PDD Quiz: Superior School Daze
Hit the books and test your smarts with this week’s quiz about Superior schools. (And check out a similarly-themed PDD quiz on historic Duluth schools here).
The next PDD current events quiz will be published on Sept. 29. Please submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at [email protected] by Sept. 25.
Results
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#1. UW-Superior was known by this name when it opened in 1896.
Read more about the school’s history on the UW-Superior website.
#2. Which U.S. President had a summer White House at Superior Central High School?
WPR has more on Coolidge’s summer White House here.
#3. This Wisconsin governor was the namesake for two Superior schools: the first built in 1888, the second (replacing the first) in 1934.
Reporter Maria Lockwood and historian Teddie Meronek reflect on the history of Nelson Dewey High School in an Archive Dive podcast.
#4. In what year was the first Bryant School constructed?
Read more about Bryant on the Douglas County Historical Society website.
#5. Which former elementary school (now an apartment building) suffered a partial building collapse in April 2024?
Northern News Now covered the partial collapse here.
#6. A 1927 student strike at this school over the firing of Lulu “Dickie” Dickinson loosely inspired the film Rock 'n' Roll High School.
Screenwriter Joseph McBride was inspired to write the script after hearing stories of his father’s participation in the strike. Read more about McBride and his memoir here.
#7. Which elementary school closed permanently after the 2023-2024 school year?
The Superior Telegram reports on the last day of school here.
#8. The Kimball School was located in which neighborhood?
The Douglas County Historical Society has more information on the Kimball School here.
#9. Northwood Technical College was founded in Superior under this name in 1912.
Learn more about the college’s history on the Northwood Tech website.
#10. In what year was the Cathedral School established?
Read remembrances of the Cathedral School here.
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