The DeKalb County Kid's Quiz

1.      Who was DeKalb County named after?

a)     George Washington

b)    The DeKalb Av Subway stop

c)     Baron DeKalb, Revolutionary war hero

   

2.      Where is the County Seat or Headquarters of DeKalb County?

a)     along the Kishwaukee River

b)    at NIU

c)    in Sycamore

 

3.      When was DeKalb Co. established?

a)     Yesterday

b)    1837

c)    1900

 

4.      What is DeKalb County’s annual budget?

a)     $40,000

b)    $400,000

c)     $40,000,000

 

5.      What was invented in

DeKalb County?

a)     barbed wire

b)    corn

c)     spray paint

 

6.      How many people live in DeKalb County?

a)     50,000

b)    250,000

c)     89,000 

 

7.      What are some of the services you get from DeKalb County government?

a)     Roads and forest preserve upkeep,

Criminal investigations, health care

b)    Elections, voter registration, job training

Juvenile counseling, extension service

c)     Emergency services, land-use planning,

Building permits, dog licenses, & lots more

 

8.      What two festivals do we have in DeKalb each year?

a)     Kish Fest/Kids Fest

b)    Corn Fest/Pumpkin Fest

c)    Paintball/Hardball FunFair

 

9.      How many County Board districts are in DeKalb County?                                       

a)     Twelve

b)    Twenty-four

c)     Fifty

 

   10.  What’s of historical interest here?

a)    Ellwood House

b)   A stop on the Underground Railroad in Sycamore

c)    Gurler House

d)   The Lincoln Highway seedling mile  

 

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