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. In the early 1900s families from up and down the Atlantic coast traveled to Baltimore County to enjoy the beaches, amusements, food and dance hall at this location. Where did they go?
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2. In 1940, an obscure Navy lieutenant commander was assigned to the Glenn L. Martin plant in Middle River to work on winding up government war contracts. Who was he? Go to the answer for question 2
3. What 18+mile roadway in the County was considered a model of its type in the 19th century?
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4. In 1930 a stately brick house was moved 16 miles from Rossville in the east of the County to Caves Road in western Baltimore County. What is its name?
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5. What former girls’ boarding school in the County was modeled by its founder after the schools for the poor seen throughout England in the 19th century?
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6. Where in Baltimore County did a horse farm become a summer resort for Baltimore’s underprivileged children in the 19th century?
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7. What “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not” incident took place at the quarry in Texas, Maryland near Cockeysville in 1900?
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8. An 18th century area newspaper was the first to publish a complete copy of the Declaration of Independence in 1777. What was its name?
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9. Who was the seventh Baltimore County Executive?
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10. What milestone event was commemorated in 1927 in Halethorpe and featured, among others, Native Americans who were Blood and Piegan people of the Blackfeet Nation such as Princess Dawn Mist and Chief Two Gun White Calf?
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Revised August 17, 2006
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