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Test Your Knowledge | Barnstable County: Then & Now

Take this quick trivia quiz to test your knowledge of Cape Cod’s rich history—from its founding in 1685 to its role in the American Revolution and beyond. Whether you're a local or just curious, see how much you really know about the place we call home.

1. When Was Barnstable County Established?
2. Why Was Barnstable County Created?
3. Which Barnstable County native became one of America’s first female historians?
4. What major event happened in Barnstable County on September 27, 1774?
5. Who said the famous phrase “Taxation without representation is tyranny”?
6. What disaster happened to Barnstable County’s courthouse in 1827?
7. When was the granite Barnstable County Courthouse built?
8.What was the original purpose of the Barnstable County Hospital when it opened in 1918?
9. Which county established the first county health department in New England?
10. In 1954, what unusual tool did Barnstable County start using to control wildfires?
11. Whose statues stand outside the Barnstable Superior Courthouse?
12. What group managed Barnstable County’s affairs before the Commissioners were created?
13. In what year were the Barnstable County Commissioners officially established?
14. What did Barnstable County leaders do in 1774 to defy British rule?
15.Which Barnstable County department evolved from agricultural groups in the 1800s?
16. What type of records were lost in the 1827 courthouse fire?
17. What life-saving device did the Barnstable County Hospital use during the polio outbreak?
18. Why did Cape Cod farmers start turning to fishing in the 19th century?
19. When was the Barnstable Agricultural Society formed?
20. Which two organizations partner with the Cooperative Extension to share cutting-edge science?
21. What major change happened to Barnstable County’s court system in 1978?

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