1. a civil war canon.
2. a pirates chest.
3. Mastodon remains.

2. The Worcester Turnpike Corporation built a toll road from Worcester to Roxbury in 1806. To cross Lake Quinsigamond they built a

1. dirt causeway.
2. tunnel under the lake.
3. floating bridge.

3. Luther Goddard, Captain in the Militia and lay preacher, also as the

1. Father of American Rocketry.
2. inventor of movable type.
3. first to make watches in quantity in America.

4. According to the " Record of Our Soldiers" kept by our town clerk , how many Shrewsbury people volunteered for the Civil War?

1. 31
2. 147
3. 312

5. White City East was once mostly a large depression in the ground and the site of a motordome where

1. autos were repaired.
2. demolition derbies were held.
3. bicycle races were held.

6. The chief products exported from Shrewsbury in 1894 were

1. rye and oats.
2. milk and apples.
3. pumpkin and squash.

7. Why did Levi Pease obtain the first government contract to carry the U.S. Mail?

1. His stage coaches were so prompt.
2. He was a large political contributor.
3. He was a superior reader.

8. In 1829 a Shrewsbury resident produced and sold a patent medicine marketed throughout New England. Name the person and product.

1. Dr. Perna’s Elixer
2. Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root Kidney, Liver and Bladder Remedy
3. Dr. Phelps’ Arcanum

9. The first school house was voted on in 1728, however, the oldest existing school, built in 1828 is the

1. Ward School, now Spag’s School House.
2. Old Brick School on the Common.
3. #5 School on Old Mill Road.

10. It has been said that two of the far-reaching discoveries of the 20^th century occurred in Worcester County. One was Dr. Goddard’s liquid fueled rocket, the other was the

1. therapeutic waters of the Municipal water system.
2. birth control pill.
3. "Strip Malls", first developed along the route 9 corridor.

11. The original perimeter of Shrewsbury was made up of

1. all of Boylston, West Boylston, Grafton and Westborough.
2. most of Boylston, and parts of West Boylston, Grafton and Westborough.
3. the same land area that we have today.

12. Captain Josiah Richardson sailed the Staghound clipper ship in 1851 and broke all records for

1. amount of freight weighing over 100 tons.
2. number of passengers exceeding 200
3. speed from Boston to San Francisco.

13. A 10 foot statue of Artemas Ward stands on a 10 foot pedestal in

1. Washington D.C.
2. Shrewsbury Center.
3. Harvard Yard.

14. What form of entertainment did selectmen ban in 1947?

1. drive-in movies.
2. pinball machines.
3. belly dancing.

15. The highest point in Shrewsbury is

1. Rawson Hill on Hill St.
2. Golden Hill on South St.
3. Meeting House Hill on Prospect St.

16. A public library was established in June 1872 when

1. dog licensing fees were utilized for book purchases.
2. the Ward family donated their personal collection of books.
3. the town appropriated $500.

17. When Hebert’s Candy Mansion was established in 1946, it

1. was the first roadside candy store in the United States.
2. only sold "Boston Baked Beans" candy.
3. built the existing mansion.

18. Samuel Wheelock built Shrewsbury’s first water mill in 1721 on

1. Sewall Pond.
2. Old Mill Pond.
3. Jordan Pond.

19. In a special election, fall of 1953, Shrewsbury was the first town in the Commonwealth to

1. establish a recycling program.
2. approve manager-representative form of government.
3. approve prohibition.

20. Since 1920 Olympic trials have been held here repeatedly for

1. rowing on Lake Quinsigamond.
2. skiing on Ward Hill.
3. equestrian at the Worcester Foundation.

21. This former senator, and later president, addressed the Lion’s club in 1952 and viewed the tornado damage here in 1953.

1. John F. Kennedy
2. Richard Nixon
3. Gerald Ford

22. In 1765 a county court fined Shrewsbury for

1. failure to provide fire protection.
2. lack of a stray animal pound.
3. failure to provide schooling as required by law.

23. The Old Boston Post Road, once also called the King’s Highway, was

1. the first toll road in America.
2. the first post road in America.
3. the first paved road in America.

24. Judge Samuel Sewall owned, but never lived on, 1500 acres of land here in Shrewsbury. He played an important role in

1. the Salem Witch Trials.
2. Shay’s Rebellion
3. returning land to Native Americans.

25. The Trolley line that ran through the center of Shrewsbury connected what two points?

1. Boston to Los Angeles
2. Worcester to Marlborough
3. Providence to Boston

26. George Washington never slept here but in 1789 he did visit the

1. Harrington Tavern formerly on Route 9.
2. Artemas Ward Homestead on Main Street.
3. The Farrar (later Pease) Tavern on Main Circle.

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