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Published on 09/08/1997 All articles from this issue

Town Crier 50th anniversary quiz No. 7

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Compiled by Publisher Paul Nyberg

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1. The method of determining the age of human and animal remains known as carbon-14 dating was invented in a. 1945 b. 1946 c. 1947 d. 1948 e. 1960s

2. Los Altans in 1947 had at least eight churches to attend. The oldest, at the corner of San Antonio Road and Third Street was: a. First Baptist b. St. Nicholas c. Seventh Day Adventist d. Union Church

3. Phil Baker was the emcee of a popular1947 radio quiz show called "Take It Or Leave It" for which the top prize was: a. trip to Disneyland b. 64 silver dollars c. $64,000 d. an Eversharp pen and pencil set e. a subscription to the Town Crier

4. On April 4, 1947, in the beautiful foothills of Los Altos, Henry Waxman opened his controversial, but successful a. Shangra-La b. Foothill College c. Pink Horse Ranch d. Adobe Creek Lodge

5. Rudolph, the classic happy Christmas tune was set to music for first time in a. 1937 b. 1941 c. 1947 d. 1952

6. Illinois won the Rose Bowl in 1947 by the score of 45-14. Who lost? a. USC b. Stanford c. Cal d. UCLA e. Oregon

7. The first Girl Scout troop in Los Altos was formed in a. 1927 b. 1937 c. 1947 d. 1957 e. 1977

8. Passenger service with four flights daily on DC3 airliners from Moffett Field was inauguarated in 1947 by a. American Airlines b. Southwest Airways c. Moffett Airways d. Hughes AirWest e. AirCal

9. In 1947 the play "Annie Get Your Gun" was banned in Memphis because of: a. violence b. nudity c. homosexuality d. an integrated cast e. profanity

10. With the surge of new car production after the Second World War, driving without shifting gears or pushing a clutch was introduced in 1947 by Oldsmobile and was called a. Air Flow b. Power-Train c. Hydra-matic Drive d. Fluid Drive

Scoring: 9-10: WhizKid; 7-8 Hotshot; 4-6 HoHum; 0-3 Back to History House

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