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). What was Carol Ririe Brinks’ father known for?
A. He was the first president of Idaho’s medical association.
B. He was a member of the Board of Regents at the University of Idaho.
C. He was the chairman of the first Republican convention in Idaho.
D. He was one of two men murdered in a shooting spree in Moscow in 1901.
E. All of the above.
2). What panicked those attending the opening of Craters of the Moon National Monument in 1924?
A. A roaring brush fire headed their way.
B. Smoke boiling out of one of the craters.
C. A curious grizzly bear.
D. The crack of thunder on a cloudless sky.
E. A minor earthquake.
3). Which is NOT true about Idaho Governor Norman B. Willey?
A. He was Idaho’s second governor.
B. He was a county commissioner in Idaho County.
C. He was a miner.
D. He died in a Kansas City poor house.
E. He married the daughter of Idaho’s second territorial governor.
4). Why did Idaho hermit Earl Parrot lose his telegraphy job?
A. Because he went color blind.
B. For telegraphing a profanity.
C. Telegraphy had fallen out of favor as a mode of communication.
D. He lost his keying finger in a roping accident.
E. He showed up for work drunk one day.
5) What did Evan J. Parker wreck on the streets of Boise in 1908?
A. A car, in Boise’s first automobile accident.
B. An airplane.
C. An Interurban engine.
D. A dirigible.
E. A balloon.
1). What was Carol Ririe Brinks’ father known for?
A. He was the first president of Idaho’s medical association.
B. He was a member of the Board of Regents at the University of Idaho.
C. He was the chairman of the first Republican convention in Idaho.
D. He was one of two men murdered in a shooting spree in Moscow in 1901.
E. All of the above.
2). What panicked those attending the opening of Craters of the Moon National Monument in 1924?
A. A roaring brush fire headed their way.
B. Smoke boiling out of one of the craters.
C. A curious grizzly bear.
D. The crack of thunder on a cloudless sky.
E. A minor earthquake.
3). Which is NOT true about Idaho Governor Norman B. Willey?
A. He was Idaho’s second governor.
B. He was a county commissioner in Idaho County.
C. He was a miner.
D. He died in a Kansas City poor house.
E. He married the daughter of Idaho’s second territorial governor.
4). Why did Idaho hermit Earl Parrot lose his telegraphy job?
A. Because he went color blind.
B. For telegraphing a profanity.
C. Telegraphy had fallen out of favor as a mode of communication.
D. He lost his keying finger in a roping accident.
E. He showed up for work drunk one day.
5) What did Evan J. Parker wreck on the streets of Boise in 1908?
A. A car, in Boise’s first automobile accident.
B. An airplane.
C. An Interurban engine.
D. A dirigible.
E. A balloon.
Answers
1, E
2, B
3, E
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, E
2, B
3, E
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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