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This trivia quiz will test your memory of local events
Written by John Szozda   
Thursday, 10 March 2011 16:24

Do you have symptoms of short-term memory loss or Attention Deficit Disorder?

If you’re a regular reader of The Press, take this test to determine how serious your condition is.

If you score:
13—16   Congrats. You could give Watson, the IMB Jeopardy champ, a challenge.

9—12   You’re slowly slipping into oblivion. Do Sudoku and crosswords

5—8     Eat blueberries. Drink pomegranate juice. Get a Blackberry.

0—4     Brace for the electrodes. You’re toast.


1)  Lt. Col. Sarah Deal, the first aviator in the United States Marine Corps, is a graduate of this high school.
a) Clay
b) Eastwood


2)  This village will host a green energy summit next month.
a) Windville
b) Elmore


3) This grocery store processed more than 200 deer killed last season by local hunters.
a) Boone & Crockett’s Bono Market
b) Jack’s Superette


4) William Farnham Randolph has served 58 years as a volunteer fire fighter for this village.
a) Gibsonburg
b) Lindsey


5) Jerusalem Township dedicated a park to this firefighter killed in the infamous Sunset Fireworks fire in 1976.
a) John T. Kennedy
b) William Clinton


6)  Woodmore grads Emily and Erin Pendleton compete in the throwing events for the University of Michigan. Their younger sister, Carly, recently signed to compete at this rival school.
a) Michigan State
b) Ohio State


7) This high school girls’ basketball team won 61 straight regular season games until Clyde beat them earlier this year.
a) Lake
b) Waite


8)  This local school will close next year.
a) Rocky Ridge 
b) Webster
c) Wynn
d) East Side Central


9)  This pro football team donated $20,000 to Lake schools for the reconstruction of its football field.
a) Cleveland Browns
b) Detroit Lions


10) Lynn Fox of Gibsonburg had her recipe for this dish chosen for the Gooseberry Patch cookbook.
a) Monkey taters
b) Elephant ears


11)  Jacob Shephard, 13, recently bowled games of 279, 277 and 240 for a series of 796, second highest in the history of the Greater Toledo Bowling Proprietors Association Junior All-Stars Travel League. He is a student at this school.
a)  Northwood Junior High
b)  Fassett Middle School


12)  This local high school girls’ basketball team finished runner-up in the second Ohio state basketball tournament held in 1977.
a) Eastwood
b) Waite


13)  In the 39-year history of the Suburban Lakes League, these two schools have won 11 league titles in wrestling.
a) Oak Harbor and Elmwood
b) Eastwood and Lakota


14) Genoa grad Blair Skilliter played in the NCAA Division III National Championship football game for this college
a) Slippery Rock
b) Mount Union


15) This is the name of a sexually suggestive dance banned at some local high schools.
a) Grinding
b) Hook & bump


16)  This hospital installed four live roofs that use soil and plants as a protective shield from the elements while also reducing heating and cooling costs.
a) Bay Park Community Hospital
b) Mercy St. Charles Hospital


Answers: 1.b; 2.b; 3.b; 4.b; 5.a; 6.b; 7.a; 8.All; 9.a; 10.a; 11.a; 12.a; 13.a; 14.b; 15.a; 16.b.

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