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1/31/2021

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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 writer penned the screenplay for the movie Northwest Passage?
 
A. Ernest Hemmingway.  
 
B. Vardis Fisher.
 
C. Talbot Jennings.  
 
D. Carol Ryrie Brinks.
 
E. Grace Jordan.
 
 
2). What made the 1948 Idaho license plate unique?
 
A. It was the first to feature a baked potato.
 
B. It was the first to feature a decal.
 
C. That was the first year they made plates at the prison.
 
D. It was the first year the slogan WORLD FAMOUS POTATOES was used on a license plate.
 
E. All of the above.
 


3). What amazing thing was found in a Malad Gorge cave?
 
A. Horse fossils.
 
B. Stagecoach loot.
 
C. A unique salamander.
 
D. Horse hoofprints.
 
E. Cached gear from the Wilson Price Hunt expedition.

 
4). What building is the skyscraper sculpture in Boise supposed to represent?
 
A. The Empire State Building
 
B. The Hoff Building.
 
C. The Hotel Boise.
 
D. The Chrysler Building.  
 
E. None.
 
 
5) Why doesn’t the swinging bridge in Heyburn State Park move anymore?
 
A. There are no longer steamboats on the lake.
 
B. It is rusted shut.
 
C. It was permanently lifted high enough for boats to pass beneath.
 
D. The railroad tracks and bridge were removed.
 
E. It was reconfigured so that it is now a drawbridge.
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Answers (If you missed that story, click the letter for a link)
1, C
2, E
3, D
4, E
5, C


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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