|
The Levittown Quiz - "Expert Edition" |
|
|
How did you do? |
|
| 1. Where was the first Levitt & Sons Exhibit Center located, where prospective home buyers could tour the model homes and see samples of all the building materials that would be used in their construction?
a: Along Route 13 at the intersection of the Levittown Parkway, where Dunkin' Doughnuts & KFC now stand. |
 |
| 2. This style of Levittown home was so-named to
Commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Levitt and Sons Inc.
a: The Jubilee |
 |
| 3. What month & year did the first residents move into Levittown?
a: June 1952 |
 |
| 4.
What is the name of the first section opened in Levittown?
a: Stonybrook |
 |
| 5. What was the first school to be built in Levittown?
a: John Fitch Elementary School, 1953 - Bristol Township School District |
 |
| 6. What are the only two letters of the alphabet not used to name a section in Levittown?
a: X and Z What could have been : |
 |
| 7. There are eight letters of the alphabet that are used only once to name a section in Levittown, name one (or two).
a: Appletree, Elderberry Pond, Indian Creek, Kenwood, North Park, Quincy Hollow, Upper Orchard, Yellowood. How about 1 big section using those letters?: |
 |
| 8. How many sections are there in Levittown?
a: There are 40 sections in Levittown, Pennsylvania (41 if you consider Deep Dale East & West as individual sections). |
 |
| 9. What is the smallest section in Levittown?
a: Yellowood with 51 homes. |
 |
| 10. What is the largest section in Levittown?
a: North Park with 990 homes. |
 |
| 11. What are the four municipalities that Levittown is situated in?
a:Bristol, Falls & Middletown Townships and Tullytown Boro. |
 |
| 12. What are the six styles of home that Levitt & Sons built here in Levittown, Pennsylvania?
a: Levittowner, Country Clubber, Jubilee, Rancher, Pennsylvanian, Colonial. |
 |
| 13. What was the name of the duplex style home that was shown in the original Levittown Sales Brochure, but was never built?
a: The Budgeteer, these homes were to be built by Levitt & Sons and were to be rented out by them to only "employees of designated defense companies" |
 |
| 14. William Levitt's father was responsible for much of the landscaping in Levittown, what was his first name?
a: Abe |
 |
| 15. In the early days of the Levittown Shopping Center, there was a popular restaurant located in the Sun Ray Drugstore, what was it called?
a: The Ranch Room |
 |
| 16. Where and what year did the infamous "Levittown Gas Riot" take place?
a: Five Points, 1979. |
 |
| 17. What Senator from Massachusets made Levittown a stop on his campaign trail on his quest for the Presidency in October of 1960, and where did he deliver his speech?
a: John F. Kennedy, at the Levittown Shopping Center in front of Pomeroy's. |
 |
| 18. In August of 1960 a group of boys from Levittown garnered the national spotlight with this achievement, what was it?
a: Levittown American Little League won the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA. Pitcher Joe Mormello pitched a 5-0 no hitter against a team from Fort Worth, Texas. |
 |
|
19. William Levitt lived in a large farmhouse during the construction of Levittown, where is that house located? a: In Red Cedar off New Falls Road. |
 |
| 20. How many homes were built in Levittown?
a: 17, 311 |
 |
| 21. What was the first building Levitt and Sons built here in Levittown?
a: The L.P.R.A. Building. It was originally served as the company's offices. |
 |
| 22. What is the total area of Levittown in square miles, 37 - 19 - 22 or 27?
a: 22 |
|