I have 15 Galesburg pictures of the past and present. There may be pictures of places, people, monuments, parts of buildings, and even more. The quiz is designed to celebrate how wonderful Galesburg is, and test your knowledge of our community. Enjoy and have fun!
The answers are at the end of the quiz. Keep track of your score and read exactly what your score indicates. If you would like, share your score in the comments on Facebook or the Massey Blog.
#1- What is this?
#2- Where is this?
#3- What business is this building?
#4- This mural is on what building?
#5- What business is this building?
#6- Where is this?
#7- What was this building originally?
#8- Where is this located?
#9- Why is there a ramp on this building, what was it?
#10- Where is this?
#11- What business is this?
#12- What building is this?
#13- What building is this?
#14- What business is this?
#15- What business is this?
Answers
1 — Humane Society
2 — Hawthorne Center
3 — One Stop Smoke Shop
4 — Seminary Street Pub
5 — Sprinkle and Spoon
6 — Park Plaza
7 — Northgate Bowling
8 — Thiel Gym, GHS
9 — Dave’s Schwinn
10 — Knox Seymour Library
11 — Cooks and Co.
12 — Hotel Custer, today the Kensington
13 — Lombard School
14 — It was Craft
15 — Music Makers
What Your Score Means
14-15 Correct: Wow! This is impressive. Send me a picture from your Gale family reunion.
12-13 Correct: You should be teaching Galesburg history at GHS!
10-11 Correct: Not bad — with a little work you could maybe give tours.
8-9 Correct: Visit the library and go to the archives to do some studying.
6-7 Correct: This has to be humbling. You need to take a walk downtown.
0-5 Correct: You are a Blue Devil, aren’t you!
Evan Massey is a retired Galesburg High School girls basketball coach and a regular contributor to WGIL.
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