Quiz on Camrose History
  1. Who was the first mayor of the City of Camrose?
    Mayor Pylypenko
    Mayor Dahl
    Mayor Code
    Mayor Hume
  2. How many beds did the first hospital in Camrose have?
    12
    24
    48
    100
  3. Who was the first teacher in Camrose?
    Mr. Ted Gillespie
    Mr. Frank Layton
    Miss Signe Spokelli
    Mrs. Erna Litzenberger
  4. When did Ole Bakken build the first home on the present townsite of Camrose?
    1682
    1798
    1893
    1904
  5. What was Augustana University called when it was first built in 1912?
    Camrose College
    Camrose Lutheran College
    Camrose University
    Augustana Lutheran College
  6. What was the horse "Babe" famous for?
    Winning the Kentucky derby
    Starring in a Hollywood movie
    Crossing Canada from Quebec to British Columbia
    Taking the mail from the train to the post office without a driver
  7. When did the Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R) come to Camrose?
    1899
    1905
    1915
    1922
  8. What was the first newspaper published in Camrose?
    The Mail
    Camrose Canadian
    Camrose Booster
    Globe & Mail
  9. When was the first Camrose fair?
    1867
    1892
    1908
    1915
  10. Who is known as the "Father of Camrose"?
    Francois Adam
    Duncan Sampson
    Frank Layton
    Thomas Dahl