Our Town Quizzes

Our Town Quiz 1

By Elizabeth Weinbloom · Edited by W.C. Miller · Last reviewed September 20, 2006

1 In what state is Grover's Corners?

Vermont

New Hampshire

Maine

Rhode Island
2 Who are the Webb children?

George and Rebecca

George and Wally

Emily and Wally

Emily and Rebecca
3 Who are the Gibbs children?

George and Wally

Emily and Rebecca

Emily and Wally

George and Rebecca
4 What is Mr. Webb's profession?

Doctor

Professor

Newspaper editor

Farmer
5 What is Mr. Gibbs' profession?

Doctor

Professor

Newspaper editor

Farmer
6 What does George want to be when he grows up?

Professor

Farmer

Newspaper editor

Doctor
7 What is Mr. Willard's profession?

Druggist

Choir master

Constable

Professor
8 What is Simon Stimson's profession?

Constable

Choir master

Professor

Druggist
9 What is Mr. Morgan's profession?

Choir master

Constable

Druggist

Professor
10 What is Mr. Warren's profession?

Choir master

Professor

Constable

Druggist
11 What is the name of the street in downtown Grover's Corners?

Broadway

Main Street

Grand Street

Church Street
12 What building is named after Dr. Gibbs?

The new bank

The new hospital

The pharmacy

The medical school
13 How did Joe Crowell die?

Killed himself

Car accident

Heart attack

Killed in WW1
14 What is the name of the milkman's horse?

Bessie

Mama

Caroline

Nellie
15 When the play starts, what has just happened in Grover's Corners?

Mr. Webb came home

The new year started

Emily died

Twins were born
16 What is on stage when the audience enters?

Nothing

A few chairs

Two ladders

A blank drop
17 What does George ask for at breakfast on the first day?

Extra homefries

To visit his uncle's farm

A raise in his allowance

A new bicycle
18 What does Emily talk about at breakfast?

Her good grades

Her allowance

George

Her teacher
19 What did the men from Boston offer Mrs. Gibbs?

A job in antiquing

A subscription to the Globe

To buy her dresser

A new dining room set
20 What is Dr. Gibbs' hobby?

Fishing

Civil War history

Stamp collecting

European currency
21 Where does Mrs. Gibbs want to go?

London

New York

Bejing

Paris
22 Why won't Dr. Gibbs take a trip?

Might make him discontent with home

Afraid of flying

Can't take time away from his patients

Too expensive
23 What does George ask Emily while they're walking home from school?

If she would let him borrow her term paper

If she would be his girl

If she would help with his homework

If she would come to his ball game
24 Which item is included in the Grover's Corners time capsule?

the Stage Manager's biography

a package of Twinkies

"Our Town"

The town register
25 What distracts Emily while she's doing her homework?

The moon

George's baseball

Wally

The train whistle

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