Shoe Column: His hardest quiz yet

By Tim “Shoe” Sullivan

If you are reading the Metro Wire, you probably have an invested interest in good old Stevens Point. I’m guessing you might even know a lot about our quaint town. Well, there’s one way to find out. I’ll now present you with “The Quiz”.

This one is NOT easy.

If you only get about two questions wrong, you still did pretty darn good. If you somehow get all the answers right, we’ll award you with a coupon good for a cheeseburger at Robby’s if it ever opens again. Here we go, and good luck!

1. What are located just off the east end of the Clark Street bridge?
A. Flamingos.
B. Bait shops.
C. Fishing boats.
D. Three flags.
E. Directions to Wisconsin Rapids.

2. Who once performed on the stage of the Fox Theatre?
A. Jack Benny.
B. Dean Martin.
C. Harry Houdini.
D. Rodney Dangerfield.
E. Groucho Marx.

3. George Stevens “founded” Stevens Point. How many years did he live in it?
A. 5.
B. 0.
C.
12.
D. 43.
E. 20.

4. In 1853, Albert Ellis of Point started Portage County’s first newspaper. What was the name of it?
A. The Ellis Envelope.
B. The Stevens Point Observer.
C. The Wisconsin Pinery.
D. The McDill Messenger.
E. The County Register.

5. Jim Billings, owner of The Final Score, came to Stevens Point from Iowa. What was his occupation?
A. He was an attorney.
B. He was a dentist.
C. He ran the Stevens Point Country Club.
D. He was a bingo numbers caller.
E. He ran a root beer stand.

6. What were the names of the two Red Owls in Point?
A. Jack’s Red Owl and Jill’s Red Owl.
B. Northpoint Red Owl and Southpoint Red Owl.
C. Herb’s Red Owl and Ralph’s Red Owl.
D. Lainey’s Red Owl and Lachlyn’s Red Owl.
E. Ray’s Red Owl and Hal’s Red Owl.

7. Where is the bandshell in Stevens Point located?
A. Koziczkowski Park (It wasn’t easy spelling that.)
B. Mead Park.
C. Bukolt Park.
D. Korfman Park.
E. Pfiffner Park.

8. What was the first Roman Catholic Church in Portage County?
A. St. Stephens.
B. St. Stans.
C. St. Brons.
D. St. Peters.
E. St. Joe’s.

9. One of the very few hills in Stevens Point is located just east of Water Street. Name the street.
A. Elm Street.
B. Patch Street.
C. Elk Street.
D. Algoma Street.
E. Oak Street.

10. Where was the American Legion?
A. On Main Street.
B. On Jefferson Street.
C. On Clark Street.
D. On Strongs Avenue.
E. On Brawley Street.

BONUS QUESTION #1: Alan Autry portrays Deputy Bubba Skinner in TV’s “In The Heat Of The Night”. What else is known about Autry?
A. He once bowled a 900 series.
B. He’s a former mayor of Stevens Point.
C. He invented the board game “Monopoly”.
D. His real name is Carlos Brown and he was a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers.
E. He was the lead singer of the Mama’s & Papa’s.

BONUS QUESTION #2: Who portrayed Captain Byron Hadley in the great movie “The Shawshank Redemption”? He was also the voice of Mr. Krabs in SpongeBob SquarePants.
A. Clancy Brown.
B. Morgan Freeman.
C. Tim Robbins.
D. George Carlin.
E. John Eckendorf.

BONUS QUESTION #3: Who hit the longest foul ball in Royal Wood history?
A. Paul “Rainmaker” Zelewski.
B. Scott “Slab” Kovatch.
C. Jeff Sadlemyer.
D. Craig Ludwig.
E. Blinky Haessley.

Answers:

1. D- Three flags are at the east end of the Clark Street bridge. 2. C- Escape artist Harry Houdini performed on stage at the Fox Theatre way back in the day. 3. B- In 1851, George Stevens sold his sawmill in Wausau and moved to Illinois without ever having lived in the city (Stevens Point) that bears his name. 4. C- Albert Ellis started The Wisconsin Pinery in 1853. 5. C- Jim ran the Stevens Point Country Club. 6. E- Ray’s Red Owl and Hal’s Red Owl. 7. E- The bandshell is in Pfiffner Park. (The first “f” in Pfiffner is silent, by the way.) 8. A- St. Stephen’s. 9. C- Elk Street. 10. C- The Legion was on Clark Street. BONUS QUESTION #1: D- “Bubba” was a quarterback for the Packers in 1975. Carlos Brown played at Pacific and was Lynn Dickey’s backup with the Packers. BONUS QUESTION #2: A- Clancy Brown played Captain Hadley. BONUS QUESTION #3: C- In the 1990’s, Jeff Sadlemyer, father of Partner’s Pub co-owner Jim Sadlemyer, smashed a foul ball during a league softball game on the west diamond at Royal Wood. The ball rolled past the outside deck of the lounge, past the east diamond, and was gaining speed all the way into the parking lot. It still might be going…