How Well Do You Know Danvers Revolutionary War History?
To mark the "original" Patriot's Day, Danvers Patch presents this quiz about some of the events that took place in town in the early days of the American Revolution.
- 1.
Putnam Pantry is named after which Danvers Revolutionary war hero?
- A.
General Israel Putnam
- B.
Colonel Ichabod Pantry
- C.
Lieutenant Joseph Putnam
Correct Answer
A. General Israel Putnam -
- 2.
Like many of his contemporaries, General Israel Putnam was a veteran of which war before the Revolution?
- A.
The 1748 Norwegian Invasion of Newfoundland
- B.
The French and Indian War
- C.
King Philip's War
- D.
The Hundred Years' War
Correct Answer
B. The French and Indian War -
- 3.
During the Leslie's Retreat incident of 1775 in Salem, British troops unsuccesfully wanted to march into Danversport (then called New Mills) to seize what?
- A.
Oxen
- B.
Cannon
- C.
Local militia leader Samuel Stonington
- D.
What was rumored to be a large supply of white powdered wigs
Correct Answer
B. Cannon -
- 4.
Who was the British commander who was stationed in Danvers during the Revolution?
- A.
General Thomas Gage
- B.
Lord Mountbatten
- C.
General Richard Montgomery
- D.
Colonel Alexander Leslie
Correct Answer
A. General Thomas Gage -
- 5.
Which happened at the house the British Commander was staying at in DanverS?
- A.
It was burned down
- B.
A patriot fired a musket ball into the door
- C.
It was badly damaged by cannon fire, repaired, and stood near the site of the Liberty Tree Mall until 1926
- D.
Nothing. It still stands on Sylvan Street
Correct Answer
B. A patriot fired a musket ball into the door -
- 6.
Where is that house the British Commander stayed in now?
- A.
No longer exists
- B.
Pine Street in Danvers
- C.
Washington, D.C.
- D.
Olde Sturbridge Village
Correct Answer
C. Washington, D.C. -
- 7.
Hidden behind some bushes on the People's United Bank (Formerly Danvers Savings Bank main office), there is a stone monument commemorating what episode of the Revolutionary War? (Hint: It's one of the only ones of its kind in America)
- A.
Henry Knox transporting the cannon to Boston Harbor to force the British to exit the harbor
- B.
Benedict Arnold's march to Quebec, which passed through Danvers
- C.
George Washington's 1788 visit to Danvers
- D.
Artemas Ward's victory in the battle of Endicott Green
Correct Answer
B. Benedict Arnold's march to Quebec, which passed through Danvers -
- 8.
After the Battle of Lexington and Concord, fallen soldiers were brought to whose house, which stood at the time in Danversport?
- A.
Israel Hutchinson
- B.
Israel Putnam
- C.
Simon Fraser
- D.
Dr. William Newhall
Correct Answer
A. Israel Hutchinson -
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