How well do you know Grayson County? Take this trivia quiz and find out!

The first person to bring in a completed quiz with all the correct answers will win 2 tickets to Holiday World! In case of a tie, a winner will be chosen from a blind draw.

Deadline for the contest is Monday, May 26, 2003 at 5 p.m. Good luck!

1) In which region is Grayson County located?

a) The Pennyrile

b) The Cumberland

c) The Natchez Trace

d) The Western Coalfield

2) Grayson County was formed in which year?

a) 1810

b) 1812

c) 1820

d) 1832

3) The point of highest elevation measured in feet above seal level is:

a) 561

b) 963

c) 1,002

d) 5

4) The historic Alice Theater is located:

a) On English Street

b) On KY 54

c) Near Falls of Rough

d) Public Square

5) This bridge is the oldest bowstring arch bridge in Kentucky. Where is it located:

a) Clarkson

b) Falls of Rough

c) Caneyville

d) Leitchfield

6) Which historic public figure purchased land in the extreme western portion of Grayson County for the development of iron smelting?

a) Abraham Lincoln

b) Thomas Jefferson

c) George Washington

d) Mary Todd Lincoln

7) Where did Grayson County rank in the formation of Kentucky's counties?

a) 1st

b) 8th

c) 36th

d) 54th

8) Which of the following counties doe NOT border Grayson county?

a) Breckinridge

b) Meade

c) Butler

d) Ohio

9) For whom was Grayson County named?

a) Julia Beech Grayson

b) Harrison Miller Grayson, attorney at law

c) General Mason Gentry-Grayson

d) Colonel William Grayson

10) The Walter T. Kelley Bee Hive Factory was founded:

a) 1865

b) 1924

c) 1932

d) 1942

11) What is manufactured at the Walter T. Kelley Bee Hive factory?

a) Bees

b) Wax

c) Aviary equipment

d) Apiary equipment

12) In what year was Leitchfield incorporated?

a) 1866

b) 1868

c) 1870

d) 1872

13) Leitchfield was named for:

a) Liechtenstein, Germany

b) Father Kent Leitchfield

c) Major David Leitch

d) Daisy June Leitch

14) By what other name was Leitchfield once known?

a) Kent's Landing

b) Leitchpatch

c) Reynold's Station

d) Shaw's Station

15) Which Grayson County community was once known as Bray's Station?

a) Clarkson

b) Caneyville

c) Falls of Rough

d) Peonia

16) Which Grayson County community has long been the subject of tales about eerie ghosts and mysterious fire balls?

a) Clarkson

b) Caneyville

c) Falls of Rough

d) Peonia

(Information gathered and quiz prepared by Gloria Haynes)