Below is a little Idaho trivia quiz. If you’ve been following Speaking of Idaho, you might do very well. Caution, it is my job to throw you off the scent. Answers below the picture.
1). Who had a pretty good claim about naming Idaho?
A. Steamboat Captain Wilford Cromwell.
B. Chief Pocatello.
C. Lue Wallace.
D. Idaho’s first state governor, George Laird Shoup
E. Caleb Lyon, of Lyonsdale, NY.
2). Who was Maggie Hardy?
A. A prison warden in Oregon who invented the heavy device to attach to the shoes of prisoners.
B. A notorious murderess, possibly the first woman incarcerated in the Idaho State Penitentiary.
C. The wife of Idaho’s first territorial governor.
D. The first female publisher of the Idaho Statesman.
E. Known formally as Margaret, she was the subject of a bawdy song.
3). How many vessels have sailed the seas as the USS Idaho”
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
E. Five.
4). How many appointments did President Ulysses S. Grant make before getting an Idaho territorial governor who wanted the job?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
E. Five.
5) What is William J. McConnell known for?
A. He ran one of the first commercial gardens in Idaho to supply miners with vegetables.
B. He was a vigilante.
C. He ran a general store in Moscow.
D. He was Idaho’s third governor.
E. All of the above.
1). Who had a pretty good claim about naming Idaho?
A. Steamboat Captain Wilford Cromwell.
B. Chief Pocatello.
C. Lue Wallace.
D. Idaho’s first state governor, George Laird Shoup
E. Caleb Lyon, of Lyonsdale, NY.
2). Who was Maggie Hardy?
A. A prison warden in Oregon who invented the heavy device to attach to the shoes of prisoners.
B. A notorious murderess, possibly the first woman incarcerated in the Idaho State Penitentiary.
C. The wife of Idaho’s first territorial governor.
D. The first female publisher of the Idaho Statesman.
E. Known formally as Margaret, she was the subject of a bawdy song.
3). How many vessels have sailed the seas as the USS Idaho”
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
E. Five.
4). How many appointments did President Ulysses S. Grant make before getting an Idaho territorial governor who wanted the job?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
E. Five.
5) What is William J. McConnell known for?
A. He ran one of the first commercial gardens in Idaho to supply miners with vegetables.
B. He was a vigilante.
C. He ran a general store in Moscow.
D. He was Idaho’s third governor.
E. All of the above.
Answers
1, C
2, B
3, D (there is a fifth under construction)
4, E
5, E
How did you do?
5 right—Why aren’t you writing this blog?
4 right—A true Idaho native, no matter where you’re from.
3 right—Good! Treat yourself to some French fries.
2 right—Okay! Eat more potatoes!
1 right—Meh. You need to read more blog posts.
0 right—Really, you should reconsider your recent relocation.
1, C
2, B
3, D (there is a fifth under construction)
4, E
5, E
How did you do?
5 right—Why aren’t you writing this blog?
4 right—A true Idaho native, no matter where you’re from.
3 right—Good! Treat yourself to some French fries.
2 right—Okay! Eat more potatoes!
1 right—Meh. You need to read more blog posts.
0 right—Really, you should reconsider your recent relocation.
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