The Last Valley Quiz

Take the quiz. Those with the correct answer will be entered to win our monthly giveaway.

Here are some of our previous quiz questions, answers, and winners:

December: Why was train service discontinued on what is now the Air Line State Park Trail? Answer: The flood of 1955 or Hurricane Diane. Winner: John O. from Danielson, CT.

November: Where in Massachusetts is Carbuncle Pond located? Answer: Oxford. Winner: Daniel R. from Old Lyme, CT.

October: How many types of bats are found in Connecticut? Answer: Nine. Winner: Lorrie R. from Hampton, CT.

September: In 1745, according to folklore, who was the first person executed in Connecticut? Answer: Elizabeth Shaw. Winner: Margaret K. from Amston, CT.

August: Elmer Bitgood was considered the “Paul Bunyan of New England”. What town was he from? Answer: Voluntown. Winner: Salem S. from Mansfield, CT.

July: This mammal is the only one that can fly without assistance. Answer: Bat. Winner: Graeme S. from Newport, RI.

June: This historian had her two-volume History of Windham County published in Worcester, MA, in 1874 and 1880 and paid for the publication herself. Answer: Ellen Larned. Winner: Tami B. from Columbia, CT.

May: Walter Dropo, a Red Sox American League Rookie of the Year, came from what Last Green Valley Town? Answer: Plainfield (Moosup), CT. Winner: Terri M. from Webster, MA.

April: This highly specialized plant only grows in acidic soil habitats that have a particular fungus below the soil. It has a very distinctive shape. Answer: The pink lady’s slipper. Winner: JoAnn D. from Mansfield, CT.

March: This bird is one of the first birds to migrate north in the Spring and has a distinguishing color on it wings. Answer: Red-winged blackbird. Winner: Leah L. from Charlton, MA.

February: What was the famous quote allegedly spoken by Nathan Hale? Answer: “I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” Winner: Emily S. from Bozrah, CT.

January: Who was the former US Commissioner of Education from 1889-1906 that is buried in the Aspinock Cemetery? Answer: William Torrey Harris. Winner: Rebecca R. from West Hartford, CT.