A story, often untrue, that has been created to inspire us, make us proud of our history or culture.
What is a myth?
100
A recreational sportsman.
What is a sport?
100
Charles Woodbury was instrumental in making Ogunquit an artists village by creating one of these.
What is an art school?
100
He was the first Maine Governor.
Who was William King?
100
As Maine women became more financially independent, they wanted suffrage, otherwise known as ________________.
What is the right to vote?
200
Business owners, large landowners, and investors
What is the leisure class?
200
Name two of the economic classes in Maine during this time.
What are working class and leisure class?
200
This addition to the early art schools in Ogunquit attracted many peeping toms.
What are nude models?
200
This Maine leader almost became President and the current home of the Governor is named for him.
Who is James Blaine?
200
Annie "Lou" Rogers used these to spread the word about rights for women.
What are cartoons?
300
Paintings of the sea...
What are seascapes?
300
People who wanted to "rough it" traveled this way.
What is by railroad?
300
Name three Maine landmarks/places often used by early artists.
What are...
Mt. Katahdin, Monhegan Island, Mount Desert Island, Rockland, Maine Farms, and the sea...
300
Just as Blaine was to be nominated as the Republican candidate for President, he was accused of earning a secret and illegal commission...he wrote his confessions in these letters and read them to the House of Representatives.
What are the Mulligan Letters?
300
Hannah Bailey wrote this on all of her checks during this time.
What is "This is taxation without representation?"
400
A phrase which means the government should not interfere with the business world.
What is laissez-faire?
400
These people were the first Maine guides in the woods.
What are the Wabanaki Indians?
400
She was one of America's greatest nineteenth-century writers who grew up in South Berwick, Maine and graduated from Bowdoin College.
Who is Sarah Orne Jewett?
400
The amount of members in the House of Representatives which are needed to be present for any decision to pass.
What is a quorum?
400
The Looney Bill in 1887 outlawed this...
What is child labor for any child under the age of twelve?
500
A summer vacationer to the coast of Maine.
What is a rusticator?
500
The Rangeley Lake House was one of the many Maine attractions included in this industry.
What is the service industry?
500
This artist hailed from Indian Island in Old Town, quit school, and moved to Boston to became a vaudeville dancer.
Who is Molly Spotted Elk?
500
Democrats called Reed this due to his new rules and regulations for the Huse of Representatives.
What is "Czar" Reed?
500
Name 3 reasons people felt Mainers were old-fashioned, simple people.
What is ...
Location, lack of technology, woods, farming, etc.