How well do you know your home city?
The Richmond News has come up with five teasers to test your local knowledge.
The answers are below. No cheating or Googling!
Good luck.
1. Richmond is referred to as an island and carries the historical name “Lulu Island.” But what is Lulu Island named after?
2. What is the current estimated population of Richmond? A: 201,024; B: 210,345; C: 230,584 or D: 250,872.
3. Of all the secondary school names in Richmond, which family was the first to settle in the area? A: Boyd; B: Palmer; C: McNair or D: McRoberts.
4. What is the name of the island that Vancouver International Airport sits on?
5. Richmond used to have two horse racing tracks. Lansdowne was one. What was the other?
Answers:
1. Lulu Island was named in 1862 by Richard Moody, after Lulu Sweet, a popular showgirl,[2] possibly of Kanaka (Hawaiian) origin, who had bought property here.
2. C: 230,584
3. It was the family of Hugh McRoberts, who came from Australia. Their home there was called “Richmond View” in Australia and that is what they named their homestead in Richmond.
4. Sea Island
5. Minoru. Where Minoru sports fields are now.
