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2501 Cumberland St., Lebanon PA 17042
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Honorary Chair: Lt.
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LEBANON COUNTY TRIVIA QUESTIONS:
- What was Judge G.
Thomas Gates’ first name?
- What is the biblical
name for Lebanon?
- What community had
the first public water supply?
- When did Lebanon
City first receive public water?
- What is the LONGEST name
of any town or city in the state of PA?
- Who lived at 34 East
Locust Street in Lebanon?
- How is the County seal
distinguished from the State Seal?
- Where was the first
bowling alley in Lebanon County located?
- "What President of the
U.S. was a member of the Lebanon County Bar?" (Hint: Lebanon County was
separated from other counties).
- Only five members of the
Blue Eyed Six were executed for their role in the 1879 murder of Joseph Raber.
Who was granted a new trial and later acquitted?
- Who is buried in the
crypt under the altar at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 6th and Chestnut Sts.?
- What was the name of
the Taxi Service that operated in Palmyra and provided services to Lebanon
County from the 1950's to the late 1970's? Can you name the owner/operators?
- How many chickens are
processed in Bethel Township every day?
- Who founded the William
Penn Lunch room?
- What is the name of the
Lebanon County resident who advised Corning Glass, at their invitation, in
developing their innovative line of Pyrex cookware in the early 1900s?
- Who helped make
Pennsylvania Dutch cooking famous around the world?
- The Lebanon County
native who contributed to the magical worlds of children’s public broadcasting
television programs, like Sesame Street?
- The first woman from
Lebanon County to be selected as one of Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in
Business?
- What building was once
used as the region’s agricultural, mechanical and industrial exposition in the
late 1800s?
- What Lebanon County
resident had an observatory named after him?
- Where is Lebanon
County's only waterfall?
- Is it Hazel Dike or
Hazel Dyke?
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What is the large
crumbling cement structure at the base of a steep hill to the west as one
approaches 10th Street to the west on Elm street ( the new drug store is on
your left) directly in front of you.
- Which NASCAR/ARCA
driver’s hometown is Lebanon?
- Which late-night talk
show host claimed Lebanon as his former home office for the original fictional
source of Top Ten Lists?
- In which adventure
series did the short story "The Red-Headed League" in the by Arthur Conan
Doyle appear? "TO THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE: On account of the bequest of the late
Ezekiah Hopkins, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U. S. A., there is now another
vacancy open which entitles a member of the League to a salary of 4 pounds a
week for purely nominal services. . ."
- Which school has unique
architecture: three circular buildings joined by glass enclosed walkways.
- Which NBA star was born
in Lebanon and attended Lebanon High School?
29. Can you name
two NFL quarterbacks who came from Lebanon County, one from Lebanon High School
and one from Cedar Crest High School?
30. Which sitting mayor is a twin?
31.
In February of 1813, Lebanon County was erected from
Dauphin County. Is Lebanon County the same size today as it was in 1813?
32. In what township do you find the area
known as Rexdale?
33. In what township do you find the area
known as Castle Hill?
34. Some places in Lebanon Co. are named
after animals. One such place is Beavertown located where?
35. Where
in Lebanon County does spring water run uphill by gravity since the 1700's and
still does?
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