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6/30/2022

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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. If you missed that story, click the letter for a link.
 
1). What entry won the Boise war bond contest to name a B-17 in 1942? 

A. Ada’s Victory Bondadier
 
B. Adavenger
 
C. Cruis-Ada
 
D. Esto Perpetua
 
E. Arrowrock Whizz Bang
 
 
2). What happened to the Columbian Liberty Bell?
 
A. It was melted down during the Bolshevik revolution
 
B. It went on permanent display in San Francisco
 
C. It was melted down to make miniature souvenir bells
 
D. It went on permanent display in Chicago
 
E. It was melted down and became part of the USS Boise



3). What happened to Steamboat Spring?
 
A. It was capped and put on a timer so it goes off every hour
 
B. It was piped into a plant to make Idanha bottled water
 
C. It dried up
 
D. It was drowned by the Alexander Reservoir
 
E. It became the main feature of a park in Soda Springs

 
4). What did Ralph Dixey give his wife in 1919?
 
A. A Stutz Bearcat roadster
 
B. An Appaloosa horse 

C. A pinto pony
 
D. A beaded white leather dress
 
E. A quarter horse
 
 
5) What distinction does Boise’s Columbian Club hold?

 
A. It was the first Columbian Club ever formed
 
B. It had the largest membership of any Columbian Club in the country
 
C. Writer Carol Ryrie Brinks was its first president
 
D. Writer and artist Mary Hallock Foote was its first president
 
E. It is the only Columbian Club to still exist

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 Answers (If you missed that story, click the letter for a link)
1, B
2, A
3, D
4, A
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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    Rick Just has been writing about Idaho history since 1989 when he wrote and recorded scripts for the Idaho Centennial Commission’s daily radio program, Idaho Snapshots. His latest book on Idaho history is Images of America, Idaho State Parks. Rick also writes a regular column for the Idaho Press.

    Rick does public presentations on Idaho's state park history and the history of the Morrisite war for the Idaho Humanities Council's Speakers Bureau.
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