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Round 2 Of Enfield Trivia, Where You Could Earn A Delicious Prize

A lucky Patch reader will win a gift card by demonstrating their knowledge of useless Enfield trivia, as well as knowing how to use Google.

A lucky Patch reader will win a gift card by demonstrating their knowledge of useless Enfield trivia, as well as knowing how to use Google.
A lucky Patch reader will win a gift card by demonstrating their knowledge of useless Enfield trivia, as well as knowing how to use Google. (Tim Jensen/Patch)

ENFIELD, CT — If your interests include Enfield history, local sports and generally useless information, this is the contest for you. Our initial Enfield Patch trivia contest in December drew so much response, we've decided to offer up another prize for Round 2.

Below are 10 totally random questions about Enfield, ranging back more than 100 years, and covering topics such as schools, roads, athletics, food and more. What's in it for you? Well, this time the prize for our winner will be a $25 Jersey Mike's gift card.

How do you play? There is only one way to enter, and that is by answering these questions in an email only, sent to tim.jensen@patch.com. Your best bet is to copy and paste the questions into an email, then write your answers following each question. Please include your first and last name.

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Speaking of copy and paste, there are some people who will just do that, as nearly every answer can be found with a bit of research. Therefore, to ensure it does not turn into a race to see who can Google and copy-and-paste the fastest, we will accept entries until 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26. At that time, the reader with the most correct responses will be declared the winner; in case of a tie, as we had in December, a random drawing will determine our winner.

Here are the latest questions:

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  1. The street on which I grew up, Douglas Drive, was constructed in 1961, and until 1969 it was a cul-de-sac. What was the highest house number on the street for its first eight years before expansion?
  2. Who is the only member of the Enfield Athletic Hall of Fame inducted primarily on the basis of their tennis career?
  3. For a stretch in the early 1980s, what street was barricaded at one end, forcing motorists to wind their way through the driveway of a former elementary school?
  4. Which snack company currently based in Quebec was founded in Enfield more than a century ago?
  5. What was the first high school team from Enfield to finish runner-up in a CIAC state tournament? (year and sport)
  6. What is the most recently-opened high sch0ol in Enfield?
  7. Until 2006, an alternative high school program operated at Asnuntuck Community College, in the old science corridor of Kosciuszko Junior High School. What was the name of the program?
  8. Who was the Grand Champion of the inaugural Enfield Idol competition in 2012?
  9. In the 1940s and early 1950s, what was the nickname of the beautiful 4,344 square foot home at 1221 Enfield Street, owned at the time by singer/actor Paul Robeson and currently by the Troiano family?
  10. In the final year of its operation, Kosciuszko Junior High School had three housemasters, two of whom went on to later become principal at Enrico Fermi High School. Name the one who did not.

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