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May
2004 Trivia Question
Q.
What
is this statue called and where is it located?
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 Q.
Where is this famous gate located? And what
connection does it have to a former resident of Buckland?
A.
Mt.
Holyoke College
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 Q.
Who is this woman and what philanthropic thing did
she do for the Pioneer Valley?
A.
Sophia Smith. When she inherited a large fortune at age 65, Sophia Smith decided, after much deliberation and advice, that leaving her inheritance to found a women's college was the best way for her to fulfill the moral obligation she expressed so eloquently in her will:
"I hereby make the following provisions for the establishment and maintenance of an Institution for the higher education of young women, with the design to furnish for my own sex means and facilities for education equal to those which are afforded now in our colleges to young men."
http://www.smith.edu/about_smithtradition.php
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 Q.
Where in the Pioneer Valley is this historic
building located?
Tie
Breaker: What is the common name given to this
structure?
You
can click on the picture to see a larger version.
A.
Commonly
known as the "Pink House" this building
is located in Historic Deerfield.
Q.
The Northampton Center for the Arts and the Daily Hampshire Gazette are proud to present First Night 2003.
Northampton will ring in the New Year on December 31 by hosting an alcohol and smoke-free festival of the arts with activities and performances throughout the city.
In what year did the first First Night in
Northampton begin?
The
answer can be found by following this link.
http://www.gazettenet.com/firstnight/
A.
We're
not exactly sure. This is what the website had to
offer. For the 18th year, Northampton will ring in the New Year on December 31 by hosting an alcohol and smoke- free festival of the arts with activities and performances throughout the city.
So
does that mean this started in 1985? (2002-17 or
2003-18) or 1984? (2002-18) or 1986?
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 Q.
Though
this statue isn't located in the Pioneer Valley,
it does have a connection to our area. What is it?
You may click on the picture to see a larger
version.
Hint:
This is a statue of George Washington and is
located in Union Square in New York City.
A.
Henry
Kirk Brown, a pioneering American sculptor, was born in Leyden,
MA in 1814. Brown
started out as a portrait painter but later turned to
sculpture, which he studied in Italy. Famous for his
bronze equestrian statue of George Washington located in
Union Square, New York, he also completed four statues
which stand in the Capitol building in Washington, DC.
Dan
Murphy is the lucky winner of a Valley Viewpoint
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 Q.
In What Pioneer Valley Town is this road sign located?
You can click on the image to view a larger version.Bonus
question and Hint:
Why did the chickens cross the road?
A.
Warwick,
MA. To find out why the chickens crossed the road,
read our Spotlight
on Warwick.
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 Q.
This Valley landmark has been mentioned in 2 our Town Spotlights.
Can you tell us where in the Pioneer Valley this
building is located?
A.
Wilbraham & Monson
Academy in Wilbraham. See our Spotlights on Monson
and Wilbraham.
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 Q.
This statue is located somewhere in the Pioneer Valley.
What is the name of the statue? Where is it located? And
for a bonus and tie-breaker: What does it commemorate?
You can click on the image to see a larger version if
that helps.
A.
Sara
Campbell, our trivia winner answered, "It's
the Spinner, in my favorite pocket park on avenue A in
Turners Falls. They say her spindle kept getting
taken away, so they stopped putting it back. What a nice
remembrance of the women in the mills. Let's hear it for
women's history."
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Q.
A Pentagon consultant named Daniel Ellsberg achieved national prominence when he leaked the Pentagon Papers. Ellsberg is quoted as saying "I wouldn't have thought of copying those papers without the direct example of ___________,
and without having met him."
A.
Elsberg is referring to Randy Kehler of Colrain. Perhaps asking this question on VV because he's from the PV, was brought to mind by Wally's passing and the 13th anniversary of the IRS auction his house is coming up next month
I continue to be amazed by the power of Google...I just pasted your quote in there and voila.
http://www.valleyadvocate.com/25th/archives/colrain_courage.html
Rocky
Perham, you're our grand prize winner today!
Q.
The Pioneer Valley hosts the oldest co-educational
teacher's college in the country. What is the name of
the college and in what Pioneer Valley city is it located?
A.
Westfield State College in Westfield,
MA.
Q.
Hampden County, Hampshire County and Franklin County
make up the Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts. Each county
is divided into towns. How many towns are there in the
Pioneer Valley? (A train is traveling east at 40mph ...)
a.
75
b. 56
c. 69
d. 64
A.
The answer is c. 69.
Ray
Harris is the winner of a Valley Viewpoint Tote Bag!
Q.
Hampden County, Hampshire County and Franklin County
make up the Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts. According
to the 2000 census, what is the total population of the
Pioneer Valley? (please do not include cows or other
livestock)
a.
527,763
b. 680,014
c. 508,479
d. 223,786
A.
The answer is a. 680,014.
Franklin County - 71,535
Hampden County - 456,228
Hampshire County - 152,251
(You do the math)
Gurunam
Kaur Kalsa is the winner of a Valley Viewpoint Tote
Bag!
Q.
If you travel along route 202 in Orange, you know that
the name of the road is Daniel Shays Highway. Who was
Daniel Shays? Why is there a rebellion named after him?
What was the rebellion all about?
A.
Daniel
Shays
(1747?-1825, born Hopkinton, MA), a former Revolutionary
Army captain, led a rebellion by farmers against
unsettled economic conditions and against politicians
and laws which were grossly unfair to farmers and
working people in general. They protested against
excessive taxes on property, polling taxes which prevented
the poor from voting, unfair actions by the court of
common pleas, the high cost of lawsuits, and the lack of
a stable currency. They rallied for the government issue
of paper money, since at the time there were a variety
of paper monies in circulation, but not much was honored
at face value. A campaign for "sound money"
rallied for the issue of a gold-backed currency. The
revolutionary war was over, but The United States had
yet to form formal government organizations. The constitutional
congress had yet to convene, and the country was in
chaos. The rebels protested against governmental and
court systems that were wrought with dictatorial and
oppressive regimes and against excessive salaries for
government and court officials.
Their
actions included mobbing the court buildings in
Northampton, Great Barrington, Worcester and Concord to
prevent the sitting of the courts, whose actions had
been grossly unfair to working people.
On
August 29, 1786, rebel mobs stormed the courthouse in
Northampton to prevent the trial and imprisonment of
debtors.
In
September 1786, Shays and about 600 armed farmers
stormed the courthouse in Springfield. Governor Bowdoin
countered with a militia of 4400 troops.
On
January 25, 1787, Shays led 2000 rebels to Springfield,
MA to storm the arsenal, but government forces of 1200
soldiers led by General Shepard quelled the uprising.
The rebels were captured and sentenced to death for
treason in February 1787, but they were later pardoned.
Dot
Persons is the winner of a Valley Viewpoint Tote
Bag.
Q.
The Connecticut River flows majestically through the
heart of the Pioneer Valley. Where does the word
"Connecticut" originate?
A.
The name Connecticut comes from a Native American word "Quinatucquet," which meant "Beside the Long Tidal River.
Janice
Fleuriel is the winner of a Valley Viewpoint Tote
Bag.
Q.
We all know that the Poet's Seat Tower in Greenfield provides some of the most
spectacular views of the Pioneer Valley. Who was the poet?
A.
Frederick Goddard Tuckerman. Two of his poems, November
and Inspiration can
be read by clicking here.
Roy
Shoults is the winner of a Valley Viewpoint Tote
Bag.
Q.
If you live around here for any length of time you will hear and see many
references to Lake Hitchcock but it never seems to show up on any roadmaps.
Where or what is this Lake Hitchcock?
A.
Lake Hitchcock was an ancient geological lake that once covered the region between the Berkshires and the higher lands to the east of the Connecticut River Valley about 12,500 years ago. The "lake" was named after the famous 19th century geologist and Amherst College president, Edward Hitchcock.
Jonathan
Tauer and Charlene Brown are the winners of
Valley Viewpoint Tote Bags.
Q.
The town of Erving actually consists of three villages. What are the villages?
Bonus
question (and tie-breaker): Erving was the last of
the Franklin County towns to become incorporated. In
what year was Erving incorporated?
A.
Erving
consists of three villages: Erving Center, Farley (even
with the new area code) and
Millers Falls, which is also called Ervingside (even
with the new zip code). The
portion of Millers Falls lying south of the Millers
River is part of Montague.
Erving
was incorporated in 1838.
Sara
Campbell is the winner of a Valley Viewpoint tote
bag.
Q.
Smith
College, UMass, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College
and Amherst College comprise what is commonly known as
the "five colleges". Which of the "five colleges" is the
oldest?
A.
Amherst
College was founded in 1821 and is the
oldest. The rest of the Five Colleges in chronological
order are:
Mount
Holyoke College, 1837;
The
University of Massachusetts at Amherst,1863;
Smith
College, 1871 and;
Hampshire
College, 1970.
Please
visit http://www.fivecolleges.edu/
for more information about the Five Colleges.
Ray and Chris Harris
are the
winners of a Valley Viewpoint tote bag.
Q.
Where does the name Mt. Tom come from?
A.
There is a
tradition that in 1650 surveying parties headed by
Rowland Thomas and Elizur Holyoke, each ascended the two
mountains on their lines of survey and named them Mt.
Tom and Mt. Holyoke, respectively.
Regina Curtis is the
winner of a Valley Viewpoint tote bag.
Q.
In
what year was the first Parade of the Big Balloons
held in
Springfield, MA?
A.
Since 1991, the Spirit of Springfield has helped welcome Santa Claus to town with this procession of giant helium-inflated holiday and patriotic balloons, including Springfield's own "Cat in the Hat," and dozens of marching and musical contingents.
Dr. Seuss, the originator of many children's books
including The Cat in the Hat, was a Springfield,
MA native.
Rocky Perham is the
winner of a Valley Viewpoint tote bag.
Q.
What
was the original name of Millers Falls? And how did the
village get its present name?
A.
Millers Falls original name was "Grouts
Corner". The village got its
present name when the Millers Falls Company settled
there in 1868.
Marion
Riley is the winner of a Valley Viewpoint tote bag!
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