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10/30/2019

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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.
 
1). A.B Meyer knew where the gold from a stagecoach robbery was buried. Why?
 
A. He claimed to be a clairvoyant.
 
B. He was a passenger in the coach who saw the robbers bury it.
 
C. He was the stagecoach driver who was in cahoots with the robbers.
 
D. He was one of robbers who told the location with his dying breath.
 
E. His brother had given him a map.

 
2). Who were the Aztec Eagles?
 
A. A Shoshoni drumming group.
 
B. A Mexican soccer team that beat the U of I team in 1953.
 
C. A Mexican air squadron that trained in Pocatello during WWII.
 
D. Raptors brought back from the brink of extinction by the World Center for Birds of Prey.
 
E. None of the above.

 
3). What made Coeur d’Alene’s Fish Inn unique?
 
A. It was the first to serve tater tots.
 
B. It was the first to serve finger steaks.
 
C. It had a stage on its roof where entertainers performed.
 
D. It was a restaurant built to look like a fish.
 
E. There was a car show in the parking lot every Wednesday night.

 
4). What brothers made their last movie partly in Idaho?
 
A. Don and Patrick Swayze.
 
B. The Three Stooges.
 
C. The Marx Brothers.
 
D. The Coen Brothers.
 
E. The four Baldwin Brothers.
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5) How many Idaho State Flags were there in 1890?
 
A. 44, one for every county in the state.
 
B. Only the one in the governor’s office.
 
C. 16, one for every county in the state.
 
D. None.
 
E. 43, the number ordered to represent the 43rd state.
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​ Answers
1, A
2, C
3, D
4, B
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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    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. One of his Idaho books explores the history of Idaho's state parks: Images of America, Idaho State Parks. Rick also writes a regular column for Boise Weekly.

    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.idahohumanities.org/programs/inquiring-idaho/
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