So You Think You Know A Lot About Dixboro?
QuizTwo ........................
1. For nearly 40 years, the Potter family operated Potter's Service at the corner of Plymouth and Ford Roads. What were Mr. and Mrs. Potter's first names?
- A. Jim and Cecil
- B. Beany & Cecil
- C. Dick & Jane
- D. Earl & Eldora
2. Potter's Service was open every day of the week, except which day?
- A. Wednesday
- B. Thursday
- C. Tuesday
- D. Sunday
3. The Sam Parker farm was near the Ford and Plymouth Road corner. Why was the farm a popular place for kids during the winter?
- A. They had a big rope swing inside the barn.
- B. Mrs. Parker served the children hot chocolate.
- C. The Parker Dam was a great place to ice skate.
- D. They had an indoor gymnasium.
4. Son Robert (Bob) Parker drew fathers Sam's ire one Sunday morning. Why was he upset with Bob?
- A. The face of Elvis had been tattooed on his arm.
- B. He was hosting foreign car rally on the farm complete with figure eights.
- C. He shot a deer on their farm property.
- D. He played golf instead of going to church.
5. "For several generations my family lived in the same Dixboro area farmhouse. I graduated from Michigan State with a degree in agriculture and applied my education as a career farmer. Who am I?"
- A. Ivan Galpin
- B. Floyd Parker
- C. Lyman Parker
- D. Harry DeWolfe
6. Long-time Dixboro residents Fred and Ruby Schmid and Harold Zeeb would travel together to Detroit for what reason?
- A. They liked to shop at J.L. Hudson's.
- B. They didn't like to patronize the local doctors and dentists.
- C. To buy sacks of hamburgers at a White Castle restaurant.
- D. To attend professional wrestling matches.
7. During its history of multiple-use, the Dixboro General Store second floor has been utilized for what purpose(s)?
- A. To store non-perishable items.
- B. As a dance hall.
- C. As the home of a model railroad club.
- D. All of the above.
8. In the 1941 Dixboro area silent film "Sweet Genevieve", character George Brooks (Richard Leslie) drove a sporty, convertible roadster. Who really owned the automobile?
- A. Harry Bennett
- B. Nelson Woodside
- C. Don L. Naylor
- D. Lee Begole
9. In that same movie, director M.C. Shumaker filmed Brooks directly behind the wheel of the speeding roadster. How was he able to complete the shoot from that angle?
- A. He attached the camera to the car's hood ornament.
- B. He stood in a high oak tree and leaned over the road.
- C. He asked actor Richard Leslie to photograph himself while driving.
- D. He spread-eagled on the front hood of the moving car.
10. Dixboro Auto Sales at 5151 Plymouth Road also sold Minneapolis Moline farm machinery. Who were the two members of the same family who operated the business for many years?
- A. Eugene and Myrtie Koch
- B. Morris and Morley Durston
- C. Harold and Ivan Zeeb
- D. Bud and Bill Fox
Answers: 1-A; 2-C; 3-C; 4-B; 5-A; 6-D; 7-D; 8-B; 9-D; & 10-C.
