David J. Rushford
City Clerk
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Trivia - Famous People & Events
- Where was the first "perfect" game in baseball history pitched on June 12, 1880?
- What famous Vietnam War resister graduated from Holy Cross College?
- In 1905 Theodore Roosevelt spoke to two Worcester graduating classes. Which ones?
- Name the local artist who uses red, white and blue patriotic motifs.
- Where was Worcester native and Civil War hero Colonel George Ward killed?
- What was Dorothea Dix's life-long cause?
- Who was the first woman mayor of Worcester?
- Which industrialist served lemonade instead of the traditional rum to workmen when his house was raised in 1829?
- Which Worcesterite held 212 patents in weaving machines?
- How many times did Franklin Roosevelt visit Worcester: None, four or seven?
- What famous printer helped fix the press at the Massachusetts Spy while visiting Worcester?
- Which Worcester printer founded the American Antiquarian Society?
- Albert Michelson, chairman of the Clark physics department, received an important first award in 1901. What was it?
- What two men purchased the Worcester Telegram & Gazette in 1925?
- Which Worcester man serving in a national position helped make the acquisition of California possible?
- Name the man who helped plan N.Y.'s Zoological Gardens, the Natural History Museum and our own Green Hill Park.
- A minister who served in Worcester was at one time chaplain of the U.S. Senate. Who was he?
- Charles Dickens stayed at the mansion of this one-time U.S. Senator and Massachusetts Governor.
- What Native American was the first constable appointed in what was to become Worcester?
- In 1920, Francis C. Sumner defended his doctoral dissertation to achieve what distinction?
- Which famous figure of the Wild West gave one of Mechanics Hall's first travelogues in 1876?
- In the 1920's and 1930's, James Moynahan, a.k.a. "Boston Billy," was a "gem" at this.
- Whose words, "I am determined not to live till I have no country," affected Worcester settlers?
- In 1833, the first hospital in the U.S. for the treatment of what illness opened in Worcester?
- Of what wealthy local Tory did King George III say, "There is an honest refugee."
- The first airplane flight over Worcester occurred in 1891, 1901 or 1911.
- Which Worcester native performed open heart surgery on John Wayne and Henry Kissinger?
- Edward Everett Hale's sister, Lucretia, wrote some of her famous stories in Worcester. Name the collection.
- In 1907 the Prince of what country visited Worcester?
- What crime figure worked in a factory here in the 1920's before joining girlfriend Bonnie to terrorize the country?
Answers:
- Where was the first "perfect" game in baseball history pitched on June 12, 1880?
Agricultural Grounds between Russell and Sever Streets.
- What famous Vietnam War resister graduated from Holy Cross College?
Philip Berrigan - 1950 graduate.
- In 1905 Theodore Roosevelt spoke to two Worcester graduating classes. Which ones?
Holy Cross and Clark University.
- Name the local artist who uses red, white and blue patriotic motifs.
Sante Graziani.
- Where was Worcester native and Civil War hero Colonel George Ward killed?
Gettysburg.
- What was Dorothea Dix's life-long cause?
Compassionate care for the insane.
- Who was the first woman mayor of Worcester?
Sara Robertson.
- Which industrialist served lemonade instead of the traditional rum to workmen when his house was raised in 1829?
Ichabod Washburn.
- Which Worcesterite held 212 patents in weaving machines?
George Crompton.
- How many times did Franklin Roosevelt visit Worcester: None, four or seven?
Four.
- What famous printer helped fix the press at the Massachusetts Spy while visiting Worcester?
Benjamin Franklin.
- Which Worcester printer founded the American Antiquarian Society?
Isaiah Thomas.
- Albert Michelson, chairman of the Clark physics department, received an important first award in 1901. What was it?
He was the first American to win a Nobel prize.
- What two men purchased the Worcester Telegram & Gazette in 1925?
George Booth and Harry Stoddard.
- Which Worcester man serving in a national position helped make the acquisition of California possible?
George Bancroft.
- Name the man who helped plan N.Y.'s Zoological Gardens, the Natural History Museum and our own Green Hill Park.
Andrew Green (1820-1903).
- A minister who served in Worcester was at one time chaplain of the U.S. Senate. Who was he?
Edward Everett Hale.
- Charles Dickens stayed at the mansion of this one-time U.S. Senator and Massachusetts Governor.
John Davis.
- What Native American was the first constable appointed in what was to become Worcester?
Matoonis, appointed by Eliot.
- In 1920, Francis C. Sumner defended his doctoral dissertation to achieve what distinction?
First African-American Ph.D. in Psychology.
- Which famous figure of the Wild West gave one of Mechanics Hall's first travelogues in 1876?
Kit Carson.
- In the 1920's and 1930's, James Moynahan, a.k.a. "Boston Billy," was a "gem" at this.
Notorious jewel thief.
- Whose words, "I am determined not to live till I have no country," affected Worcester settlers?
King Philip's.
- In 1833, the first hospital in the U.S. for the treatment of what illness opened in Worcester?
State Hospital for the mentally ill.
- Of what wealthy local Tory did King George III say, "There is an honest refugee."
John Chandler III.
- The first airplane flight over Worcester occurred in 1891, 1901 or 1911.
1911.
- Which Worcester native performed open heart surgery on John Wayne and Henry Kissinger?
Moritmer Buckley.
- Edward Everett Hale's sister, Lucretia, wrote some of her famous stories in Worcester. Name the collection.
The Peterkin Papers.
- In 1907 the Prince of what country visited Worcester?
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden.
- What crime figure worked in a factory here in the 1920's before joining girlfriend Bonnie to terrorize the country?
Clyde Barrow.
