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7/28/2019

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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). What was Elvina Moulton’s claim to fame?
 
A. She was the first black woman to live in Boise.
 
B. She was a boarding house operator in Idaho City.
 
C. She lived most of her life dressed in men’s clothing and working as a cowboy.
 
D. She was an early rodeo star.
 
E. She was the first woman from Idaho to serve in the FBI.
 
2). What is Thomas Neibaur know for?
 
A. He was the first member of the Church of Latter-Day Saints to receive a Medal of Honor.
 
B. He was the first private to receive the Medal of Honor in WWI.
 
C. He was the first Idahoan to receive a Medal of Honor.
 
D. He was the first Medal of Honor recipient to return the medal.
 
E. All of the above
 
3). Why did Fearless Farris Lind quit crop dusting?
 
A. The government banned the chemicals his company had been spraying.
 
B. Finding pilots to fly the WWII surplus planes became impossible.
 
C. Legal expenses were mounting up and competition was increasing.
 
D. He could no longer get parts for the old biplanes.
 
E. He wanted to devote his attention to his gasoline stations.
 
4). What was Richard Nixon’s 1960 trip to Boise noted for?
 
A. No one came out to see him when he landed at the airport.
 
B. More than 100,000 people lined his motorcade route in Boise.
 
C. He stumbled getting off of the plane and nearly landed on his nose.
 
D. His airplane had only three engines working when he landed.
 
E. The electricity went out just as he started his speech.
 
5) What was the USS Boise famous for during WWII?
 
A. It was the first atomic submarine.
 
B. It sank when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
 
C. It was sunk by a German U Boat.
 
D. It was the flagship for General Douglas MacArthur when he returned to the Philippines.
 
E. It was torpedoed three times but never sank.
 

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Answers
1, A
2, E
3, C
4, D
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. His latest book on Idaho history is Images of America, Idaho State Parks. Rick also writes a regular column for the Idaho Press.

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