Fourth Grade Quiz 1999-2000

 

What year was the big fire in Bowdoinham?

a. 1866

b. 1802

c. 1920

d. 1902

Was the Gray Estate burned in the fire?

a. Yes

b. Half way

c. No

When was the canon brought to Bowdoinham?

a. January 3, 1938

b. May 1, 1905

c. July 4, 1775

d. March 20, 1790

Where did the canon come from?

a. Coast of Machias

b. Jamestown, Virginia

c. London, England

d. Fort Popham

What are two of the six rivers that flow into Merrrymeeting Bay?

a. Machias, Kennebec

b. Rapid River, Black River

c. Muddy River, Eastern

d. Swan River, Applebee

When was the first railroad built?

a. 1854

b. 1846

c. 1790

d. 1801

When was the Kindling Wood factory built?

a. 1889

b. 1866

c. 1795

d. 1810

What year did Bowdoinham become a town?

a. 1750

b. 1762

c. 1803

d. 1799

 

How many Buildings burned in the fire?

a. 2

b. 20

c. 10

d. 15

 

Who built the Stinson House?

a. Fred Stinson

b.James Stinson

c. William Stinson

d. David Ames

 

When was the Stinson House built?

a. 1863

b. 1893

c.1900

d. 1839

 

Who was one of the 5 people who operated the Stinson House during the 63 years it was a town hotel?

a. James Stinson

b. Joseph Armstrong

c. David Ames

d. Will Jones

 

What are 2 of the 6 towns that surrounded Bowdoinham?

a. Richmond, Bowdoin

b. Lisbon, Dresdon

c. Dresden, Portland

d. Richmond, Harpswell

 

Who is the Bowdoinham historian that knows the most?

a. James David

b. Colin Ames

c. Anna Hall

d. Frank Connors

 

What island is next to Brick Island?

a. Swan Island

b. Eagle Island

c. Bird Island

d. Gull Island

 

When was the Coombs School dedicated?

a. March 28, 1899

b. August 12, 1951

c. January 1, 1912

d. September 5, 1798

 

When was the first sawmill built?

a. 1902

b. 1877

c. 1735

d. 1837

 

Who was the first station master for the railroad?

a. Horace Snell

b. Philip Carr

c. Mr. Prele

 

When was the Sagadahoc Fertilizer Company established?

a. 1880

b. 1800

c. 1898

d. 1866

 

How many tubs were used in the fire?

a. 8

b. 3

c. 2

d. 4

 

What was the name of one of the tubs?

a. Water Witch

b. Town Tub

c. The Yarmouth

d. The Falcon

 

When was the Sea King built?

a. 1855

b. 1799

c. 1877

d. 1866

 

Who was the captain of the Sea King?

a. John Rideout

b. Gregory Owens

c. Bill Adams

d. Will Litchfield

 

Approximately how many kids attend Bowdoinham Community School?

a. 400

b. 300

c. 210

d. 600

When did the bank robbery happen?

a. 1866

b. 1944

c. 1700

d. 1829

 

Where is the Bowdoinham Community School located?

a. Ridge Road

b. School Street

c. Cemetery Road

d. River Road

 

When was the onion dome of the Bowdoinham Town Hall repaired?

 

a. 10/15/96

b. 10/30/86

c. 10/30/95

d. 10/20/94

 

When was the Bowdoinham railroad station replaced?

a. 1897

b. 1892

c. 1893

d. 1872

 

When was the jail built in Bowdoinham?

 

a. 1920

b. 1880

c. 1765

 

What was the jail mainly used for?

a. criminals

b. police

c. travelers

 

Where was the first Blacksmith shop recorded?

a. Main Street

b. Abadagasset Point

c. Brown's Point

 

Where was the first school built?(more than one answer)

a. Pork Point Road

b. home of Thomas Harward

c. School Street

d. farm of Abram Prebble

 

 

Who ran the Sadagahoc fertilizer CO. (more than one answer)

a. William B. Kendall

b. Avery Jones

c. Edward P. Kendall

d. Georgia Denham

 

Who operated the first blacksmith shop recorded?

a. John Temple

b. Lithco Allens

c. Benjamin Gardener

 

What ice tool in ice cutting that makes the first groove?

a. Pick pole

b. ice saw

c. marker

 

When was the 150Th anniversary of Bowdoinham?

a. 1902

b. 1915

c. 1912

 

Where did the fire start?

a. The blacksmith shop

b. The Purington Hinkley building

c. The Gray Estate

 

How much did the Sea king weigh?

a. 1,492 tons

b. 1,971 tons

c. 1,881 tons

 

When was the original Bowdoinham railroad station built?

a. 1892

b. 1895

c. 1850

 

When was Eben Lancaster born?

a. October 16, 1799

b. August 16, 1899

c. September 17, 1766

 

When was the Barkentine S.T. Lucy built?

a. 1874

b. 1869

c. 1850

 

How much money did the robbers steal?

a. $63,372.50

b. $74,450.40

c. $73,461.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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