Have fun and celebrate Baltimore County's heritage with this quiz prepared by the reference librarians from the Baltimore County Public Library. We will update the quiz each month.
1. What Baltimore County neighborhood was a location for the film “Hairspray” in 1988?
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2. What do Lincoln’s funeral train, the Royal Train of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and President Roosevelt’s special train have in common?
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3. Where in the County is a cafe´ located in a former 19th century horse stable?
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4. The first woman postmaster in the country lived in the Baltimore area. What was her name?
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5. In the 1600s Baltimore County was required by the provincial Assembly to erect a pillory and ducking stool. Many women brought before the courts were given the punishment of ducking. What was their crime?
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6. What Baltimore County road is named after the Indian tribe that originally lived in the surrounding area?
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7. In a 1964 feature thriller, the main character had been born in Baltimore and the film’s legendary director used a set featuring the famed marble steps and had the leading actress made up with the correct hairstyle. What was the film and who was the director?
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8. A prominent local cemetery is located on land once used for a flourishing cotton mill. In the 1820s the mill employed 7 men, 15 women and 59 boys and girls spinning (with another 23 girls on the power looms). What was the name of the old mill and the new cemetery?
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9. The La Paix summer home of noted architect Bayard Turnbull stood where the power plant for St Joseph’s Hospital is today. In the 1930s a famous expatriate visitor spent some time there. Who was it?
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10. Who was the sixth Baltimore County Executive?
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Revised April 5, 2006
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