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1.
Which Ohio city has NOT served as the state capital?
a.
Chillicothe
b.
Columbus
c.
Marietta
2.
What Ohioan invented the arc light, the first electric light capable of illuminating large spaces, first displayed on Cleveland's Public Square in 1879?
a.
Thomas Edison
b.
Charles Francis Brush
c.
Charles Kettering
3.
Which two future Presidents served in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I) during the Civil War?
a.
William Henry Harrison and Ulysses S. Grant
b.
Ulysses S. Grant and James Garfield
c.
Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley
4.
Who was known as the "Schoolmaster to the Nation"?
a.
William Holmes McGuffey
b.
Platt R. Spencer
c.
Albert B. Graham
5.
Which Ohio native was the first President to have a telephone in the White House?
a.
Rutherford B. Hayes
b.
Warren G. Harding
c.
William Howard Taft
6.
Which Wright brother was at the controls on the first flight in 1903?
a.
Orville
b.
Wilbur
c.
Milton
7.
What former racecar driver from Columbus became America's "ace-of-aces" in World War I, shooting down 26 enemy planes?
a.
John Glenn
b.
Edward "Eddie" V. Rickenbacker
c.
William H. Pitsenbarger
8.
What is Ohio's state fossil?
a.
brachiopod
b.
Dunkleosteus terrelli
c.
trilobite
9.
What Ohio woman was a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and demonstrated her shooting skill at Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee?
a.
Betsy Mix Cowles
b.
Harriet Taylor Upton
c.
Annie Oakley
10.
In area, which Ohio county is the largest?
a.
Madison
b.
Ashtabula
c.
Cuyahoga
11.
When did Ohio officially adopt its pennant-shaped flag?
a.
1803
b.
1851
c.
1902
12.
In 1893, Frederick Douglass called which Ohio poet, "the most promising young colored man in America."
a.
Paul Laurence Dunbar
b.
Robert S. Duncanson
c.
Charles Young
13.
In 1905, which Ohio native pitched the first perfect game in American League history?
a.
William "Dummy" Hoy
b.
Denton "Cy" Young
c.
Branch Rickey
14.
Which Ohio college was the nation's first interracial, coed college?
a.
Hiram College
b.
Oberlin College
c.
The Ohio State University
15.
In what Ohio city was the nation's first county public library founded in 1899?
a.
Youngstown
b.
Lakewood
c.
Van Wert
16.
What Ohio golfer won 71 PGA victories and was named "Golfer of the Century" by
GOLF Magazine
in 1988?
a.
Paul Brown
b.
Jack Nicklaus
c.
Arnold Palmer
17.
What Ohio city was once known as the "underwear capital of the world"?
a.
Piqua
b.
Toledo
c.
Cleveland
d.
None of the Above
18.
In 1913, what Ohio city was flooded after a five-day rainstorm?
a.
Dayton
b.
Youngstown
c.
Fremont
d.
All of the above
19.
Jack Hanna served as Executive Director of what Ohio zoo from 1978 to 1992?
a.
Cleveland MetroParks Zoo
b.
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
c.
Columbus Zoo & Aquarium
20.
Ohio has how many counties?
a.
75
b.
82
c.
88