AMAC Magazine Exclusive – Vol. 17 Issue 5- SEP/OCT ’23
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State Fair Answer Key
Farmers, and cattle, and plows, oh my!
How well do you know this American staple? Test your knowledge on page 47 of the AMAC Magazine here, or check your answers below!
1. Which of the following was NOT an attraction at the first State Fair in 1841?
A. Plowing Contest
B. Speeches
C. Animal Exhibition
D. Three-Legged Race
Answer: D. Three-Legged Race
2. Where was the first State Fair located in 1841?
A. Brooklyn, New York
B. Springfield, Illinois
C. Syracuse, New York
D. Houston, Texas
Answer: Syracuse, New York
3. What was the first established ridden attraction to appear at a State Fair (1849)?
A. Ferris Wheel
B. Bumper Cars
C. Lazy River
D. Roller Coaster
Answer: The Ferris Wheel
AMAC Magazine needs to be read by ALL Americans! If you want the truth, here it is! This Sept/Oct 2023 issue is right on target, and so insightful. There’s no other publication of which I’m aware, that is so informative. Thank you AMAC for your diligence in reporting the unadulterated truth!
Got all three right. Love your magazine. Larger print and “just the facts”.
Got all three! Love your magazine! Large print and just the facts.
Enjoy the articles in each issues. Had fun with the Fair game. Than you for the great stories. I have shared my magazine with several friends. Some on the other side.
By the way, the only fair question I (Dianne) got right, was about the ferris wheel!
Well before my time,still got 2of 3 right.lol took a shot at Brooklyn, I was however in the right state
We lived in Rutland, VT from 1979 to 1983 and attended the Rutland Fair every year. Our most loved events were the tractor pulls and the demolition derby. I often wonder if the fair is still taking place.
Interesting
Also print the answers in the same paper on a different page.
How could the answer to #3 be the Ferris Wheel when it wasn’t invented until 50 years later?
We raised our tribe attending State fair in KS at Hutchison. The children competed via 4-H and qualified to compete with their horses. Such confidence builder, so much to see and community pride!! Oh I loved the lazy hazy days of the big fair.
Got the answers right.
Since Ferris invented his famous wheel in 1892 & it premiered at the Chicago World Exposition your answer cannot be right!
I got them all right!
The inventor of the Ferris Wheel was born in 1859.
First wheel was erected by civil engineer George Ferris in Chicago for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition
Enjoyed the Fair quiz! Share the magazine with my friends.
Missed the first one, but I guessed at all of them.
Oh dear…. The “Ferris Wheel” question…. Mr. George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. was not even born until 1859!!!!! His invention, the “Ferris Wheel” was officially introduced in 1893 at the World’s Columbian Expedition Chicago!!! You just wanted to keep us on our toes, right??!!!????
The first ferris wheel was built in 1893, so you may want to correct that in your next issue.