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The legendary entrepreneur and businessman Milton S. Hershey founded the now famous city of Hershey to be a pleasant place for his workers to live. What state is this town located in?
Florida
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Maryland
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What name did Milton S. Hershey's middle initial stand for?
Snedly
Shorthall
Standish
Snavely
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What was the name of Hershey's first candy company which made caramels?
Shore-Side Sweets
Kisses Candy Co.
Lancaster Caramel Company
Violet's Candies
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The Hershey Chocolate Company was started in what year using funds from Hershey selling his original candy company?
1900
1865
1894
1903
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What level of education did Milton Hershey have throughout his life?
Through the fourth grade
Through the eighth grade
High school graduate
Associate's Degree in Business
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After dropping out of school and losing his job in a factory, the young Milton S. Hershey became the apprentice of what confectioner who taught him about the art of candy making?
Seth Asota
Thomas Ayer
Marion Belsio
Joseph Royer
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Because of the fact that Milton and his wife Catherine were unable to have children of their own, the couple used their money to start what school to educate the children of others?
Hershey School for Orphans
Hershey Industrial School
Hershey College for Higher Learning
Hershey Academy
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Milton S. Hershey also started the M. S. Hershey Foundation that was responsible for what purpose?
Cultural enrichment for his workers
Environmental protection in America
Clean air and water
Housing for the homeless
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Using a trust fund left behind by Milton S. Hershey, what college was able to build a medical center to educate doctors and nurses?
Johns Hopkins
Penn State
Harvard
Boston University
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Milton and Katherine Hershey were actually very nearly involved in which of the following disasters, but narrowly avoided it because they had business to attend to?
The Hindenburg
The Berlin train disaster of 1913
The Titanic
Hurricane Andrea
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September the 13th was the day of the year when Milton Hershey was born, and is now what official holiday that celebrates the man's legacy?
Employee Appreciation Day
Giver's Day
Philanthropist's Day
International Chocolate Day
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During the Second World War, Hershey desired to help the troops who were fighting overseas, and so developed two different candy bars for them to enjoy, the ration bar and what other candy bar?
The tropical bar
The patriot bar
The Atlantic bar
The liberty bar
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Which of the following isn't an institution that is funded by the M. S. Hershey Foundation?
The Hershey Theatre
The Hershey Gardens
The Hershey Gymnasium
The Hershey Museum
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