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WorksheetsLisbon History
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who was the first settler in what is now known as Lisbon?
John Eby
Christian Hershey
Charles Haskins
Amos Runkle
In what year did Lisbon officially become a town?
1975
1875
1936
1850
The current population of Lisbon is about ___________ people.
1,000
200
4,000
2,000
The ________________ helped Lisbon grow as a town.
railroad
Cedar River
Clifton Hotel
first school
The Lisbon Public Library was first built as a ___________.
hotel
church
blacksmith shop
store
The ________________ went back and forth from Lisbon to Cedar Rapids from 1914-1928.
Lisbon trolley
Interurban Railroad
horse and buggies
first cars
The Lisbon graduating class of 1936 _________________.
had four people in it
started the Lisbon Public Library by collecting the first books
had classes at the Opera House
were the first to ride on the Interurban Railroad
The _______________ ran through Lisbon and went across the entire U.S.
Highway 1
Highway 30
Lisbon Highway
Lincoln Highway
The Opera House was a place where people _________________.
would go to hear music and watch plays
would have gym class
would have meetings
all of the above
Which of the following were important businesses during the early years of Lisbon?
mills
livery stables
blacksmith shops
all of the above
Lisbon was originally known as
Spring Creek
Yankee Grove
Lisbon Grove
Franklin
Sauerkraut Days started in the following year:
1925
1916
1893
1909
In the early years of Lisbon, there was a ____________ on the south edge of town near where City Park is located today.
poultry yard
blacksmith shop
hotel
cemetery
____________________ was a Methodist minister who traveled with around sixty relatives to start the United Brethren Church in what is now Lisbon.
Harrison Stuckslager
Christian Hershey
Charles Haskins
A. K. Runkle
