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Pittsfield High School Class of 1957 - Pittsfield History V
Continuing with trivia

1. Who was the first white child born in Pittsfield?
A - Marcia Allen Cole, grandaughter of Rev. Thomas Allen
B - Dorothy Deming, daughter of Sarah Deming
C - Eliza Williams, daughter of Col. Ephiah Williams
D - Rosalie Allen, daughter of Ethan Allen
E - Felicia DeMatteis, daughter of the owner of the first general store in Pittsfield
F - Margaret Haner, daughter of Gen. George Haner, hero of the French-Indian War.

2. Who was the sculptor of the statue in Park Square
A - Lawrence O'Neil
B - Launt Thompson
C - Laura Tenbrant
D - Louis Teneyke
E - Thomas Allen
F - Henry Wendell

3. What is the statue in Park Square?
A - A revolution solder
B - A minute man
C - A Union color sergeant
D - a Great War soldier
E - an Indian who served in the Mass. Regiment in the Civil War
F - The officer in charge of the Mass. Regiment in the Civil Wal

4. This man was a Congressman from Mass. and a Governor of Mass in the early to mid 1800s. His name was:
A - George W. Burbank
B - George N. Briggs
C - E. R. Colt
D - Jacob Wendell
E - Solomon Deming
F - James Easton

5. The first settlers of Pittsfield were mostly Congregationalists. When was the first Roman Cathlolic mass held in Pittsfield?
A - 1761
B - 1764
C - 1776
D - 1791
E - 1835
F - 1865

6. The Berkshire Athenaeum was dedicated in what year?
A - 1848
B - 1865
C - 1876
D - 1888
E - 1898
F - 1931

7. The current PHS building was built in:
A - 1898
B - 1918
C - 1922
D - 1931
E - 1939
F - 1946

8. What had been on the site on which the present PHS was built?
A - The house where Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote 'The Wonderful One Hoss Shay.'
B - The house where Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote 'The Old Clock on the Stairs.'
C - The house where Herman Melville wrote 'Moby Dick.'
D - The first house built in Pittsfield
E - The house owned by the Rev. Thomas Allen
F - The original farm owned by Jacob Wendell

9. When did rail service begin in Pittsfield?
A - July 4, 1861
B - June 4, 1851
C - May 4, 1841
D - April 14, 1865
E - April 19, 1775
F - April 19, 1875

10. The first road in Pittsfield is approximately what road today?
A - East Street to Elm Street
B - West Street from Park Square to Center Street
C - South Street from Park Square to West Housatonic
D - North Street from Park Square to Wahconah Street
E - South Street at West Housatonic to North Street at Columbus Ave.
F - Burbank Avenue

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