Canandaigua
History
One Valentines
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Canandaigua is derived from the Native American word "Kanandarque" which means?

"Chosen Spot"

100

On Feb. 14, 1962 President JFK authorized military advisors in this southeast Asian Country to fire back when fired upon...

Where was this?

Vietnam

200

What happened in 1794 in Canandaigua?

The Canandaigua Treaty

A friendship between the young United States of America and the 6 nations (Haudenosaunee)

200

On Feb 14, 1884 this future Roosevelt President of the U.S. lost both his mother and his wife a few hours apart

Mom-typhoid

Wife-Bright's disease

Theodore

300

Who was put on trial in Canandaigua in 1873 for the crime of voting in Rochester, NY in the 1872 elections?

Susan B Anthony

300

On Feb 14, 1919....U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signed a covenant for this united nations predecesssor

League of Nations

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What was the name of the post master general who built his homestead on main street in Canandaigua where he spent his retirement?

Gideon Granger

400

On Feb 14, 1929 this St. Valentine's Day massacre took place in this windy city in the U.S.

Chicago

500

One of the 1st true mental hospitals in the state was set up in Canandaigua.  What was it called?

Brigham Hall

500
On Feb 14, 1929 this moldy anti-bacterial, similar to the mold that develops on bread, was discovered

Penicillin

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