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). Nampa’s Drake Drug fire in 1937 was caused by what?
A. A tipped over candle
B. Fireworks
C. A faulty hair dryer
D. An electrical short
E. A gas explosion
2). Which of the following forms of transportation has not been used by Union Pacific?
A. Trains
B. Buses
C. Steamboats
D. Trucks
E. Rickshaw
3). What did the ghost flutist of Sun Valley turn out to be?
A. A CD track on repeat
B. A ghost
C. A middle school student practicing in the woods
D. Wind blowing melodically through a pipe
E. Someone playing a prank
4). For whom was the Pronunciation Guide for the State of Idaho published?
A. Radio and television broadcasters
B. Fourth grade students
C. Customers opening a new checking account
D. People moving to the state from California
E. Newspaper reporters
5) Why was 39 degrees below zero the temperature most often recorded during the Big Shiver of 1888?
A. Mercury thermometers break at that temperature
B. Coincidence
C. Alcohol-based thermometers hadn’t been invented yet
D. Mercury freezes at that temperature
E. Mercury-based thermometers hadn’t been invented yet
1). Nampa’s Drake Drug fire in 1937 was caused by what?
A. A tipped over candle
B. Fireworks
C. A faulty hair dryer
D. An electrical short
E. A gas explosion
2). Which of the following forms of transportation has not been used by Union Pacific?
A. Trains
B. Buses
C. Steamboats
D. Trucks
E. Rickshaw
3). What did the ghost flutist of Sun Valley turn out to be?
A. A CD track on repeat
B. A ghost
C. A middle school student practicing in the woods
D. Wind blowing melodically through a pipe
E. Someone playing a prank
4). For whom was the Pronunciation Guide for the State of Idaho published?
A. Radio and television broadcasters
B. Fourth grade students
C. Customers opening a new checking account
D. People moving to the state from California
E. Newspaper reporters
5) Why was 39 degrees below zero the temperature most often recorded during the Big Shiver of 1888?
A. Mercury thermometers break at that temperature
B. Coincidence
C. Alcohol-based thermometers hadn’t been invented yet
D. Mercury freezes at that temperature
E. Mercury-based thermometers hadn’t been invented yet
Answers (If you missed that story, click the letter for a link)
1, B
2, E (kick yourself if you missed this one)
3, D
4, A
5, D
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, B
2, E (kick yourself if you missed this one)
3, D
4, A
5, D
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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