DETROIT Trivia ANSWERS TO DETROIT TRIVIA
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1. Opened in 1904 and closed in 2005, what was the oldest freshwater
aquarium in the nation?
2. What Michigan community grew from 3,589 to 45,615 residents
from 1910 to 1920, leading the nation in growth during that period? 3. When the territory of Michigan was created on Jan. 11, 1805,
what town was selected as its capital?4. Bloomfield Hills was first known by what name?
5. Where is the world's only marble lighthouse?
6. Utica was originally known by what name?
7. What is the nation's largest indoor/outdoor museum complex?
8. Compared to Chicago, "The Windy City," how
does Detroit rank in average wind velocity?9. Arnold F. Wilt, born in Detroit in 1886,
revolutionized the cosmetology industry by
developing what process?
10. In 1870, Detroit telephone customers became
the first in the nation to have what type of
reference information assigned to them?
11. On Feb. 4, 1902, what internationally famous
aviation pioneer was born in Detroit?
12. In what year was the first policewoman
appointed in Detroit?
13. What was the world's first urban freeway, completed in 1942?
14. In 1879, what amount was paid to the Campau family by the City of
Detroit for Belle Isle?
15. In 1866, what Detroit pharmacist introduced the world's first carbonated
soft drink?
16. At what Detroit intersection was the world's first traffic light installed
in 1915?
17. In 1954 the world's first shopping mall opened in what Detroit suburb?
18. Making its 1936 debut at WXYZ in Detroit, what crime fighting adventure
series used "Flight of the Bumblebee" as its theme song?
19. The Supremes were originally known by what name?
20. What title did Stevie Wonder originally give to "My Cherie Amour"
in 1966? 21. What Detroit-based male singing group was known as The Primes
until 1960?
21. The Temptations
ANSWERS TO DETROIT TRIVIA
1. Belle Isle Aquarium
2. Hamtramck
3. Detroit
4. Bagley's Corners
5. Belle Isle's Livingston Lighthouse
6. Hog's Hollow
7. Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
8. The same, 10.4 mph
9. The cold permanent wave
10. Telephone numbers
11. Charles A. Lindbergh
12. 1893
13. The Davison Freeway, Detroit
14. $200,000
15. James Vernor (Vernor's Ginger Ale)
16. Woodward Avenue and Grand Avenue
17. Southfield (Northland Mall)
18. The Green Hornet gained popularity when it became a national radio
series in 1939, on the air until 1952. Younger folk probably remember the short-lived 1966-1967 TV series starring Bruce Lee. The Lone Ranger and Sgt Preston of the Yukon were also broadcast from the WXYZ studios.19. The Primettes
20. "Oh My Marsha"
21. The Temptations
MICHIGAN Trivia____________________________________________________________
1. On what date did the stars & stripes first fly over Michigan soil?2. What ambitious automotive pioneer organized G.M. in Sept. of 1908?
3. How much was the annual license fee charged to Michigan auto
owners in 1905 to operate their vehicles?
4. Who in 1668 founded the first permanent settlement in what later
became the state of Michigan?
5. What safety and traffic flow feature was first introduced near
Trenton in 1911?
6. Where does Michigan rank internationally in the production of dogsleds?
7. The Michigan state capitol in Lansing is constructed of what material?
8. What is Michigan's largest fresh-market vegetable crop?
9. Approximately how many lakes are in Michigan?
10. The home offices of Life Savers candy, Beech-Nut gum and Squirt
soft drink are in which city?
11. During the lumber boom era, what name was given to the row of saloons
that lined Water Street in Bay City?
12. In 1936, what UP city processed 100,000 sq. feet of bird's eye maple
for use in the English luxury liner, the Queen Mary?
13. What coastline has been given the name "Graveyard of the Great Lakes"?
ANSWERS TO MICHIGAN TRIVIA
1. July 11, 1796
2. William Crapo Durant
3. Fifty cents
4. Father Jaques Marquette
5. Painted center lines
6. First
7. Ohio sandstone
8. Onions
9. 11,000
10. Holland
11. Hells' Half Mile
12. Escanaba
13. Whitefish Point, Lake Superior
