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). Which two cars were assembled in Idaho?
A. Model T and Leata
B. Model A and Leata
C. Reo and Leata
D. Reo and Model T
E. Model T and Model A
2). Two head-on train collisions occurred in Idaho, one in 1949 and one in 1951. What caused them?
A. Someone was asleep at the switch
B. Both engineers switched tracks trying to miss school buses
C. No one knows, but carbon monoxide poisoning was suspected
D. Brakes failed in both cases
E. Electronic switches were to blame
3). What crime was not linked to Ed Trafton?
A. Kidnapping
B. Bombing
C. Highway robbery
D. Horse rustling
E. Train robbing
4). Ed Trafton was convicted of robbing 15 what in a single day?
A. Cars in a train
B. People on a bus
C. Stagecoaches
D. Motor cars on the same stretch of highway
E. Bars in Rexburg
5) The man who started Heise Hot Springs was also known for what?
A. He was a movie producer
B. He won the medal of honor
C. He was an Olympic swimmer
D. He had 17 wives
E. He invented an early snowmobile
1). Which two cars were assembled in Idaho?
A. Model T and Leata
B. Model A and Leata
C. Reo and Leata
D. Reo and Model T
E. Model T and Model A
2). Two head-on train collisions occurred in Idaho, one in 1949 and one in 1951. What caused them?
A. Someone was asleep at the switch
B. Both engineers switched tracks trying to miss school buses
C. No one knows, but carbon monoxide poisoning was suspected
D. Brakes failed in both cases
E. Electronic switches were to blame
3). What crime was not linked to Ed Trafton?
A. Kidnapping
B. Bombing
C. Highway robbery
D. Horse rustling
E. Train robbing
4). Ed Trafton was convicted of robbing 15 what in a single day?
A. Cars in a train
B. People on a bus
C. Stagecoaches
D. Motor cars on the same stretch of highway
E. Bars in Rexburg
5) The man who started Heise Hot Springs was also known for what?
A. He was a movie producer
B. He won the medal of honor
C. He was an Olympic swimmer
D. He had 17 wives
E. He invented an early snowmobile
Answers (If you missed that story, click the letter for a link)
1, A (You can go back and read about it here and here)
2, C
3, E (You can go back and read the series starting here)
4, C
5, B
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, A (You can go back and read about it here and here)
2, C
3, E (You can go back and read the series starting here)
4, C
5, B
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.