Town Trivia Question List

If you can be the first to figure out the answer to one of the questions below and bring that answer to the Saugus.net booth at Founders' Day, you'll win a free T-shirt. Some of the questions are harder than others; remember that you have to be the first with a correct answer for a particular question. Answers can be found in a variety of places; some can be found online on Saugus.net; others can be found in the library; a few can be found in popular Saugus books: Of Time and the River and A Gathering of Memories; still others can be found on plaques and monuments in town. We're starting off the day with T-shirts available in a variety of colors and sizes, but size selection will be on a first-come, first-served basis we recommend that you figure out your clue early so you can get your pick of T-shirt color and size.

1. When did Saugus celebrate its 375^th anniversary?

   2004. Solved by Debra Panetta.

2. What is the upcoming Saugus Bicentennial Celebration about?

   The 200^th anniversary of its incorporation. Solved by Maureen Whitcomb.

3. Roughly how big is Breakheart Reservation in acres?

   640 acres. Solved by Jon Maccuish.

4. Name at least one interactive fiction story that takes place in Saugus.

   Below the First Parish Cemetery and Late Night at the Saugus Public Library are two possible answers. This question went unanswered.

5. Name the artist and antiquarian who started creatively restoring the Iron Works in 1915.

   Wallace Nutting. Solved by Julie Mills.

6. Name the precious commodity most frequently associated with pirate stories in Saugus.

   Silver. Solved by Ann Erekson.