Carousel College Final Exam

Test your knowledge of carousels


1. What is the difference between a carousel and a merry-go-round?
a) Merry-go-rounds only have horses
b) Merry-go-rounds are smaller than carousels
c) Merry-go-rounds are portable and carousels are not
d) There is no difference

2. Original music for a carousel comes from a
a) Steam Calliope
b) Band organ
c) Boom box
d) Reed organ

3. Dentzel's first name was
a) Charles for the father and Gustav for the son
b) Gustav for the father and William for the son
c) William for the father and Gustav for the son
d) Gustav for the father and son

4. What company teamed up with Charles Illions to make the mechanical parts for carousels?
Spillman Engineering
W. F. Mangles
Microsoft
C. W. Parker Company

5. What new technology first made large carousels possible?
The first use of steel for the center pole
Electricity
Steam power
Amusement parks


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