County Fair Memories
Instructions: Step back onto the midway and see how many classic county fair traditions you remember — from blue-ribbon contests to fair food favorites.
- 1.
In classic county fair judging, what did winning a blue ribbon mean?
AThird placeBFirst placeCParticipation onlyDA special Judge's Choice award - 2.
Which towering midway ride, invented for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, carries riders in cabins around a giant upright wheel?
ATilt-A-WhirlBScramblerCFerris wheelDCarousel - 3.
Which spun-sugar fair treat was introduced at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair under the playful name 'Fairy Floss'?
ACotton candyBCaramel appleCFunnel cakeDSaltwater taffy - 4.
In the classic carnival game of ring toss, what does a player need to do to win a prize?
AKnock over three milk bottles with a ballBPop a balloon with a dartCShoot a stream of water into a clown's mouthDLand a ring around the neck of a bottle - 5.
Which youth organization, known by its four-leaf clover emblem standing for 'Head, Heart, Hands, and Health,' is famous for young members raising and showing livestock at county fairs?
AFuture Farmers of AmericaBBoy Scouts of AmericaC4-HDThe Grange - 6.
Which fried fair treat, with roots in Pennsylvania Dutch cooking, is made by pouring batter into hot oil in a lacy, swirled pattern and topping it with powdered sugar?
AFunnel cakeBElephant earCCorn dogDFried dough - 7.
Which fair-food favorite is a hot dog on a stick, dipped in cornmeal batter and deep-fried?
ACorn dogBFunnel cakeCFried pickleDElephant ear - 8.
Invented in 1926, which midway ride spins riders in freely rotating cars atop an undulating platform full of hills and valleys?
AScramblerBZipperCRound-UpDTilt-A-Whirl - 9.
In a classic pie-eating contest at the county fair, what rule usually made it extra messy for contestants?
AContestants had to eat blindfoldedBContestants had to eat underwaterCContestants had to eat while spinningDContestants could not use their hands - 10.
At a county fair's giant pumpkin contest, the winner is traditionally determined by which measurement?
AHeightBColorCWeightDCircumference - 11.
Which county fair livestock competition tests the strength of teams of draft horses or oxen by having them pull heavily weighted sledges?
ARodeoBDressageCBarrel racingDPulling contest - 12.
At a county fair livestock show, what title is awarded to the single best animal chosen from among all the individual class winners?
AGrand ChampionBBlue Ribbon WinnerCTop HandDBest in Breed - 13.
Which fair ride features hand-carved wooden horses that gently rise and fall as they circle round to organ music?
AFerris wheelBCarouselCTilt-A-WhirlDScrambler - 14.
In the classic fair fundraiser game called a 'cakewalk,' players walk around numbered spots until the music stops. What does the winner take home?
AA stuffed animalBA live chickenCA cakeDA pie - 15.
Which classic carnival strongman game challenges players to swing a mallet and send a weight rocketing up a tower to ring a bell at the top?
ARing tossBHigh strikerCDuck pondDBalloon dart