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Test your knowledge of Flin Flon and area, and its rich history, with our latest installment of Community Trivia. The answers are on page 8. 1. When it was established, HBMS's Flin Flon plant was made up of four units: mine, mill, copper smelter and an electrolytic ________. 2. The mine and metallurgical works at Flin Flon showed a profit of almost ______ in its first three years of operation. a) $3 million b) $6 million c) $200,000 d) $800,000 3. Back when Main Street still had parking meters, during the holiday season it was agreed that all coins deposited would go to a local charity. Which one? a) Lions Club b) Operation Red Nose c) Lord's Bounty Food Bank d) Flinty's Boardwalk 4. ______ Style Shop was once a Main Street store. a) Jackson's b) Suzie's c) Ross's d) Joe's 5. Which of the following men did not serve as general manager of HBMS? a) W. A. Green b) James Goodman c) W.A. Morrice d) C.G. Steventon 6. Which of the following NHL awards did Flin Flon hockey legend Bobby Clarke never win? a) Hart Memorial Trophy (most valuable player) b) Frank J. Selke Trophy (top defensive forward) c) Lester B. Pearson Trophy (outstanding regular season play) d) Calder Memorial Trophy (top rookie) 7. On which street would one find the previous location (still standing) of Northminster Memorial United Church? a) Centre Street b) Hill Street c) First Avenue d) Whitney Street 8. When will the next municipal elections in Flin Flon be held? a) 2010 b) 2011 c) 2012 d) 2009 9. In which year did Trout Lake mine begin production? a) 1976 b) 1982 c) 1988 d) 1993 10. What nationality was bombastic former mayor Jack Freedman? a) German b) French c) English d) Dutch 11. Three men served as mayor of Flin Flon in the 1990s. Name them. 12. Just 82 votes were the difference when Cyril Steventon lost the mayor's job in October 1952 to whom? a) Jack Freedman b) Howard Pascoe c) George B. Mainwaring d) Guy Home 13. Former Flin Flon MP Robert Simpson was known by which nickname? a) Bobby b) Bud c) Simp d) Baldy 14. Which opened first, the current Flin Flon RCMP / Flin Flon Fire Department complex or the current Flin Flon City Hall? 15. It is often believed that ________ prevented Bobby Clarke from being the first overall pick in the 1969 NHL draft. a) his size b) his diabetes c) His temperament d) His lack of big-city experience
