Koshkonong, Mo. – Koshkonong’s Heritage Days was last Saturday, October 21, 2023. While there, the AltonMo.com field team went around and polled individuals who were there. The questions asked were: 1. What are the four common colors seen with fall leaves? 2. Which part of the U.S. is best known for beautiful fall foliage? 3. Which President made Thanksgiving a national holiday? 4. How many times have you been to the Koshkonong Heritage Days? and 5. Why did you come today (game, food, booths, socializing)?
Common Colors
The first question asked was What are the four common colors seen with fall leaves?
- Correct answer: 65%
- Incorrect answer: 35%
Fall Foilage
For what part of the United States is known for beautiful fall foliage, hardly anyone knew the answer.
- Correct answer: 19%
- Incorrect answer: 81%
National Holiday
Hardly anyone knew the answer to which President made Thanksgiving a national holiday.
- Correctly answered: 24%
- Incorrectly answered: 76%
Heritage Days
The fourth question was How many times have you been to the Koshkonong Heritage Days? The most common answers were one and two times. One answer was eight times.
- 1st time: 67%
- 2nd time: 22%
Final Question
The final question was why did you come to Koshkonong’s Heritage Days? The field team made four categories to choose from: games, food, booths, and socializing.
- Games: 6%
- Food: 0%
- Booths: 63%
- Socializing: 31%
Answers
Here are the answers to the first three questions.
- Question 1: red, orange, yellow, and brown
- Question 2: New England
- Question 3: Abraham Lincoln
