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Why, Oh Why, Oh Why, Oh- Trivia Quiz


The title is a line from a song whose next line is, "Why did I ever leave Ohio?" This quiz is about ways to get out of the Buckeye State.

A multiple-choice quiz by austinnene. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
austinnene
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
370,565
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Ohio features a small island called, improbably, Put-In Bay (not to be confused with the leader of the Russian Federation). To what destinations can you fly from its airport? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. If you were going to drive out of Ohio and you wanted to make sure you had tip-top tires, what northeastern city might you visit before departure? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is Ohio's primary shipping port? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. If you wanted to leave Ohio in a hot-air balloon, which of the following balloon festival locations in the northwest would likely get you out of the state most quickly (let's assume the wind is behind you in all cases)? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. If you wanted to take the Amtrak out of Ohio, from which central city could you NOT depart? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Can you get out of Ohio via the Ohio and Erie Canal system? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. If you wanted to leave Ohio via the Ohio River, in a canoe heading into Pennsylvania, you could sit back and float east with the current.


Question 8 of 10
8. A great way out of Ohio is to ride a bike! Adventure Cycling Association, a nonprofit organization promoting biking in the US, facilitates long-distance bike trips in notable areas of the country. Which of the following trips will take you out of Ohio, if you join it in progress? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. If you want to fly out of Ohio, you're in a good place to do so. Ohio was home to which of these pioneers in flight? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. And what of the song that spawned this stellar quiz?

"Why, oh why, oh why, oh-why did I ever leave Ohio?"

Where did the singers think, at the end, they should go? It is the only one of the answer choices that is NOT a city in Ohio.
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Ohio features a small island called, improbably, Put-In Bay (not to be confused with the leader of the Russian Federation). To what destinations can you fly from its airport?

Answer: Any, if you have the right plane and enough fuel.

Put-In Bay's airport does not have lights or refueling capabilities. There is a charter pilot service, and private planes use the airport during daylight hours. With less than 3,000 feet of runway, most commercial planes could not land there.

Most travel on and off the island is by ferry.
2. If you were going to drive out of Ohio and you wanted to make sure you had tip-top tires, what northeastern city might you visit before departure?

Answer: Akron

Akron was long known as The Rubber Capital of the World. For many years, four major tire-producing companies--Goodyear, Goodrich, General and Firestone--were headquartered there. By 2014, only Goodyear remained, but Akron has been continuously reinventing itself in the 21st century, becoming a major center for polymer manufacturing.
3. What is Ohio's primary shipping port?

Answer: Port of Cleveland

In terms of tonnage shipped/received, the Port of Cleveland has long topped the list of Ohio's commercial ports. Products shipped out of state include coal, iron, steel, agricultural products and manufactured goods.
4. If you wanted to leave Ohio in a hot-air balloon, which of the following balloon festival locations in the northwest would likely get you out of the state most quickly (let's assume the wind is behind you in all cases)?

Answer: Montpelier

Montpelier is located in the extreme northwestern corner of the state, about ten miles from the Indiana border. Ravenna is about 38 miles from the Pennsylvania border. The other two towns are considerably farther from any state border.
5. If you wanted to take the Amtrak out of Ohio, from which central city could you NOT depart?

Answer: Columbus

Amtrak has long run two main routes through Ohio, one along the northern rim of the state, and the other just clipping the southwestern portion. Columbus, near the middle of the state, has not had Amtrak passenger train service.
6. Can you get out of Ohio via the Ohio and Erie Canal system?

Answer: No, the canal is no longer completely navigable.

The Ohio and Erie Canal opened to boat traffic in 1827, although construction continued on it until 1832, when it joined the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal. The canal carried people and cargo for about 80 years, with its operations peaking in the 1850s. The rise of railroads following the Civil War took business away from the canal systems, and in the ensuing decades the Ohio and Erie gradually declined, helped along by flood events that damaged its infrastructure. Nowadays, parts of the canal are designated historic areas.

In some parts, it is still in use for local cargo transport.
7. If you wanted to leave Ohio via the Ohio River, in a canoe heading into Pennsylvania, you could sit back and float east with the current.

Answer: False

Unfortunately for the fleeing paddler, the Ohio flows from east to west, forming a major tributary of the Mississippi River. If you wanted to paddle your canoe on the Ohio into Pennsylvania, you'd better be in shape because it's upstream all the way (and you certainly couldn't float east with the current).
8. A great way out of Ohio is to ride a bike! Adventure Cycling Association, a nonprofit organization promoting biking in the US, facilitates long-distance bike trips in notable areas of the country. Which of the following trips will take you out of Ohio, if you join it in progress?

Answer: Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad went through Ohio, with multiple routes within the state. A main branch entered Ohio in the south from Indiana, following the border formed by the Ohio River; from there people left the route heading toward several points along Lake Erie, from which they could get passage to Canada. One such destination was Erie, Pennsylvania, where the bike tour ends.

Today, the National Park Service maintains a number of sites with significant roles in The Underground Railroad's existence throughout the Eastern and Midwestern US. Ohio has the most such sites, including Harriet Beecher Stowe's home in Cincinnati.

Of the other biking tours mentioned, the Atlantic Coast follows, well, the Atlantic Coast from Maine to Florida; the Great Divide follows the western Continental Divide from north to south; and the Lewis and Clark Train winds through Missouri, the Dakotas and on to Washington State, following the explorers' path as closely as possible. None of them enters--or leaves--Ohio.
9. If you want to fly out of Ohio, you're in a good place to do so. Ohio was home to which of these pioneers in flight?

Answer: The Wright Brothers, (arguably) developed the first viable fixed-wing airplane

The Wright Brothers, despite having made their famed first flight in Kitty Hawk, NC, lived in Dayton, Ohio. Igor Sikorsky, born in Russia, emigrated to the US in adulthood and settled in Connecticut. Alexander Graham Bell lived in Scotland and England in his youth, emigrated to Canada with his parents as a young man, and later moved to Massachusetts, USA. John J. Montgomery was a Californian.
10. And what of the song that spawned this stellar quiz? "Why, oh why, oh why, oh-why did I ever leave Ohio?" Where did the singers think, at the end, they should go? It is the only one of the answer choices that is NOT a city in Ohio.

Answer: Home

The song, titled simply "Ohio", was written for a 1953 musical called "Wonderful Town", which was loosely based on the play "My Sister Eileen", about two sisters who leave Ohio for New York in search of fame and fortune.

And, yes, Ohio has cities named Athens, Geneva, and Dublin! There is not a city or town named "Home" in Ohio.
Source: Author austinnene

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