The Lubbock Centennial 1909-2009 - presented by The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Centennial Quiz - March 8, 2009

1. Before Lubbock County was organized, settlers around Lubbock fell under the jurisdiction of what county?
a. Crosby
b. Dickens
c. Floyd
d. Hale

2. True or false?
K.N. Clapp, chairman of Lubbock�s parks board, prevented the prairie dog from becoming extinct in Lubbock County by collecting two families of the animal and started Prairie Dog Town in Mackenzie Park in 1937.

3. E.J. Holub, a two-time football all-American at Texas Tech, was the first person to have his number retired at Tech. What was it?
a. 77
b. 33
c. 55
d. 83

4.True or false?
George Hunt, Isham Tubbs and W.V. Marshburn comprised the first board of trustees of the Lubbock school district.

Answers:

1. Before Lubbock County was organized, settlers around Lubbock fell under the jurisdiction of what county?

a. Crosby

2. K.N. Clapp, chairman of Lubbock�s parks board, prevented the prairie dog from becoming extinct in Lubbock County by collecting two families of the animal and started Prairie Dog Town in Mackenzie Park in 1937.

True

3. E.J. Holub, a two-time football all-American at Texas Tech, was the first person to have his number retired at Tech. What was it?

c. 55

4. In 1928, James W. Crowley, director of the Lubbock High School band, announced the formation of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra.

True

Do you know of a little-known or fun fact about Lubbock that we can feature in our centennial quiz? If so, send them to Dave Daniel, A-J news editor, at david.daniel@lubbockonline.com.

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