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Wilbur Cross High School History Deptartment.
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1
Where is the "Basketball Capital of the World Located?"
Storrs, CT
Storrs, CT
Storrs, CT
Storrs, CT
2
What food is East Rock's Archie Moore's famous for?
Lizard Gullet linguine alfredo
Ham & Sleeze sandwiches
Spaghettios & Meatballs fresh from a can.
Buffalo wings
3
Feeling Lucky?
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Do NOT pick this one!
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4
What is the Mascot of Wilbur Cross High School?
The Mayors
The Presidents
A trash can
The Governors
5
What neighborhood is this?
The Ville
The Fair Side
The Hill
The Cove
6
This famous pizza parlour was open by Frank Pepe's Cousin SALvatore on Wooster Street in 1938.
Modern
Grand Apizza
Sally's
Ernie's
7
Feeling Lucky? Guess Which One?
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Stay Away!!!!
8
Where did all three of these Presidents once live?
New Haven, CT.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Crazytown, USA.
Moscow, Russia
9
What is the name of this East Rock Neighborhood restaurant?
Archie Moore's
Modern PIzza
P & M Market
Pepe's Pizza
10
Who is this?
President Joe Biden
Super John Williamson
Mayor Justin Elicker
Wilbur Cross former Governor of CT.
11
In 1716, this school moved into New Haven for good.
UConn
Wilbur Cross High School
Yale
Southern CT University
12
What neighborhood will you see this?
Westville
The Eight
The 'Ville
Little Italy
13
What is the old name of the neighborhood where Wilbur Cross High School is located today?
Cowland
Goatville
Swampland
Chickenville
14
Which is true about New Haven?
All of the above.
It's the first planned city in America.
It's home to Yale University.
It's the first city to have a telephone exchange.
15
The man who invented the cotton gin buried is buried here.
Under the Wilbur Cross tennis courts.
Grove Street Cemetery.
Under El Coqui in Fair Haven.
He's not buried because he's still alive.
16
Where was this skeleton exposed after a storm toppled a tree over on Oct 30, 2012?
Grove Street Cemetery
East Rock Park
New Haven Green
Wilbur Cross High Football field.
17
What street is named after the guy who invented the cotton gin?
Wooster St
Cotton St
Whalley Ave
Whitney Ave
18
This is the biggest college in Connecticut.
Uconn
Yale.
Southern Connecticut University
Wilbur Cross High School
19
What infamous person lived in this house on Water Street?
Benedict Arnold
Kanye West
Jeffrey Dahmer
Hulk Hogan
20
Where can this mosaic be found?
Smithstonian
Peabody
Guggenheim
Wilbur Cross High School
21
What neighborhood was this located in?
Morris Cove
Fair Haven
Wooster Square
East Rock
22
What is the zip code of Wilbur Cross High?
07515
06511
05519
08513
23
What neighborhood is this?
East Rock
West Rock
Morris Cove
Fair Haven
24
This place used to have Wrestling, Rock Concerts, Ice Hockey & The Cross-Hillhouse Basketball Game.
The Concrete and Steel Palace
The Fair Haven Hippodrome
New Haven Colliseum
The Spiral to Heaven
25
Who's this?
E. Johnson
K. Carolina
B. Quinn
J. Tarka
26
Where's this?
Long Wharf
Lighthouse Park
Congress Ave
Grand Ave
27
What's the name of this Diner on Water Street?
Elm Diner
Star Diner
Cody's Diner
91 Diner
28
Where will you find these?
Cooking hamburgers in Louis Lunch
In the Guggenheim museum
At the Yale British Art Museum
At the Peabody Museum
29
What canal used to go all the way from New Haven to Farmington?
Erie
Quinnipiac
Waterbury
Farmington
30
Where will you see this?
The Flintstone Memorial Museum
State Historical Museum Moscow, Russia.
Yale Museum of Modern Art
The Peabody Museum
31
This statue in Wooster Square park was taken down during the protests of 2020, who was it a statue of?
Nathan Hale
Governor John Rowland
Benedict Arnold
Christopher Columbus
32
Where were these famous Winchester rifles built in the 1800's?
Winchester Ave.
Dixwell Ave.
Chapel St
Mitchell Dr.
33
Charles Dickens, who wrote "A Christmas Carol" called this the most beautiful street in America.
Wooster Street
Grand Ave
Mitchell Drive
Hillhouse Ave
34
What store is this today?
Meat Express
Meat King
Ferarro's
Key Food's
35
What Wilbur Cross basketball Player averaged 39 pts a game in 1970 and played in both the ABA and the NBA?
Michael Jordan
LeBron James
John "Super John" Williamson
Dr. J. Julius Earving
36
Why is this place famous?
Hamburgers.
Pizza.
Glizzies.
Fish Tacos.
37
What is this the entrance to?
Grove Street Cemetary
New Haven Green.
Pyramids of Giza, Egypt.
Wilbur Cross High School
38
What street is Wilbur Cross High School on?
Whitney Avenue
Willow Street
Mitchell Drive
Elm Street
39
Where will you find this famous coal fired oven?
Micky D's on Kimberly
Dunkin' on State
Pepe's Pizza
Wilbur Cross Culinary room.
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Where's this?
LIghthouse park
Top of East Rock
West Rock.
Chuck and Eddie's Scrap Yard.
41
What's the capital of Connecticut?
New Haven
Hartford
Stamford
Bridgeport
42
What's famous school is this?
UConn
Yale
SCSU
Quinnipiac University
43
What is the name of this market on Orange Street?
Dairy King
P&M Market
Rip&Off Market
The Sandwich Shoppe
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What grocery store can be found on 664 Grand Ave?
P & M Market
C-Town
Romeo's and Guiseppe's
Meat King
