1. The Suffield railroad spur, two miles in length, which extends from just west of Main Street and Mather Street to just south of Mountain Road, and last owned by the Connecticut Southern Railroad, has not had a train traveling on it since
a. 1931
b. 2009
c. 1975
2. During a particularly dull day in the U.S. Senate on March 3, 1896, a petition was received from residents of Crooked Lane (Mapleton Avenue) to
a. Have a post office all to themselves
b. Secede from the state of Connecticut
c. Ban the Oscar Wilde play “Salome”
3. A Hartford Courant article which appeared in November 1906 discussed a particular agricultural problem prevalent in Suffield. What was the problem?
a. Unfair treatment by the railroad in transporting agricultural goods
b. Too much tobacco being grown, reducing the price
c. Root-rot which affected tobacco production
4. A famous person failed to deliver a lecture in Suffield sometime before March 1, 1883. Who was it?
a. Mark Twain
b. Chester Arthur
c. Henry Ward Beecher
5. Why did the C.H. Dexter & Sons Company sell the Boston Neck paper mill in 1914?
a. The new owner intended to make it into a munitions factory for the impending war
b. The Town of Suffield bought it with the intention of putting the town garage there
c. Water from the proposed
Connecticut River dam would cover the floor
6. When the British closed the Port of Boston in retaliation for the Boston Tea Party, what did Suffield residents do?
a. They issued the first known declaration of independence in America on July 1
b. They tarred and feathered a known British sympathizer
c. A group of Suffield “rebels” stole British ammunition from Fort William & Mary in New Hampshire
7. Where was Suffield University located?
a. A UPS box in West Hartford
b. Suffield, Ohio
c. Suffield, County Norfolk, England
8. Suffield, Ohio, is the “daughter” town of our Suffield because it was the township in Connecticut’s Western Reserve bought by Suffield investors from the Connecticut Land Company, led by Oliver Phelps, whose land office was in what is now called the Phelps-Hatheway House. What is Suffield, Ohio, known for in the present day?
a. Birthplace of the Wright brothers
b. Home base of the Goodyear blimp
c. Buckeyes, the signature candy of Ohio made from peanut butter and chocolate
9. Connecticut Literary Institution’s name change to “Suffield School” (although later changed again to Suffield Academy) was argued by State’s Attorney Hugh Alcorn, acting for the school’s board of trustees, in what year?
a. 1905
b. 1916
c. 1929
10. Reuben Granger, a scion of the well-known family, was the first associate principal of the Connecticut Literary Institution. Why did he leave the school after two years?
a. He was named Postmaster General
b. He was pelted by his students’
c. He became a land investor with Oliver Phelps
Trivia Answers
1. b. 2009
2. a. Have a post office all to themselves
3. c. Root-rot which affected tobacco production
4. c. Henry Ward Beecher
5. c. Water from the proposed
Connecticut River dam would cover the floor
6. a. They issued the first known declaration of independence in America on July 1
7. a. A UPS box in West Hartford – it was an unlicensed, fraudulent diploma mill stopped by the State of Connecticut on 2004
8. b. Home base of the Goodyear blimp
9. b. 1916
10. b. He was pelted by his students for his strictness, and according to legend, taught no more