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FIRST PERIOD
A1) US Presidents
Which US President
visited Union Square in 1910 for the commemorative
flying of the Grand Union Flag ?
A2) Transportation
What street had
Somerville's first dedicated bike lane?
A3) Highlanders
Which Somerville High
School student who is the first since 1950 to score 1000
points for the Highlander Basketball team?
A4) Famous Names
The name of the
Washington Street bridge by Lincoln Park School is named
after whom?
BONUS ROUND ONE
The people in the
photos below are all Union Square business owners.
Identify the business.
SECOND PERIOD
B1) Famous Residents
What famous, award
winning actress attended junior high school on Vinal
Avenue?
B2) TV
What television show
once filmed at the former Courthouse on Walnut Street?
B3) Street Smarts
Indiana, Michigan,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Illinois - which is NOT a street
in Somerville?
B4) Zip Codes
Which of Somerville’s 3
zip codes has the most businesses located within it?
BONUS ROUND TWO
What do all these
markers have in common?
THIRD PERIOD
C1) Great Wide Open
What is the largest
public open space in the city of Somerville?
C2) Smoke Gets In Your
Eyes
How about how many
units are there within the Somerville Fire Department?
This is not fire stations, but units operating within
the Fire Department
C3) Modern Art
On the side of the
Union Square store Grand, is a mural installed by what
world famous and sometimes controversial artist?
C4) City Hall
Who was Somerville's
first mayor?
FINAL ROUND
D1) Higher Learning
Who is the current
president of Tufts University? For an extra 2 points, in
which subject did this person earn a PhD?
D2) US Census
Rounding to the nearest
1000th, what was the population of Somerville, according
to the most recent US Census in 2000?
ANSWERS
A1. President Taft.
This event took place on the Fourth of July, 1910.
A2. Washington Street
had the City’s first official bike lane.
A3 Franklin Salvador
A4. Elmer Bumpus was
former superintendent of sanitation for the City of
Somerville. He was widely known for his work with youth,
particularly in sports at Lincoln Park. The bridge was
named for Elmer in 1987.
Bonus Round Photos: 1 –
Neighborhood, 2 – WellFoods Plus, 3 – Union Smoke Shop,
4 – Cantina La Mexicana, 5 – Master Printing, 6 –
Ronnarong, 7 – Grand, 8 – Union Sq Acupuncture, 9 – Pao
de Acucar, 10 – Bloc 11
B1. Olympia Dukakis
B2. Spenser For Hire
B3. Ohio
B4. 02143
Bonus Round Photos:
These locations are all sites of Dunkin Donuts.
C1. Mystic River
Shorefront & Reservation
C2. The Fire
Department is divided into 8 units. They are: Fire
Suppression, the Training Division, Fire Prevention
Bureau, Flammable Liquid Compliance Unit, Public
Education, Fire Investigation Unit, and Emergency
Management. While the City of Somerville website doesn’t
list it, there’s also a unit for homeland security. 7 or
8 units and we’d consider you correct.
C3. Shepard Fairey
C4. George Brastow was
mayor from January 1, 1872 to January 5, 1874
D1. Lawrence Bacow
received a PhD in Economics
D2. 77,000. The 2000
census counted the City as 77,478
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