The Hessel History Test


The Hessel History Test was written by Gail P. Hessel. She has been a long time member of the Leo P. Ostebo Kings Park Heritage Museum (KPHM) board of directors and is the current Vice President and Secretary. Gail is a retired teacher and a Kings Park historian who wrote The Streets of Kings Park, which is available in the museum store, and The Obadiah Smith House. The Hessel History Test was originally written as a fun trivia game for the KPHM booth at Kings Park Day, which is still used there. If you answer three questions correctly at the booth, you win a prize.

The test has a total of 62 questions. You will be answering an excerpt of those questions now. 


Choose how many you would like to answer below: