Dames Quiz Page - Iconic Norwich

Where is the desk that I wrote most of my books located?

Leffingwell House Museum

Norwich Town Hall

Norwich School for Young Ladies in Norwichtown

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Where did I serve during World War I?

Belgium

France

Germany

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She and the American Women's Hospitals Service established the first hospital in France, July 1918

My name is Edith. Who was my husband?

Teddy Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Joseph A. Roosevelt

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Edith married the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt on December 2, 1886

This retirement home was named in my honor. What is its name?

The Eliza Wait Home for Women

The Jedediah & Eliza Huntington Retirement Home

The Eliza Huntington Memorial Home

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To which church did Sarah Knight donate this silver communion cup in 1722?

Church of Christ

Second Congregational Church of Norwich

1st Methodist Church

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The name of today's First Congregational Church was the Church of Christ in 1722

Who used Breed's Hall as a gathering point at the beginning of the Civil War?

Prudence Crandall

Captain Frank Chester

The Soldiers' Aid Society

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In 1835 I established the first school for girls in Beirut and spoke four languages. Who am I?

Sara Evans

Sarah Knight Kemble

Sarah Lanman Huntington Smith

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Sarah Lanman Huntington Smith

Where did I attend school?

University of Rhode Island

Canterbury Female Boarding School

Broad Street School

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The school was operated by Prudence Crandall

Harriet Peck Williams endowed and dedicated this school for girls in memory of which of her sons?

Thomas Peck Williams

William Williams Jr.

Thomas Wheeler Williams

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Who wrote this song?

Paula Abdul

Frances Manwaring Caulkins

Lydia Huntley Sigourney

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