

200

This is the provincial animal of Manitoba

What is the Plains Bison?
300

You'll find yourself in a medieval castle courtyard beneath a starry sky in this playful and perfect setting for magic.

What is the Capitol Theatre.

300

A 1999 classic Hallmark Christmas movie set in the fictional small town of Bethlehem shot around Port Hope.

A Holiday Romance

300

The largest mountain in Canada is Mount Logan, located in the St. Elias Mountains in this province.

What is The Yukon.

300

B. J. Thomas sang this song about raindrops.

What is “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”?

300

The Bighorn sheep is the provincial animal of this province.

What is Alberta?

400

This large area was named after this prominent political and military figure who was born around 1746 in England and was the son of an Earl.

Who is Henry Hope

400

Port Hope's classic, well-preserved 19th century main streets and beautiful rolling topography are a favourite location for this TV series which began in 2008, especially the close, gloomy facades along John St.  

Murdoch Mysteries

400

This is the oldest and only confirmed Viking settlement, located on the northern tip of Newfoundland, and is the earliest evidence of European presence in the Americas.

L'Anse aux Meadows

400

“Rainy Days and Mondays” was a tune by this brother-sister duo.

Who are the Carpenters?

400

The red fox is the provincial symbol of what Atlantic Province?

What is Prince Edward Island.

500

This restored building was a former bank where you can eat in the redecorated vault.  

What is the Hotel Carlyle

500

The Capitol Theatre marquee had a cameo in the beloved Canadian sitcom that that ran from 2015 to 202 and stars SCTV alumni Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara.

Schitt's Creek 

500

This is the largest freshwater lake in Canada that is not part of the Great Lakes system.

Great Bear Lake

500

In the nursery rhyme “Rain, Rain, Go Away,” this little person wants to play.

Who is (little) Johnny?

500

The Fireweed is the territorial flower of what northern territory?

What is the Yukon.