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History quiz

The Marquette Regional History Center in Marquette is pictured. (Courtesy photo)

QUESTION: When Marquette author Carroll Watson Rankin visited the new First Presbyterian Church on Front Street in 1935, she remarked that the pew cushions were all right for a Presbyterian Church but would be all wrong for an Episcopal Church. What color were they?

a. Sunflower yellow

b. Blush rose

c. Dark purple

d. Bright blue

ANSWER: D. Bright blue. She noted that the stained glass windows and the tile floor were also predominantly blue.

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