Question # 1: Extra Information
Give the name and location of the first commercial brewery in Woodstock.
(Published in The Oxford-Review 99/09/25)

Question # 2: Extra Information
Name the brickyard that made the bricks used to build Old St Paul's Anglican Church. Where was that brickyard located?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 99/10/02)

Question # 3: Extra Information
Name the longest-running industry in Woodstock that is still operating. When was it first established in Woodstock?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 99/10/09)

Question # 4: Extra Information
Who built the first water-works in Woodstock? Where was it located and why was it built?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 99/10/16)

Question # 5: Extra Information
What was name of the first company to supply street lighting to Woodstock? Where was it located and in which year did it start operations?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 99/10/23)

Question # 6: Extra Information
Name the Woodstock manufacturer of the Creme de la Creme soda biscuit? Where was it located and when was it founded?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 99/10/30)

Question # 7: Extra Information
Where in Woodstock were prisoners held during the 1837 rebellion?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 99/11/06)

Question # 8: Extra Information
Which Woodstock man commanded the assault on the Caroline during the 1837 Rebellion?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 99/11/13)

Question # 9: Extra Information
Who was the only Oxford County casualty of the Fenian raids? Where in Woodstock is his memorial?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 99/11/20)

Question # 10: Extra Information
Which Woodstock company supplied the Canadian Government with transport and ambulance wagons during the Boer War? Where was the plant located?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 99/11/27)

Question # 11: Extra Information
Where in Woodstock is there a monument to local Boer War soldiers? Whose names are honoured there?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 99/12/04)

Question # 12: Extra Information
Who owned the first automobile in Woodstock and when?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 99/12/11)

Question # 13: Extra Information
What was the Estelle?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 99/12/18)

Question # 14: Extra Information
When, during his North American tour, did Oscar Wilde visit Woodstock?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/01/08)

Question # 15: Extra Information
Where and when was the first recorded baseball game in North America?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/01/15)

Question # 16: Extra Information
Where was the original racetrack in Woodstock, used by the Woodstock Amateur Athletic Association?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/01/22)

Question # 17: Extra Information
Who is the most famous baseball player from Woodstock?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/01/29)

Question # 18: Extra Information
What was the Buster Brown Wagon? What was the name and location of its manufacturer?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/02/05)

Question # 19: Extra Information
When did the first passenger train pass through Woodstock?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/02/12)

Question # 20: Extra Information
In honour of Black Heritage Month and of Heritage Week, where was the church that was once the religious and social centre of Woodstock's black community?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/02/19)

Question # 21: Extra Information
What major rail disaster before 1890 had a profound effect on the people of Woodstock?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/02/26)

Question # 22: Extra Information
On what date did Woodstock first become a city and who was its Mayor at the time?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/03/04)

Question # 23: Extra Information
Name at least three Woodstock hotels that were in business in 1900.
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/03/11)

Question # 24: Extra Information
Who was Marsh Anderson?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/03/18)

Question # 25: Extra Information
Name the largest opera house that was built in Woodstock.
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/03/25)

Question # 26: Extra Information
What was the name of the first Woodstock company to manufacture motor cars?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/04/01)

Question # 27: Extra Information
Which Woodstock company first began the manufacture of motorized fire apparatus (fire tracks)?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/04/08)

Question # 28: Extra Information
What were 'shinplasters' and why were they given that name?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/04/15)

Question # 29: Extra Information
Who financed the fountain that is in the Museum Square?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/04/22)

Question # 30: Extra Information
Name the First World War hero from Woodstock who was known as 'The Saviour Of Romania'
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/04/29)

Question # 31: Extra Information
What major Woodstock plant was destroyed by fire in 1929?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/05/06)

Question # 32: Extra Information
Who was Woodstock's first town crier?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/05/13)

Question # 33: Extra Information
When was Bigham The Mover established in Woodstock?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/05/20)

Question # 34: Extra Information
Who were the Kingham Hill Boys?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/05/27)

Question # 35: Extra Information
What world-famous statue was erected in Woodstock in 1937?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/06/03)

Question # 36: Extra Information
When did the British Royal Family visit Woodstock during the 1930s?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/06/10)

Question # 37: Extra Information
When was the greatest flooding of the Thames during the 1930s?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/06/17)

Question # 38: Extra Information
Which Woodstock sports team made cross-Canada headlines during the 1930s?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/06/24)

Question # 39: Extra Information
What was a brown Nickel? When was it first used in Oxford County?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/07/01)

Question # 40: Extra Information
What part did the Woodstock Fairgrounds play in the war effort of 1939-45?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/07/08)

Question # 41: Extra Information
What event made a Christmas Day during the 1940s a day-to-remember for one Woodstock school?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/07/15)

Question # 42: Extra Information
When did Oxford County's first radio station begin public broadcasting?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/07/22)

Question # 43: Extra Information
When did the Museum officially open in Woodstock's Old Town Hall?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/07/29)

Question # 44: Extra Information
What major Oxford County medical facility underwent expansion in the 1950s and became the largest employer in the area?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/08/05)

Question # 45: Extra Information
Name any one of the Woodstock barber shops in business during the 1950s and the services available there.
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/08/12)

Question # 46: Extra Information
What major electrical change took place in Oxford County during the 1950s?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/08/19)

Question # 47: Extra Information
Who was the first woman in Ontario to be elected as a mayor? What was the year?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/08/26)

Question # 48: Extra Information
What has flowed in the Pattullo Fountain other than water, and why?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/09/02)

Question # 49: Extra Information
When did the House of Refuge close and Woodingford Lodge open?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/09/09)

Question # 50: Extra Information
What was on the site where College Avenue Secondary School (CASS) is now?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/09/16)

Question # 51: Extra Information
Who made 'Good Cheer' stoves?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/09/23)

Question # 52: Extra Information
(First Anniversary Question): How did Woodstock celebrate Canada's first Centenary?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/09/30)

Question # 53: Extra Information
What major disaster struck Oxford County during the 1970s?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/10/07)

Question # 54: Extra Information
Name the Woodstock high-school teacher who spearheaded the formation of the Woodstock Strings.
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/10/14)

Question # 55: Extra Information
What major change to municipal government structure took place in Oxford County in 1975?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/10/21)

Question # 56: Extra Information
In what sport did June Bell of Woodstock win a national championship during the 1970s?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/10/28)

Question # 57: Extra Information
Name the famous aviation pioneer from Woodstock who died in 1985.
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/11/04)

Question # 58: Extra Information
Which Woodstock city department moved to new headquarters in 1985? [Oops from Quiz Committee! In error, we had listed 1986.]
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/11/11)

Question # 59: Extra Information
The oldest house in Woodstock, still standing, was auctioned off in 1988. Who built it?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/11/18)

Question # 60: Extra Information
Name the long-standing MP who was Oxford County's elected representative during all of the 1980s.
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/11/25)

Question # 61: Extra Information
What long-standing industry in Woodstock closed in 1990?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/12/02)

Question # 62: Extra Information
When was the Perry Street Arena demolished?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/12/09)

Question # 63: Extra Information
When did the Woodstock Community Complex open?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2000/12/16)

Question # 64: Extra Information
After whom is Tillsonburg named?
(Question was provided by Patty Phelps, assistant curator Annandale House, Tillsonburg)
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/01/06)

Question # 65: Extra Information
Stompin' Tom made Tillsonburg famous for tobacco. What other agricultural product has Tillsonburg been known for around the world?
(Question was provided by Patty Phelps, assistant curator Annandale House, Tillsonburg)
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/01/13)

Question # 66: Extra Information
Players from the Tillsonburg 'Livvies' made up the majority of the players on one of Canada's teams in the 1952 and 1960 Olympics. What was the sport?
(Question was provided by Patty Phelps, assistant curator Annandale House, Tillsonburg)
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/01/20)

Question # 67: Extra Information
When and where was the first recorded Roman Catholic Mass celebrated in Oxford County?
(Question was provided by Karen Krywko, curator of Beachville Museum))
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/01/27)

Question # 68 Extra Information
Where is the Lime Capital of Canada?
(Question was provided by Karen Krywko, curator of Beachville Museum))
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/02/03)

Question # 69: Extra Information
What manufacturer of chocolate bars once had a plant in Beachville?
(Question was provided by Karen Krywko, curator of Beachville Museum))
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/02/10)

Question # 70: Extra Information
When was the Great Fire of Ingersoll and what was the extent of the damage?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/02/17)

Question # 71: Extra Information
What was the Mammoth Cheese?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/02/24)

Question # 72: Extra Information
Which Norwich industry was billed as the largest of its kind in the British Empire?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/03/03)

Question # 73: Extra Information
What fruit juice widely sold today has its commercial origins in 19th century Norwich?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/03/10)

Question # 74: Extra Information
Why was Daniel Bedford executed in the 1830s?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/03/17)

Question # 75: Extra Information
Which Norwich scholgirl became the mother of a U.S. president?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/03/24)

Question # 76: Extra Information
What was the name of the village of Burgessville before 1848?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/03/31)

Question # 77: Extra Information
What is the name of the oldest mill in Oxford County that can still be operated?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/04/07)

Question # 78: Extra Information
Where is and who built Oxford County's only Octagonal House?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/04/14)

Question # 79: Extra Information
Can you identify this building (photo of children in front of building) and tell us something about it?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/04/21)

Question # 80: Extra Information
Which Museum in Oxford County is housed inside a former Grand Trunk Railway station?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/04/28)

Question # 81: Extra Information
How did the village of Drumbo get its name?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/05/05)

Question # 82: Extra Information
Who founded the village of Wolverton?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/05/12)

Question # 83: Extra Information
What company has been in continuous operation in the Bright area since the late 1800s?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/05/19)

Question # 84: Extra Information
Who was Hornor Creek named after?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/05/26)

Question # 85: Extra Information
What Princeton physician later became Minister of National Defence?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/06/02)

Question # 86: Extra Information
What current Drumbo company evolved from a blind-making business founded by A.D. Enticknap in 1890?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/06/09)

Question # 87: Extra Information
What does Diamond Grit have to do with Plattsville?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/06/16)

Question # 88: Extra Information
What did a group of investors find in Plattsville in 1905 when they went searching for oil?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/06/23)

Question # 89: Extra Information
What famous American outlaw almost settled in Princeton (according to local folklore)?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/06/30)

Question # 90: Extra Information
What circus came to Woodstock in 1901?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/07/07)

Question # 91: Extra Information
What important Woodstock public building was under construction in 1901?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/07/14)

Question # 92: Extra Information
How did Woodstock mark the death of Queen Victoria in 1901?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/07/21)

Question # 93: Extra Information
Name five of the principal manufacturers in Woodstock in 1901
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/07/28)

Question # 94: Extra Information
In what sport did Effie Nesbitt win the 1912 Ontario championship?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/08/04)

Question # 95: Extra Information
In what way was Herbert Clark a big wheel in the 1890s?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/08/11)

Question # 96: Extra Information
Who were the Men of Might?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/08/18)

Question # 97: Extra Information
What former Woodstock resident captained a team that won the Allan Cup?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/08/25)

Question # 98: Extra Information
How did a special train from Tavistock save the Ontario Liberal government from defeat in 1904?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/09/01)

Question # 99: Extra Information
What was Tavistock previously called?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/09/08)

Question # 100: Extra Information
Who are the members of the Quiz Committee?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/09/15)

Question # 101: Extra Information
In 1908, most of Tavistock was in Perth County. Why, then, did all of it end up in Oxford County in 1909?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/09/22)

Question # 102: Extra Information
Why was there a PDS (Port Dover & Stratford) railway station in Hickson and not in Strathallan?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/09/29)

Question # 103: Extra Information
How did Hickson gets its name?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/10/06)

Question # 104: Extra Information
What was the origin of Trout Lake?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/10/12)

Question # 105: Extra Information
There is more under the surface of Trout Lake than fish. What is it?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/10/20)

Question # 106: Extra Information
Which farm introduced the first Holstein herd into Oxford County?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/10/27)

Question # 107: Extra Information
Who were some of the first Scottish settlers in the Zorra area?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/11/03)

Question # 108: Extra Information
Which former Zorra resident is revered in Taiwan?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/11/10)

Question # 109: Extra Information
The village of Harrington was named after John Harrington. Who was he?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/11/17)

Question # 110: Extra Information
Which Zorra community was originally called St. Andrews?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/11/24)

Question # 111: Extra Information
Which business in the Thamesford area employs the most people?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/12/01)

Question # 112: Extra Information
Explain a little about the Canadian speedboat champion from Cody's Corners.
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/12/08)

Question # 113: Extra Information
Name some of the early bands that performed at the dance pavilion in Lakeside.
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2001/12/15)

Question # 114: Extra Information
Which Oxford County politician is commemorated by a historic plaque on the grounds of the Oxford County Courthouse?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/01/05)

Question # 115: Extra Information
Which Woodstock lawyer became vice-president of the UN General Assembly during the Diefenbaker era?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/01/12)

Question # 116: Extra Information
Which former Clerk of Oxford County was also an avid historian?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/01/19)

Question # 117: Extra Information
What were Clergy Reserves?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/01/26)

Question # 118: Extra Information
When was Theatre Woodstock (formerly known as the Woodstock Little Theatre) formed?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/02/02)

Question # 119: Extra Information
Who were the Y Beaver Minstrels?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/02/09)

Question # 120: Extra Information
When was the Oxford drive-In established?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/02/16)

Question # 121: Extra Information
What was the Zenda Garden Party?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/02/23)

Question # 122: Extra Information
Who was the most prominent 19th century woman cheese maker of Dereham Township?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/03/02)

Question # 123: Extra Information
Who was Norwich's first professional woman photographer?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/03/09)

Question # 124: Extra Information
Who was the first Canadian woman to openly practice medicine?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/03/16)

Question # 125: Extra Information
Which Woodstock artist, whose work hung in art galleries all over the world, was also known for her drawings of historic buildings?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/03/23)

Question # 126: Extra Information
Who was the first woman councillor on Oxford County Council?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/03/30)

Question # 127: Extra Information
What is the once-flourishing crop, later banned, that can now be legally grown in Oxford County?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/04/06)

Question # 128: Extra Information
How did local farmers harvest grain before combines were invented?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/04/13)

Question # 129: Extra Information
When was tobacco first grown commercially in Oxford County?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/04/20)

Question # 130: Extra Information
What have been the various uses for horses in Oxford County over the past two centuries?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/04/27)

Question # 131: Extra Information
Where have the various Oxford County court houses been located?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/05/04)

Question # 132: Extra Information
What Ingersoll public building was torn down in 1989 after more than a century of use?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/05/11)

Question # 133: Extra Information
Name at least two places in Woodstock where prisoners have been held in cells.
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/05/18)

Question # 134: Extra Information
Which famous Ingersoll building, now demolished, was sometimes rudely referred to as a 'Gothic pile'?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/05/25)

Question # 135: Extra Information
Name two prominent Woodstock druggists in business prior to 1950.
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/06/01)

Question # 136: Extra Information
Which father and son took care of the teeth of Oxford's citizens for over 90 years?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/06/08)

Question # 137: Extra Information
Name at least one person who practiced herbal medicine in Oxford County before 1950.
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/06/22)

Question # 138: Extra Information
What is the VON, and when did it first come to Oxford County?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/06/29)

Question # 139: Extra Information
Name two Oxford County parks in operation before 1950
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/07/06)

Question # 140: Extra Information
What is the origin of the Victoria Day festivities?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/07/13)

Question # 141: Extra Information
What is the origin of the Embro Highland Games?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/07/20)

Question # 142: Extra Information
When did the Chamber of Commerce open in Woodstock?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/09/07)

Question # 143: Extra Information
What was the last operating mill in Beachville?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/09/14)

Question # 144: Extra Information
What was made by the Noxon Company of Ingersoll?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/09/21)

Question # 145: Extra Information
What did the Bullock family of Otterville invent?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/09/28)

Question # 146: Extra Information
What was the origin of Old Stage Road?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/10/05)

Question # 147: Extra Information
Why does Woodstock have so many exchanges (four) on Highway 401?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/10/12)

Question # 148: Extra Information
Why does Dundas Street have a four-lane divided highway between Springbank Avenue, Woodstock, and Eastwood?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/10/19)

Question # 149: Extra Information
Why was a third rail added to early railway track through Oxford County?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/10/26)

Question # 150: Extra Information
What was Grey’s Horse?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/11/02)

Question # 151: Extra Information
What is the weight of a cannon in Woodstock’s Victoria Park?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/11/09)

Question # 152: Extra Information
What World War II aircraft still flies the skies of Oxford County?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/11/16)

Question # 153: Extra Information
What was HMCS Woodstock?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/11/23)

Question # 154: Extra Information
How many cadet corps operate in Woodstock
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/11/30)

Question # 155: Extra Information
What is the origin of the Woodstock Santa Claus Parade?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/12/07)

Question # 156: Extra Information
How was Christmas celebrated at public events in late Victorian Woodstock?
(Published in The Oxford-Review 2002/12/14)