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AAA Trivia - Hershey Highlights

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  1. What was Milton S. Hershey’s proudest accomplishment, the Milton Hershey School, named when it was opened?

  2. What year was the school opened?

  3. What was Milton Hershey’s first successful candy-making venture?

  4. What does the "S" stand for in Milton S. Hershey?

  5. The Hershey Transit Co. provided transportation between Hershey and Lebanon, Elizabethtown, Campbelltown and Hummelstown. Started in 1904, it was known by a different name until 1913. What was the company’s original name?

  6. What are the name of the crossroads at the center of town?

  7. What are many other streets in Hershey named for?

  8. In 1907, the then Hershey Park (two words), opened its gates with a baseball game. When did the first amusement park ride debut?

  9. What year did Hershey Park become Hersheypark, a theme park?
Answers are below:

















  1. Hershey Industrial School for Orphaned Boys

  2. 1909

  3. The Lancaster Caramel Company

  4. Snavely

  5. Hummelstown & Campbelltown Street Railway

  6. Chocolate Avenue and Cocoa Avenue

  7. Countries where Hershey bought cocoa beans for chocolate

  8. In 1908 a merry-go-round was installed and opened

  9. 1971

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