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3rd week of April
Been a while since they updated this one. October question: Where is the Fishermen’s Museum located? A) The Pemaquid Point Lighthouse keeper’s cottage
(found here: http://www.visitmaine.com/seasonal/summer/touring_midcoast.php)
July Question: Captain Kidd’s treasure is reported to be buried on what Casco Bay island? This island is also the most worked-over site in Maine by treasure hunters. B) Jewell Island
June Question: Where was artist Winslow Homer’s studio? C) Prout’s Neck
Just got their monthly newsletter. Looks like the answer they were looking for was D) The last week of April. Oh well — maybe next month!
New question posted: Whom did Grover Cleveland defeat when he ran for president in 1884? Answer: B) Republican James G. Blaine, of Maine
[ Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1884 ]
New question posted: What was the nickname of Portland Maine’s first professional hockey team? Answer: B) The Portland Pirates
(Source: http://www.hometownusa.com/maine/history/Portland.html)
New question posted: Where were toothpicks invented? Answer: A) In Maine, by Charles Forster of Bangor, soon after the Civil War
(Source: http://allthingsmaine.blogspot.com/2007/01/birth-of-maines-toothpick-industry.html)
New question posted: Which artist lives year-round on North Haven Island?
A) Andrew Wyeth B) Jamie Wyeth C) Eric Hopkins D) Mimi Carpenter
I’m fairly certain it’s C) Eric Hopkins
New question posted: Who started America’s gum-chewing habit? Answer: D) John Curtis, a Maine seaman, who began manufacturing State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum in 1848 (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangor,_Maine)
New question posted: Who were the first two women in the nation to cast ballots in a national contest? Answer: C) Gertrude Southard, of Bangor, and Alice Skolfield, of Lewiston
(Source: http://www.hometownusa.com/maine/Bangor.html)
Question: Who anchored his ship on Christmas Day 1614 in Maine naming the spot Christmas Cove? Answer: B) John Smith
(Source: http://www.cardcow.com/viewall/65954/)
The title of “the Worm Center of the World” belongs to what Maine village? C) Wiscasset
Source: http://www.hometownusa.com/maine/history/Wiscasset.html
There’s a new question posted, but I haven’t been able to find the answer yet. Anyone have any idea…?
When do Maine eiders lay their eggs? A) The first week of April B) The second week of April C) The third week of April D) The last week of April
This month’s question is… Who invented the snowplow?
Answer: D) Don A. Sargent, of Bangor
[Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangor,_Maine ]
When was the University of Maine established? A) 1865, at Orono
[Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maine
Where did novelist Stephen King go to college? A) The University of Maine at Orono
(source: http://www.stephenking.com/com_address/)
Which Maine county is larger than Rhode Island and Connecticut combined? C) Aroostook
[Source: http://www.mainerec.com/facts.asp?Category=200&PageNum=200