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Lisbon History

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first settler in what is now known as Lisbon?

a)

John Eby

b)

Christian Hershey

c)

Charles Haskins

d)

Amos Runkle

2.

In what year did Lisbon officially become a town?

a)

1975

b)

1875

c)

1936

d)

1850

3.

The current population of Lisbon is about ___________ people.

a)

1,000

b)

200

c)

4,000

d)

2,000

4.

The ________________ helped Lisbon grow as a town.

a)

railroad

b)

Cedar River

c)

Clifton Hotel

d)

first school

5.

The Lisbon Public Library was first built as a ___________.

a)

hotel

b)

church

c)

blacksmith shop

d)

store

6.

The ________________ went back and forth from Lisbon to Cedar Rapids from 1914-1928.

a)

Lisbon trolley

b)

Interurban Railroad

c)

horse and buggies

d)

first cars

7.

The Lisbon graduating class of 1936 _________________.

a)

had four people in it

b)

started the Lisbon Public Library by collecting the first books

c)

had classes at the Opera House

d)

were the first to ride on the Interurban Railroad

8.

The _______________ ran through Lisbon and went across the entire U.S.

a)

Highway 1

b)

Highway 30

c)

Lisbon Highway

d)

Lincoln Highway

9.

The Opera House was a place where people _________________.

a)

would go to hear music and watch plays

b)

would have gym class

c)

would have meetings

d)

all of the above

10.

Which of the following were important businesses during the early years of Lisbon?

a)

mills

b)

livery stables

c)

blacksmith shops

d)

all of the above

11.

Lisbon was originally known as

a)

Spring Creek

b)

Yankee Grove

c)

Lisbon Grove

d)

Franklin

12.

Sauerkraut Days started in the following year:

a)

1925

b)

1916

c)

1893

d)

1909

13.

In the early years of Lisbon, there was a ____________ on the south edge of town near where City Park is located today.

a)

poultry yard

b)

blacksmith shop

c)

hotel

d)

cemetery

14.

____________________ was a Methodist minister who traveled with around sixty relatives to start the United Brethren Church in what is now Lisbon.

a)

Harrison Stuckslager

b)

Christian Hershey

c)

Charles Haskins

d)

A. K. Runkle