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The Mall of Yesteryear

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Introduction:
"Take a trip to the Mall of Yesteryear and see stores no longer in existence."


1. At one time, you could take to kids to the local Child World. When did this children's toy store close its doors for good?
    1992
    1990
    1994
    1988


2. For a long time Woolworth was a well-known five-and-dime store seen in many malls. What is not true about the chain?
    Started on a $500 loan
    Once in the Guinness Book of World Records
    Site of a major civil rights sit-in
    Was on the Dow Jones


3. What was the name of the once-popular electronics store owned by the Antar family?
    Answer: (two words)


4. How long did the Zayre's chain last?
    32 years
    30 years
    34 years
    36 years


5. Although the Ames chain first opened in Massachusetts, what state were its founders from?
    Rhode Island
    Vermont
    New Hampshire
    Connecticut


6. By the time the Bradlees department store chain went belly-up in 2001, there were over 100 stores.
    True
    False


7. In what state did the first Caldor open?
    Delaware
    Pennsylvania
    New York
    Maryland


8. Jordan Marsh was a popular Boston-based department store. It would eventually become one of a number of stores that would be bought out by Macy's. Along with Jordan Marsh, a number of department stores were converted in 1996. Which was not among them that year?
    Weinstock's
    Abraham & Straus
    Bullock's
    The Broadway


9. Montgomery Ward made headlines by shutting down completely in 2001. What city was the retail chain based in?
    Indianapolis
    Chicago
    Milwaukee
    Detroit


10. Home Quarters Warehouse was only able to survive from 1984 to 1999. Where was the home improvement retail chain based?
    Newport News
    Blacksburg
    Richmond
    Virginia Beach


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