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Sunday, June 1, 2025

Can You Spot It? Galesburg Picture Quiz #1


I have 25 questions designed to see if you can recognize some places in Galesburg. (Answers at the end- keep your score!)



#1- What is the name of this location?
















#2- Where is this monument located?




















#3- What is the name of this place?




















#4- This is a front door of what Galesburg building?




















#5- What is this an entrance to?
















#6- What building is this?












#7- What building is this?














#8- Where is this wall?

















#9- This is an entrance to what building?


















#10- What building is this?










#11- What building is this?








#12- What is this house?




















#13- Where is this?















#14- Where is this located?








#15- Where is this?





#16- Where is this?












#17- What is this house?















#18- Where is this located?




















#19- Where is this plaque located?




















#20- What building is this on?




















#21- Where is the old Knox County Jail?















#22- Where is the Allen Chapel AME Church located?













#23- Where is this located?















#24- This was left by the “Class of 1874”, where is it?
















#25- What is this house?



















Answers

#1- Standish Park

#2- Beecher Chapel monument is located on South Broad Street between Simmons St. and Tompkins Street. It is just south of the old library.

#3- It is the famous Cub’s bar- Duffy’s on Cherry St.

#4- This is the Galesburg Armory on North Broad Street, across from Opie’s Bar.

#5- This is the entrance to First Christian Church on the corner of North St and Broad St. 

#6- Judy’s Restaurant on the corner of Broad St. and Fremont St.

#7- Central Congregational Church

#8- It is on Cherry St. between Main St. and Simmons St.

#9- It is the entrance to the Kenningston, the old Hotel Custer. 

#10- Weinberg Arcade

#11- Orpheum Theatre

#12- Sorry, it is where my grandparents had an apartment on the second floor. It is on East North St, next to the Gale House. 

#13- Gazebo at Lincoln Park

#14- Carl Sandburg College

#15- GHS tennis courts

#16- GHS Fine Arts Center

#17- The founder of Galesburg, George Washington Gale’s house.

#18- It is in the Galesburg Public Square

#19- It is on the corner of Broad St and Tompkins Street.

#20- Knox College’s Old Main

#21- South Cherry St., just south of South St. 

#22- It is on Tompkins St- between Cherry St and Prairie St. 

#23- The corner of Tompkins St and Prairie St.

#24- It was left by the Lombard Class of 1874, it is in front of Lombard school. 

#25- It is one of the houses that Ronald Reagan lived in- 1260 N. Kellogg St. 


22-25 Correct- You are George Washington Gale’s great-grandchild

17-21 Correct- You have read all of Carl Sandburg’s books.

12-16 Correct- You really need to get out more. 

0-11 Correct- You live in Quincy, don’t you. 

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