 - 1. In which county is Cairo, New York located?
A) Greene County
B) Albany County
C) Ulster County
D) Columbia County
- 2. What was the population of Cairo at the 2020 census?
A) 7,120
B) 5,400
C) 6,644
D) 6,355
- 3. What rank does Cairo hold in size among the towns in its county?
A) Third largest
B) Smallest
C) Second largest
D) Largest
- 4. Which park is partly located within the town of Cairo?
A) Yosemite National Park
B) Adirondack Park
C) Catskill Park
D) Yellowstone National Park
- 5. When did the first European-American settler arrive in the area?
A) Around 1772
B) Around 1803
C) Around 1850
D) Around 1650
- 6. From which direction did new families come after the American Revolution?
A) New England
B) The South
C) Europe
D) Canada
- 7. In what year was the town of Cairo formed?
A) 1808
B) 1772
C) 1803
D) 2020
- 8. Which towns were combined or partitioned to form Cairo in 1803?
A) New York, Brooklyn, and Queens
B) Catskill, Coxsackie, and Durham
C) Albany, Troy, and Hudson
D) Kingston, Saugerties, and Cairo
- 9. What was Cairo first known as before it was renamed?
A) Franklin
B) Cairo
C) Greenville
D) Canton
- 10. In what year was the town renamed from Canton to Cairo?
A) 2000
B) 1803
C) 1772
D) 1808
- 11. What is the total area of the town according to the United States Census Bureau?
A) 60.1 square miles
B) 50.5 square miles
C) 100.0 square miles
D) 75.2 square miles
- 12. How much land area does Cairo have?
A) 60.1 square miles
B) 60.0 square miles
C) 55.0 square miles
D) 45.2 square miles
- 13. What percentage of Cairo's total area is water?
A) 0.27%
B) 10.50%
C) 1.25%
D) 5.00%
- 14. Which creek flows through the town of Cairo?
A) Catskill Creek
B) Mohawk River
C) Hudson River
D) Delaware River
- 15. How many households were residing in the town as of the 2000 census?
A) 3,322
B) 1,709
C) 2,579
D) 6,355
- 16. How many families were residing in Cairo at the 2000 census?
A) 6,644
B) 3,322
C) 1,709
D) 2,579
- 17. What was the population density per square mile according to the 2000 census?
A) 106.0 inhabitants
B) 200.5 inhabitants
C) 40.9 inhabitants
D) 55.4 inhabitants
- 18. How many housing units were there in Cairo in the 2000 census?
A) 3,322
B) 2,579
C) 1,709
D) 6,355
- 19. What percentage of the town's population was White in the 2000 census?
A) 99.00%
B) 90.12%
C) 96.87%
D) 85.40%
- 20. What percentage of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race in the 2000 census?
A) 6.10%
B) 3.67%
C) 1.43%
D) 0.55%
- 21. What percentage of households had children under the age of 18 living with them in 2000?
A) 51.6%
B) 10.3%
C) 29.9%
D) 28.4%
- 22. What percentage of households consisted of married couples living together in 2000?
A) 33.7%
B) 14.0%
C) 29.9%
D) 51.6%
- 23. What percentage of households had a female householder with no husband present in 2000?
A) 10.3%
B) 28.4%
C) 51.6%
D) 29.9%
- 24. What percentage of all households were made up of individuals in 2000?
A) 33.7%
B) 28.4%
C) 51.6%
D) 14.0%
- 25. What percentage of households had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older in 2000?
A) 17.3%
B) 25.2%
C) 10.3%
D) 14.0%
- 26. What was the average household size in Cairo in 2000?
A) 2.44
B) 3.00
C) 1.85
D) 3.50
- 27. What was the average family size in Cairo in 2000?
A) 2.44
B) 3.50
C) 2.10
D) 3.00
- 28. What percentage of the population was under the age of 18 in 2000?
A) 25.2%
B) 6.2%
C) 26.3%
D) 17.3%
- 29. What percentage of the population was aged from 18 to 24 in 2000?
A) 25.1%
B) 6.2%
C) 10.4%
D) 25.2%
- 30. What percentage of the population was aged from 25 to 44 in 2000?
A) 26.3%
B) 6.2%
C) 17.3%
D) 25.1%
- 31. What percentage of the population was aged from 45 to 64 in 2000?
A) 26.3%
B) 25.2%
C) 14.0%
D) 25.1%
- 32. What percentage of the population was 65 years of age or older in 2000?
A) 25.2%
B) 6.2%
C) 10.3%
D) 17.3%
- 33. What was the median age of Cairo residents in 2000?
A) 45 years
B) 40 years
C) 35 years
D) 50 years
- 34. How many males were there for every 100 females in Cairo in 2000?
A) 93.8
B) 105.5
C) 90.1
D) 100.0
- 35. How many males age 18 and over were there for every 100 females of the same age group in 2000?
A) 90.1
B) 100.0
C) 95.0
D) 93.8
- 36. What was the median income for a household in the town in 2000?
A) $35,995
B) $36,590
C) $19,407
D) $41,820
- 37. What was the median income for a family in Cairo in 2000?
A) $50,000
B) $41,820
C) $25,538
D) $35,995
- 38. What was the median income for males in Cairo in 2000?
A) $41,820
B) $36,590
C) $25,538
D) $35,995
- 39. What was the median income for females in Cairo in 2000?
A) $19,407
B) $35,995
C) $25,538
D) $36,590
- 40. What was the per capita income for the town in 2000?
A) $19,407
B) $35,995
C) $25,538
D) $41,820
- 41. What percentage of families were below the poverty line in 2000?
A) 6.1%
B) 10.9%
C) 10.4%
D) 10.3%
- 42. What percentage of the total population was below the poverty line in 2000?
A) 10.3%
B) 10.4%
C) 6.1%
D) 17.3%
- 43. What percentage of those age 65 or over were below the poverty line in 2000?
A) 10.3%
B) 10.9%
C) 6.1%
D) 14.0%
- 44. Which hamlet is located west of Cairo hamlet on Route 23?
A) Gayhead
B) Purling
C) Freehold
D) Acra
- 45. Where is the hamlet of Gayhead located?
A) West of Cairo hamlet
B) At the northern town line
C) South of Cairo hamlet
D) At the western town line
- 46. Which hamlet is situated south of Cairo hamlet?
A) Freehold
B) Round Top
C) Acra
D) Purling
- 47. Where is the hamlet of Round Top located relative to Purling?
A) East
B) Southeast
C) North
D) Southwest
- 48. Which hamlet is located southeast of Cairo hamlet on Route 23?
A) South Durham
B) Acra
C) Gayhead
D) South Cairo
- 49. Where is the hamlet of South Durham located?
A) Along Catskill Creek
B) South of Cairo hamlet
C) At the northern town line
D) At the western town line
- 50. Which populated place is located north of Cairo on Route 32, along Catskill Creek?
A) Gayhead
B) Freehold
C) Round Top
D) Acra
- 51. From what year did the Greene County Fair take place at the Cairo Fairgrounds?
A) 1870
B) 1897
C) 1936
D) 1972
- 52. Until what year did the Greene County Fair run at the Cairo Fairgrounds?
A) 1974
B) 1936
C) 1972
D) 1956
- 53. In what year was a quarter-horse competition racing license denied for the Cairo Fairgrounds?
A) 1972
B) 1936
C) 1870
D) 1974
- 54. When were the grandstand and judges' stand torn down at the Cairo Fairgrounds?
A) In the 1970s
B) In the 1990s
C) In the 1930s
D) In the 1950s
- 55. Which of the following is one of Cairo's fire companies?
A) Cairo Ambulance
B) Cairo Fire District
C) Greene County Fire Service
D) Catskill Creek Fire Protection
- 56. Which organization responds to medical emergencies in the town of Cairo?
A) Cairo Fire District
B) Catskill Medical Center
C) Round Top Vol. Fire Co. Inc.
D) Cairo Ambulance
- 57. Who was born in Cairo in 1807 and became an academic and author of over seventy books?
A) Robert Field
B) David Brewster
C) Charles Porter
D) Joseph Alden
- 58. Who was born in Cairo in 1801 and served as a U.S. Representative from New York?
A) Charles Porter
B) Joseph Alden
C) John Ashley Griswold
D) David Brewster
- 59. Which Academy Award-winning actress was born in Cairo in 1970?
A) Thurlow Weed
B) Jennifer Connelly
C) Jack Diamond
D) Rob LeDonne
- 60. Who was born in Cairo in 1804 and worked as a politician and businessman?
A) Charles Porter
B) Lorenzo Shepard
C) John Ashley Griswold
D) Robert Field
- 61. Who was born in Cairo in 1822 and served as an attorney, judge, and politician?
A) David Brewster
B) Robert Field
C) John Ashley Griswold
D) Joseph Alden
- 62. Where was Rob LeDonne born?
A) Brooklyn, NY
B) Catskill, NY
C) Cairo, NY
D) Albany, NY
- 63. Which school district did Rob LeDonne attend?
A) Coxsackie-Athens Central Schools
B) Cairo-Durham Central Schools
C) Greenville Central Schools
D) Catskill Central Schools
- 64. Who was born in Cairo in 1833 and served as a U.S. Representative from Virginia?
A) David Brewster
B) Robert Field
C) Charles Porter
D) Lorenzo Shepard
- 65. Who was born in Cairo in 1821 and worked as an attorney and politician?
A) Joseph Alden
B) Charles Porter
C) Lorenzo Shepard
D) John Ashley Griswold
- 66. Who was born in Cairo in 1797 and worked as a newspaper editor and political boss?
A) Jack Diamond
B) Joseph Alden
C) Thurlow Weed
D) Robert Field
- 67. Which political party was promoted by Thurlow Weed?
A) Whig
B) Populist
C) Democratic
D) Greenback
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