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Take our 2005 June /July History Quiz
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.
June / July Quiz
1. What local company has provided products to nationally acclaimed jazz artists like Eddie Daniels, Steve Wilkerson and Chris Vadala?Go to the answer for question 1
2. What local church blesses the hunt during the Thanksgiving season?
Go to the answer for question 2
3. How did Catonsville get its name?Go to the answer for question 3
4. The inner walls of what familiar Washington, D.C. monument are made in part from local granite?Go to the answer for question 4
5. What occurrence in 1941 at a local shipyard was a celebrated “first”?
Go to the answer for question 5
6. What local retail store is a destination for television and motion picture costumers, opera companies museum curators, interior decorators and those who love to sew?Go to the answer for question 6
7. Why was a railroad line in Baltimore County called the “Milky Way”?Go to the answer for question 7
8. These musical enthusiasts once played 8 of the Beethoven Symphonies in one evening. Where in the County did this memorable event take place?Go to the answer for question 8
9. Can you name some of the Hall of Fame members of the Baltimore Colts who lived in Towson?Go to the answer for question 9
10. What local shopping center was one of the first multi-level shopping areas in the country?Go to the answer for question 10
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Revised June 16, 2005
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