Buildings  Named  to  Honor  Women  

[A  Quiz]  

June  12,  2012  

1.  Of    the  67,000  sites  on  the  Historic  Register  how  many  named  for  women  :  

A.  [9,820]  B.  [67,000]  C.  [58]  D.  [360]    

2.  First  Federal  building  named  after  a  women?  

A.  [Juliet  Gordon  Lowe]  B.  [Mary  E  Switzer]  C.  [Margret  Chase  Smith]  D.  [Edith  Green-­‐Wendall  Wyatt]    

3.  First  Federal  Building  named  for  a  women  by:  

A.  [Woodrow  Wilson  1918]  B.  [Franklin  Roosevelt  1946]  C.  [Dwight  Eisenhower  1959]  D.  [Richard  Nixon  1972]  

4.  Multnomah  County    dedicated  a  building  to  a  women,  when  ?  

A.  [1950]  B.  [1982]  C.  [2011]  D.  [1976]  

4.  Which  Congressman  presented?  

A.  [Earl  Blumneaur]  B.  [Edith  Green]  C.  [Wendall  Wyatt]  D.  [Robert  B  Duncan]  

6.  Named  to  Honor  a:  

A.  [Former  Commissioner]  B.  [For  A  Cash  Donation]  C.  [Leading  Educator]  D.  [Community  Organizer]  

7.  That  Women  was:  

A.  [Arlene  Schnitzer]  B.  [Gladys  McCoy]  C.  [Margret  Carter]  D.  [Virpi  Lea  Wikman]  

8.  Multnomah  County  Has  How  Many  Buildings  Named  for  Women:  

A.  [2]  B.  [None]  C.  [11]  D.  [36]  

BONUS  QUESTION  

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Answers  

1.  D  360  (  3%  of  inventory  2.  B  Mary  E  Switzer  Washington,  DC  3.  D  Richard  M  Nixon  1972  4.  B  1982  5.  A  Earl  Blumenauer,  then  County  Chair  6.  D  Community  Organizer  7.  D  Virpi  Lea  Wikman  8.  A  Wikman  and  McCoy  Buildings