Mixed Ohio Trivia

1. The Cincinnati Bengals moved out of Riverfront Stadium after the 1999 season and the Reds followed them three years later. Which river gave the stadium its name?

From Quiz Cincinnati Ohio

Answer: Ohio River

Riverfront Stadium was renamed Cinergy Field in 1996. Like the city of Cincinnati, the stadium was located on the northern bank of the Ohio River. The river forms the border between Ohio and Kentucky there. The Ohio flows west from Cincinnati and ultimately becomes the largest tributary (by volume) of the Mississippi River.

From Quiz Pop Culture History of Cleveland, Ohio

Answer: Alan Freed

Freed called himself the "Moondog" on his show on WJW radio. A sound bite of his show serves as the intro to the song "Cleveland Rocks" by Ian Hunter.

From Quiz Cincinnati Ohio

Answer: The Flying Pig Marathon

First held in 1999, the Flying Pig Marathon attracted the third-largest field for any first-time Marathon in the United States. By 2008, the field had grown to almost 5,000. In 2011, the women's division of the race was won by a blind runner.

From Quiz Pop Culture History of Cleveland, Ohio

Answer: American Greetings

Holly Hobbie was created in 1967 as a nostalgic little girl with a big blue bonnet who loved cats. Today, she has a more trendy appearance.

From Quiz Cincinnati Ohio

Answer: 513

The 513 area code once covered most of southern Ohio, including Cincinnati, but a new code (937) was created in 1996 to cover the Dayton area that had formerly shared the 513 code. The alternatives are all dialing codes of major US cities -- 212 covers part of New York City, 202 is Washington DC, and 747 parts of Los Angeles.

From Quiz Pop Culture History of Cleveland, Ohio

Answer: Dorothy Dandridge

She was nominated, but did not win, for the title role in 1954's "Carmen Jones". As her career slid downhill her intake of alcohol and prescription drugs increased. On the afternoon of September 8, 1965 her manager found her dead in her apartment. The autopsy showed that she had died of an overdose of Tofranil, the antidepressant that she was taking. It is unknown if it was deliberate or accidental. Hattie McDaniel was the first African American woman to actually win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (as opposed to Best Actress), which was for her role in "Gone with the Wind".

From Quiz Cincinnati Ohio

Answer: Ice Hockey

The Cyclones are an AA professional ice hockey team. Founded in 1990, the Cyclones won the ECHL Kelly Cup title in 2010. Cincinnati also has a number of semi-pro soccer teams -- the Kings, the Ladyhawks and the Excite (an indoor team). The Cincinnati Rollergirls compete in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association league.

From Quiz Cincinnati Ohio

Answer: Covington KY

Although home to around only 40,000 (2012 data), Covington is the fifth-largest city in Kentucky. Located immediately south of Cincinnati across the Ohio River, it is part of the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Metropolitan Area. Kentucky is, of course, noted for horse racing, and the best-known member of the U.S Racing Hall of Fame, Steve Cauthen, was born in 1960 in Covington.

From Quiz Pop Culture History of Cleveland, Ohio

Answer: 30 minutes

Investigators never determined what actually started the fire, but most believe it was due to sparks from a passing train. The river had caught fire eight times before. The fire in 1955 caused over 1.5 million dollars in damage.

From Quiz Pop Culture History of Cleveland, Ohio

Answer: Stroh's

Rangers first baseman Mike Hargrove (who later would manage the Indians) was pelted with hot dogs and nearly hit with an empty gallon bottle of Thunderbird.

From Quiz Pop Culture History of Cleveland, Ohio

Answer: Carl Stokes

He took office in 1968 and served until 1971. At the same time he tied with Richard Hatcher who became mayor of Gary, Indiana another major US city.

From Quiz Pop Culture History of Cleveland, Ohio

Answer: Rush

Rush was from Canada, but they did mention Cleveland's WMMS radio in the liner notes of their debut album. Other famous Cleveland musicians include The James Gang, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and The Pretenders.

From Quiz Pop Culture History of Cleveland, Ohio

Answer: USS Cod

She sank 13 enemy vessels before becoming a training boat, and then ultimately a museum. It is docked on Lake Erie with parts still in original condition.

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