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Choose one answer for each of the questions below. After completing the quiz use the "Check Answers" button at the bottom of the page to check your answers. You can also send your answers to the City by using the "Submit Answers" button.

1. How did Springfield get its name?
a) From four springs around town that came together to form Jordan Creek
b) From a field of springs located west of Springfield
c) The founder borrowed the name from Springfield, Illinois
2. Which public park has a water slide?
a) Phelps Grove Park
b) Fassnight Park
c) Sequiota Park
3. Who makes the stop signs for the City of Springfield?
a) the Police Department
b) the City Manager
c) the Public Works Department
4. How old is the Busch Municipal Building?
a) It was built in 1990
b) It was built in 1937
c) It was built in 1876
5. The Japanese Stroll Garden is located in which public park?
a) Nathaneal Greene Park
b) Cooper Park
c) Silver Springs Park
6. How much money do Council members make?
a) $20,000 a year
b) $10 a meeting
c) none, they are volunteers
7. Which public park has a cave?
a) Smith Park
b) Killian Softball Complex Park
c) Doling
8. Whose motto is "Take a Bite Out of Crime"?
a) McGruff, the Crime Prevention dog
b) Poppy, the fire dog
c) the Police Chief
9. Freddy the Frog and Flip the Fly want you to...
a) Protect the environment
b) reduce, reuse, recycle
c) all of the above
10. A Sister City is...
a) a city with many sisters
b) a city that is located very close to Springfield
c) a city that is similar to Springfield in size, population, commerce and government
11. Which is a function of the Police Department?
a) D.A.R.E.
b) Canine Unit
c) All of the above
12. Who is the mascot for the Treasures of the City treasure hunt for Springfield 4th graders?
a) Petey the Parrot
b) Flip the Fly
c) Mc Gruff
13. Which word means a "Japanese gazebo", the gift for Friendship Park from our Sister City?
a) karaoke
b) azumaya
c) jumbalaya
14. Springfield has a sister city relationship with
a) Nixa, Missouri
b) Isesaki, Japan
c) Rome, Italy
15. What is the name of the Dalmatian that is the local fire department's mascot?
a) Poppy
b) Spot
c) Butch
16. Who was involved in a shootout downtown on the Public Square in 1865 after a game of poker?
a) Calamity Jane
b) Jesse James
c) Wild Bill Hickock

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