Nantucket History (multiple choice)
The Great Fire, which destroyed much of downtown Nantucket, occurred in what year?
a) 1952
b) 1846
c) 1812
d) 1799
b) 1846
The name of the Liberian tanker which ran aground on the edge of Fishing Rip, spilling oil into the ocean, was:
a) The Andrea Doria
b) The Stockholm
c) The Argo Merchant
d) The William Landry
c) The Argo Merchant
The name "Nantucket" is derived from a Native American Algonquian word meaning...
"Faraway Island" or "Land Far Out to Sea"
What is the highest point on the island?
Folger Hill (108 ft above sea level)
Followed closely by Altar Rock at 108 ft
Name some of the nation's top brand names that have ties to Nantucket
Folgers Coffee Company - Jame Athearn Folger was a Nantucket Native!
Coleman Grills - William Coleman is related to the Coffin Family
Macy's Dept. Store - Rolland Macy braved storms on a Nantucket whaling ship
Parker Brother's Company (think Monopoly...) - George Swinton Parker is related to the Nantucket Gardner Family
The first European settlers called the first town they established on island:
a) Siasconset
b) Capaum
c) Sherburne
d) Nantucket
c) Sherburne
In 1900, Nantucketers declared "war" on these critters:
a) Ticks
b) Rabbits
c) Prairie dogs
d) Sharks
c) Prairie dogs
What Native American tribe settled on the island before European settlers arrived?
The Wampanoag Tribe
Appoximately how much of America's "heathlands" (moors) are here on Nantucket?
One third!
What is the average commute time to work on Nantucket?
Less than 12 minutes
The person responsible for envisioning millions of daffodils blooming across Nantucket, which resulted in our April Daffodil Festival, was:
a) Grace Grossman
b) Libby Oldham
c) Beverly Lindley
d) Jean MacAusland
d) Jean MacAusland
The Iron Teams Relay race was started by:
a) Roberts "Seaweed" Reed of The Chicken Box
b) Nantucket Island Resorts
c) Skip Cabot and his Muse partners
d) Earle Girroir and the Nantucket Boys and Girls Club
c) Skip Cabot and his Muse partners
What was the name of the captain who chartered the European ship that arrived to the island and discovered the Native Americans populating the island?
Captain Bartholomew Gosnold
Approximately how many houses on Nantucket built before the Civil War are still standing?
Around 800
What year did Nantucket's Railroad stop operating?
1917
The grocery store(s) once located on Main Street were:
a) The A & P
b) The First National
c) Charlie's Market
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
Nantucket's Navy Base at Tom Nevers closed in:
a) 1952
b) 1969
c) 1976
d) 1981
c) 1976
Between what years was Nantucket the Whaling Capital of the World?
1800 to 1840
In what year, more than 100 years before the rest of the nation, did Nantucket desegregate its schools?
1845
What is the most expensive estate on Nantucket Island?
$59 Million
During the Great Fire, island astronomer Maria Mitchell stood on the steps of this iconic building to keep the town fire department from blowing it up to divert the flames and stop the fire:
a) The Pacific Bank
b) The Jared Coffin House
c) The Methodist Church
d) The Pacific Club
c) The Methodist Church
Commercial scalloping began as an industry in:
a) 1881
b) 1912
c) 1945
d) 1876
a) 1881
When was Brant Point lighthouse constructed as the second oldest lighthouse built in America?
1746
Around how many ships are on the ocean floor surrounding Nantucket?
List a few movies or TV shows that were filmed on Nantucket...
Wings (1990s TV show)
One Crazy Summer (1986)
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)
Grey Lady (2017)