1. What was the name of the movie theater located in Suffield Village which closed in 1999?
a. The Village Cinema
b. Jerry Lewis Cinema
c. Colonial Theater
2. In 1961, because of structural concerns, vehicles on the Suffield/Thompsonville Bridge which connected Burbank Avenue in Suffield to Main Street in Thompsonville could weigh no more than seven tons and go no faster than
a. 25 miles per hour
b. 15 miles per hour
c. 10 miles per hour
3. Other regions of the U.S. have different names for items than we Connecticans/New Englanders use. Give another regional name for the following items.
a. Chocolate shots/jimmies which are put on ice cream
b. Grinder (sandwich roll)
c. Tag sale
4. In 1938, the future of Pratt & Whitney looked bleak. But in January 1940, 3,000 people toured the company’s brand-new two-million-dollar factory expansion. What caused the company’s turnaround?
a. Germany’s territorial aggression in Europe.
b. France financed the expansion.
c. The U.S. entered into World War II.
5. Higley coins which were probably circulated in Suffield (although I found no proof of this assertion) were minted by Samuel Higley from his Simsbury copper mine in 1737-1739. Which answer is incorrect?
a. They were three-penny coins.
b. “Value me as you please” was inscribed on the coins.
c. Higley’s copper mine later became Newgate Prison.
6. The Travelers Rest House and Restland Farm begun in the 1930s by John O’Malley and his wife Catherine Barron was located on North Grand Street. Its name reflects those it served. Who were served?
a. Foreign travelers who were sick when they entered the United States
b. Recuperating employees of the Travelers Insurance Company.
c. Wealthy travelers who came for water therapy and exercise.
7. In colonial America every male between the ages of 16 to 60 were required to do what?
a. House itinerant travelers who were in need of shelter.
b. Reserve an eighth of their food crop for the needy
c. Keep a working musket, train regularly in a militia and defend the community in case of attack.
8. During the American Revolutionary War, gunpowder became a scarce commodity because overseas suppliers were unable to ship it in. It became necessary to use homemade gunpowder. Which ingredient(s) could be used to make gunpowder?
a. Manure
b. Urine
c. Dirt in tobacco warehouses and yards
9. In Suffield there are many examples of Federalist architecture and décor that were popular after the American Revolution. The motifs for the style were Greco-Roman symbols such as columns, trophy-like urns, laurel wreaths, arches, ovals and swags. Why was this style popular at that time?
a. It evoked a storybook past.
b. It represented symmetry, beauty and virtue which were thought to symbolize Greek democracy and the Roman republic.
c. They showed an unapologetic devotion to ornamentation.
10. There is a 1831 drum in the Suffield Historical Society collection. What was it used for?
a. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the town’s founding.
b. For militia training exercises
c. To call worshippers into the Congregational Church.
Answers:
1. b. Jerry Lewis Cinema
2. c. 10 miles per hour
3. a. sprinkles b. hoagie, sub, torpedo, hero c. yard sale, garage sale, jumble sale, rummage sale
4. Answers a. and b. were causes for Pratt & Whitney’s turnaround. Following the September 1938 Munich conference which allowed Hitler to annex the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia, France vowed to stop German’s territorial aggression by purchasing aircraft engines totalling $85 million from Pratt & Whitney. France also agreed to finance the company’s new construction.
5. c. is incorrect. Higley’s copper mine was about 1.5 miles away from Newgate. Higley’s coins were first issued as three-penny coins but when people said his coins were overvalued, he added the inscription, “Value me as you please” but still retained the Roman numeral III designating it as a three-penny coin.
6. b. The Rest House had a long-standing agreement with the Travelers Insurance Company to care for its recuperating employees.
7. c. Keep a working musket, train regularly in a militia and defend the community in case of attack.
8. All could be used to make gunpowder.
9. b. It represented symmetry, beauty and virtue which were thought to symbolize Greek democracy and the Roman republic.
10. b. For militia training exercises.