Scotland
John & Polly
Canadian Bound
Health Struggles
Random Questions
100

The village that Polly lived in before meeting John.

What is ?Slamannan
100

John and Polly have a long courtship of ______________.

What is 3 years.

100

This place was referred to as "The Fastest Growing City in the World" & "The Minneapolis & St. Paul of the West".

What is Sasktatoon?

100

This happened to Polly while giving birth to her 2nd child.

What is puerperal (childbed) fever. She nearly died.

100

Where did Polly show up (once she was in Saskatchewan) that really shocked John & made him angry?

Where is at the bar.

200

The bulk of John's parents estate was left to him.

Who is John's older brother Alex?

200

John told Polly's family he would blow his brains out if he could not do this. 

What is marry her?

200

Jack's first job in Saskatoon.

What is Bridge building?

200

The first bad illness that Jack experienced in Saskatchewan.

What is TB?

200

John was stationed here when he met Jesse.

Where is Blaine Lake?

300

Everyone commented on the bond between this father & son.

Who is Jack (John) & George.

300

This individual lived with John & Polly in their early marriage.

Who is Archie Craig.


300

John dutifully wrote & sent _________________ home to Polly during the beginning.

What is money?

300

"And so Wilson lived through the long winter of 1917-1918, looked after primarily by....."

Who is Jesse?

300

Jesse's mom was very persistent on seeing these papers from John.

What are divorce papers?

400

Jack & Alex stole money to try to save the family business bringing this to the family.

What is scandal.

400

The reason John felt he should be intimate with Polly when she first arrived in Canada.

What is - he didn't want her to be suspicious; he was lonely.

400

Jack was sure to tell Polly about this in his letters.

What is the terrible weather & living conditions.

400

John was not accepted into the army because he had issues with his ______________.

What are his lungs

400

This person continues to write letters and persist on getting information on Polly.

Who is Polly's sister, Elizabeth Craig?

500

Polly worked at this place in Scotland as a seamstress.

What is Grossart Drapers.

500

Two ways in which John treated Polly poorly when she was in Canada and was pregnant.

He would not be seen in public with her, left he alone a lot.

500

This ruined Jack's first tomato crop in Saskatchewan.

What is hail?

500

Jesse and her entire family were hit with this illness in 1918.

What is the Spanish Flu.

500

John tries to say that Polly's death happened this way. 

What is a hunting accident.