Frog Hollow
Sheldon/Charter Oak
Vocabulary
Clay Arsenal
Upper Albany
100

Who is the legislator for District 1 and name 2 facts about them?

Created the game World of War Craft

Has a British accent because he was born in London then moved to Pennsylvania

Was elected in 2010 to the CT General Assembly

Was a comedian 

100

Where were the first settlers of Sheldon Charter Oak neighborhood from?

The Netherlands

100

Define Influential 

A person who has great influence or importance. 

100

What was a long time custom in the Clay Arsenal area and why did it stop?

The West Indian Parade. It stopped because of high crime rate. 

100

Name 2 schools in the Upper Albany Neighborhood.

Milner and Achievement First

200

Name three schools in frog Hollow.

Burns, Maria Sanchez, Shiloh

200

What are the annual calculated burglaries in Sheldon Charter Oak per 100, 000 residents? 

973 burglaries

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Define Topography 

the physical or natural features and their structural relationships

200

She was an African American actress, community activist, and a recipient of numerous humanist awards. What is her name and what was her address?

Marietta Canty; 61 Mahl Ave

200

Name 3 streets in Upper Albany that are also related to colors.

Greenfield, Blue Hills, and Magnolia. 

300

Quiros Park is located between what 2 streets and in which neighborhood?

John and Hudson street; South Green

300

How was the Capewell manufacturing company destroyed and when was it rebuilt?

it was destroyed in a fire; rebuilt in early 1900's

300

Define Import

to bring (something, such as merchandise) into a place or country from another country

300

Mary Shepard Place was formerly known as Bellevue Square. When was the establishment built and what is the name of the tenant who stayed through reconstruction and why?

1942; Maria Jimenez because it was filled with memories

300

How did colonial Connecticut become a state and what was the second name of Hartford?

Connecticut worked with the rest of the colonies to form a government; Newtown

400

What is the name of the farmers market and where is it located?

Knox Farmer Market; 75 Laurel Street

400

What is the racial diversity in Sheldon Charter Oak?

Hispanic 53%, Black 28%, and White 12%

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Define Neighborhood

a section lived in by neighbors and usually having distinguishing characteristics

400

What is the second democratic school in England which was started in 1987 and what are the names of the two founders who used the first letters of their first names?

Sands; Scan Bellany and Sybilla Higgs

400

Name and spell 5 streets in Upper Albany.

Kent St, Adams St, Milford St, Woodland St, and Sterling St. 

500

From the start of Frog Hollow to present time, what are the cultures that lived in Frog Hollow?

Swedish, Danish, German, French Canadian, Irish, Greek, Puerto Rican

500

What position in the city does John Fonfara and Julio Concepcion play and when were they sworn in ?

John Fonfara: Deputy Majority Leader/1997; 

Julio Concepcion: House representative District 4/2018

500

Define Custom 

a practice common to many or to a particular place or class or habitual with an individual 

500

What are the names of Clay Arsenal's 3 legislators? Which one was a Vice Principal and which one lives in the Blue Hills section?

Joshua Hall, Doug McCrory, and Brandon McGee; Doug McCrory; Joshua Hall 

500

Name 7 restaurants and one gas station in Upper Albany. What fast place is directly across from Liberty Christian Church? 

McDonalds, KFC, Scotts Jamaican Bakery, Golden Krust, Popeyes, Benji's, Jahmske's, and Exxon; KFC