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2/28/2021

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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 Idaho mountain did everyone thing was the highest in the state before 1934?
 
A. Mount Borah  
 
B. Half Dome
 
C. Mount Heyburn  
 
D. Hyndman Peak
 
E. He Devil Peak
 
 
2). What was the name of the 1952 song about the Idaho State Fair?
 
A. Here We Have Idaho
 
B. An Idaho Rodeo
 
C. State Fair
 
D. Love on the Midway
 
E. Idaho State Fair
 


3). What type of music was the 1941 song “Idaho?”
 
A. March
 
B. Jazz
 
C. Polka
 
D. Waltz
 
E. Country and Western

 
4). Who was the last governor to occupy Idaho’s Governor’s “Mansion?”
 
A. Robert E. Smylie
 
B. Len B. Jordon
 
C. John Evans
 
D. Cecil D. Andrus  
 
E. Don Samuelson
 
 
5) If you have a stamp from KSEI because of your hobby, what might you be called?
 
A. DXer
 
B. Numismatic
 
C. Pannapictagraphist
 
D. Audiophile
 
E. Oenophile

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​ Answers (If you missed that story, click the letter for a link)
1, D
2, E
3, B
4, C
5, A


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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