Each year about this time I try to compose a little quiz for our readers involving questions about current and historical events in Hamilton County to see how attentive folks have been. Some questions may seem easy, but probably not so easy for everyone. The answers have all appeared in the news during the past year or so. See how you do.

1. Is Noblesville’s population now approximately 20,000, 40,000 or 60,000?
2. Are Morse and Geist reservoirs primarily for flood control, real estate speculation or reserve water supplies?
3. What governmental entity or entities determine your property tax?
4. Who was responsible for saving the Conner Prairie historic site and later giving it to Earlham College?
5. There are seven courts at the Hamilton County Judicial Center. How many of the judges can you name?
6. Who was the most recent presidential candidate to campaign in Hamilton County?
7. The names of at least three communities in Hamilton County started out with names different than they have today. Do you know the current names of Millwood, Buena Vista and Bethlehem?
8. Is Riverview Health (hospital) a church related facility, a county owned hospital or owned by a private corporation?
9. In the past two weeks two county high schools have won IHSAA state championships. Do you know the schools and the sports involved?
10. What is the name of the current county sheriff?
11. Who was responsible for establishing the name ‘Millers’ for the Noblesville athletic teams?

Answers to the questions appear below.

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1. Noblesville’s population is now nearly 60,000.
2. Morse and Geist were built for reserve water supplies.
3. Your property tax bill comes from the combined budget requirements of the County Council, City (or Town) Council, School Board, Township Board and Library Board. Each has taxing authority.
4. Eli Lilly
5. Judges are: Paul Felix, Steve Nation, Jon Brown, William Hughes, Richard Campbell, David Najjar and Gail Bardach.
6. Barack Obama campaigned in Forest Park in 2008.
7. Millwood became Sheridan, Buena Vista became Atlanta, and Bethlehem became Carmel.
8. Riverview is a county owned hospital.
9. Fishers won in baseball. Carmel won in golf.
10. Mark Bowen is the present sheriff.
11. The Noblesville Milling Company offered to buy uniforms for NHS teams if the school would agree to call the athletic teams Millers.