History Of Monroe, La Quiz
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Test your knowledge of the history of Monroe, Louisiana in this short quiz.
Questions and Answers
- 1.In what year did the first train arrive in Monroe?
- A.
1870
- B.
1861
- C.
1905
- D.
1793
- 2.
- 3.______________________ Castle was built in 1814 for Judge Henry Bry.
- 4.This school was built in 1922 for $75,000 with Madison James Foster serving as its first principal.
- 5.A bridge over the Ouachita River is named after this Monroe Mayor during the Reconstruction.
- 6.This man revolutionized the way Coca-Cola was sold.
- 7.
- A.
Allstate
- B.
Geico
- C.
Progressive
- D.
State Farm
- 8.This United States President visited Monroe's Town and Country subdivision in wake of the devasting floods.
- A.
Jimmy Carter
- B.
Ronald Reagan
- C.
John F. Kennedy
- D.
Lyndon Johnson
- 9.This Monroe high school football team won a state Championship trophy in 2009.
- A.
Carroll High School
- B.
Neville High School
- C.
Wossman High School
- D.
St. Frederick High School
- 10.He was Monroe's first African-American mayor since Reconstruction.
- 11.True or False. Monroe has one of the oldest public transit systems in the United States.
- 12.
- A.
American
- B.
Delta
- C.
Southwest
- D.
United
- 13.The Monroe __________________________ was a Black Major league baseball team owned by Fred Stovall.
- 14.This television tycoon served as Louisiana's Lt. Governor in the 1930s.
- 15.This newspaper owner and preacher followed Monroe's longtime Civil Rights leaders such as A.G. Facen and Levon Smith.
- 16.This four-term mayor of Monroe lost his re-election to Ralph Troy.
- 17.In 1990, this Monroe mayor allied with the Rev. Roosevelt Wright to establish the African-American Heritage Drama, a performance that attracts schools across the northern part of the state during Black History Month.
- 18.True or False. Carroll High School is named for Morris Henry Carroll.
- 19.In which year was the Pecanland Mall opened for business?
- A.
1980
- B.
1985
- C.
1979
- D.
1990
- 20.After World War II, the corner of South Grand and __________________________ was known as the Gold Coast for the gambling and "red light" activities taking place there.
- 21.Before there was Entergy, this company supplied electricty to Monroe.
- 22.The great Mississippi River flood of ___________________ saw flood waters extend as far as Monroe.
- A.
1900
- B.
1925
- C.
1927
- D.
1931
- 23.This Monroe mayor assumed office after the death of Melvin Rambin and was instrumental in the creation of Monroe's 21st century airport.
- 24.In which year did Northeast Louisiana University win the NCAA Division I-AA football championship?
- A.
1985
- B.
1987
- C.
1988
- D.
1990
- 25.Thanks to a reapportionment lawsuit, this man became the first African American member of the Ouachita Parish School Board.
- 26.This president presided over Northeast Louisiana University from 1958 until 1975.
- 27.Immediately after elected to the Monroe City School Board, this board member staged a standoff with a fellow board member. His rantings and yells prompted him to "Pray the Blood of Jesus" on board member Tony Cain.
- 28.Fort ________________ was the original name of the place we currently call Monroe.
- 29.This recording artist owned a residence that once sat in the present site of Home Depot on Millhaven Road.
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