Raspberry Festival History Contest |
1.) In what year was the first official Raspberry Festival?

a.) 1900
b.) 1935
c.) 1945
d.) 1975

 2.) Who was the first Raspberry Queen?
a.) Be Be Shopp
b.) Edna Brokl
c.) Bernice Rogers
d.) Nancy Justus

3.) All the raspberry crates used in picking raspberries were manufactured here in  Hopkins. What kind of wood was used?

a.) Ash
b.) Oak
c.) Birch
d.) Basswood

4.) In the 1960's what was the going wage for raspberry pickers?
a.) $1.50/crate
b.) $3.00/crate
c.) $4.80/crate
d.) $7.00/crate

5.) A crate of raspberries contained how many pint boxes?
a.) 12
b.) 16
c.) 18
d.) 24

6.) What former Vice President once served as Grand Marshal?
a.) Alben Barkley
b.) Walter Mondale
c.) Hubert Humphrey
d.) Gerald Ford

7.) How did the berry pickers pick the berries?
a.) They scooted along the ground - picking them by hand.
b.) They walked in the rows bending over - picking them by hand.
c.) They rode slowly in tractors - picking them by hand.
d.) They gently shook the plants and picked the berries off the ground.

8.) In the 1950's approximately what was the cost of a pint of raspberries?
a.) 20 cents a pint
b.) 50 cents a pint
c.) 75 cents a pint
d.) One dollar a pint

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