Ohio Famous People Trivia

1. This 1980 Ohio State alum became an astronaut for NASA, and also served in the US military for 23 year.

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Answer: Nancy Currie-Gregg

Currie-Gregg majored in biological science at Ohio State. She flew on four NASA missions: STS-57, STS-70, STS-88, and STS-109. STS-57 and STS-88 were both on the Endeavor, while STS-70 was on the Discovery, and STS-109 was on the Columbia. She served in the US Army.

From Quiz The Bierces: Ambrose and Lucius

Answer: Uncle and nephew

Lucius was Ambrose's uncle. Ambrose deeply admired and was greatly influenced by Lucius Verus Bierce for his idealism, oratory, political service, and social activism. Ambrose regarded Uncle Lucius as a true role model and held himself to that standard.

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Answer: Gen.Ulysses S. Grant

All four generals were born in Ohio, but Gen. Grant, who after the Civil War became the eighteenth president, was born in a small town in southern Ohio called Point Pleasant. His family later moved to another small town in Ohio called Georgetown. To this day Georgetown holds U.S. Grant days at the end of April. These days celebrate Gen. Grant and a mock raid, representing Morgan's raid, is played at the end of the celebration, with Gen. Grant riding away victorious after saving his hometown from the raiders.

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Answer: Johnny Appleseed & John Chapman & Appleseed&Chapman

His real name was John Chapman. He planted apple seeds in Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. He was born in Massachusetts, but is still a famous figure in the history of Ohio.

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Answer: Ice Hockey

After her Ohio State days, Bonhomme not only played for the Canadian National Team, but also played for the Toronto Furies of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). She won the 2011 edition of "Battle of the Blades" with partner David Pelletier (2002 Olympic pairs figure skating champion with partner Jamie Sale).

From Quiz The Bierces: Ambrose and Lucius

Answer: American Civil War

Even though he was 62 years old at the time, Lucius became Adjutant General of the Ohio Volunteers on May 5, 1863 to Nov. 11, 1865. His role was minor, more of an advisor or planner. Ambrose on the other hand was a front line soldier, fighting in some of the famous and horrific battles such as Shiloh, Corinth, Stones River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and Franklin. He served as a lieutenant under General W. B. Hazen. He showed skills as a scout and in preparing maps prior to engagement. At Kennesaw Mountain in 1864, Bierce suffered a gunshot wound to his head and was hospitalized for months. Because of bouts of dizziness and blackouts, he was forced to resign in early 1865. Of all the major writers who wrote about the Civil War, Ambrose Bierce experienced it most completely.

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Answer: Gen. Thomas L. Hamer

Gen. Thomas L. Hamer practiced law in Georgetown, Ohio, the same Georgetown, Ohio that Gen. Grant was from. (Remember there are six Georgetown, Ohios. Although this Georgetown is the biggest and the county seat of Brown County.) Gen. Hamer was a great influence in Ohio, becoming an Ohio state representative. Upon Gen. Hamer's death in 1846, he was buried in Georgetown, where a monument was raised in his honor, and the nearby town was renamed Hamersville. For anyone who would like to know, Gen. Hamer's grave is still in Georgetown and his monument is still standing. His grave lies in the old cemetery by the Brown County Fair Grounds in Georgetown.

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Answer: Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley was a world champion sharpshooter. She was born in Darke County, Ohio in 1860.

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Answer: John W. Bricker

Bricker graduated from Ohio State with a B.A. (1916) and a J.D. (1920). He was governor of Ohio from 1939-1945 (for a grand total of three total terms), during which he ran for U.S. Vice President with Thomas Dewey (1944), losing to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman. He also represented Ohio in the U.S. Senate, serving from 1947-1959, surviving an assassination attempt in his first year in office. He had his own law firm (Bricker & Eckler), and has a building on Ohio State's campus named after him (Bricker Hall).

From Quiz The Bierces: Ambrose and Lucius

Answer: Akron

In 1838 he was elected mayor of Akron and was re-elected four more times. During his terms as mayor, he donated land, books, and collections to establish the University of Akron, wrote a history of Summit County, and raised a private army. The library at the University of Akron is named for him.

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Answer: William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison became president in 1841. He served exactly one month in office before dying of pneumonia. President Harrison was the ninth president. Virginia is known as "the mother of presidents" although many say that Ohio is giving Virginia a run for its title. By the end of the twentieth century, Ohio had had seven presidents come from the state and Virginia had had eight.

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Answer: Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio in 1847.

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Answer: Kappa Kappa Gamma

Moriarty got her journalism start at WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio. She also worked at Cleveland station WJKW-TV, before landing at CBS News. This eventually helped her get a spot working on the channel's show "48 Hours".

From Quiz The Bierces: Ambrose and Lucius

Answer: To free Canada from British rule

Bierce believed that Canada needed to be free from the yoke of British rule. He gathered a group of about five hundred men including Canadian expatriates, the unemployed, adventurers, and with men of similar views and attempted to invade Canada. The effort is sometimes referred to as the "Patriot War". Although the Patriot War had several aspects, it was never endorsed by the United States government. Bierce contended that the 500 were not sufficient for a full scale attack; he and a small group entered Windsor, Canada and left the bulk of the troops in bivouac a few miles away. On December 3, they had seized the steamboat Champlain and set fire to the barracks at Windsor. The British were not pleased to see Bierce. His proposal that Canadians should join him in expelling the British fell on deaf ears. The British moved swiftly on the intruders and twenty one Patriots were killed and twenty-four arrested. Some were tried and sent to prison in Tasmania. Bierce escaped across the river to Detroit. The American government moved to prevent further actions. The Patriot volunteers passed resolutions rebuking the US government for taking arms against its own people but the Patriot War was over. Bierce faced a trial for his participation but was acquitted as public sentiment considered him a hero.

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Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

President Hayes was the nineteenth president. He was born in Delaware, Ohio and educated at Kenyon College and Harvard Law School. He served in the military and after his term as president, he returned to Ohio and began work on behalf of humanitarian causes. Hayes died in 1893 in Fremont, Ohio.

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Answer: Robert Taft

Robert Taft was Ohio's 67th governor. His father and grandfather both served in the U.S. Senate. His great-grandfather was the 27th President of the USA.

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Answer: Raj Bhavsar

Bhavsar also qualified as an alternate for the 2004 Olympic team. He was also an alternate for the 2008 Olympic team, but fellow Buckeye Morgan Hamm became injured and had to withdraw, which meant Bhavsar was placed on the team. After his competitive gymnastics career ended, he joined Cirque du Soleil.

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Answer: Lucy Webb Hayes & Lucy Ware Webb & Lucy Hayes

Lucy Webb Hayes was born in Chillicothe, Ohio and married Rutherford B. Hayes. She was the first lady of the United States from 1877-1881. Lucy earned her nickname because she refused to allow alchol to be brought into the White House.

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Answer: William Howard Taft

It is said that William Howard Taft once got stuck in the White House bathtub. However, it is now believed that he simply ordered an extra large bath tub for the White House.

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Answer: Patricia Heaton

Heaton graduated from Ohio State with a B.A. in 1980. She was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority while she was there. She played Debra on "Everybody Loves Raymond", Frankie on "The Middle", Kelly on "Back to You", among other roles. She is married to David Hunt, and they have four sons together. Her father, Chuck Heaton, was a writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From Quiz The Bierces: Ambrose and Lucius

Answer: San Francisco

In San Francisco Ambrose Bierce began to hone his craft as a writer. He began to submit observations, essays, and stories to established publications. Finally, he developed a column he called "Prattle" where he was free to express his cynicism, satiric wit, and creativity. His fame spread from this locality to an imported favorite not just in the United States but beyond international borders. William Randolph Hearst, owner of "The San Francisco Enquirer", recognized Bierce's potential and hired him as a columnist where he worked for nearly twenty years until assigned to Washington D.C., where he followed the political scene up close and with same cynical eye. Late in his career he assembled the best of his writings that covered twelve volumes.

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Answer: John Glenn

John Herschel Glenn Jr. was born in Cambridge, Ohio. He was a U.S. politician who became the third person in space and the first American to orbit the Earth, in 1962, aboard Friendship 7. Glenn was born on July 18, 1921.

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Answer: Edward Orton, Jr.

Orton graduated with an Engineer of Mines degree. He served the United States in World War I, and became a Brigadier General in the military. He was the Dean of Ohio State's College of Engineering for several years. He was also the State Geologist of Ohio for several years.

From Quiz The Bierces: Ambrose and Lucius

Answer: Railroad

The railroad industry developed an ingenious plot with Congress through manipulation and possible bribery to forgive loans for construction of railroads. The amount was 130 million dollars or 3 billion in today's economy. Bierce uncovered the plan and began to write extensively on the bill that Congress was attempting to pass. Collis P. Huntington of the Union and Pacific Railroad confronted Bierce and asked 'what his price was'. Bierce is reported to have replied "My price is one hundred thirty million dollars. If, when you are ready to pay, I happen to be out of town, you may hand it over to my friend, the Treasurer of the United States". The bill was defeated. Bierce was also a poet, often writing under the pressure of a newspaper deadline. Commenting on the assassination of Governor William Goebel of Kentucky, he wrote: "The bullet that pierced Goebel's breast Can not be found in all the West; Good reason, it is speeding here To stretch McKinley on his bier." He was blamed for approving the assassination of William McKinley. The poem is dated 1900. McKinley was shot in 1901. Bierce was suggesting that McKinley's policies might be the cause of unrest: he was not calling for his death.

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Answer: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811 in Litchfield, CT. She taught at the Western Female Institute in Cincinnati. Her book was seen as one of the major instigators for the Civil War. Before Uncle Tom's Cabin, Northerners did not fully understand what Southerners were doing to their slaves. Some of the stories in Uncle Tom's Cabin are believed to have been told to Harriet Beecher Stowe by Reverend Rankin, who lived on the highest hill in Ripley, Ohio and helped many slaves obtain their freedom. The Rankin House is still in Ripley and has been redecorated to look just like it did when Reverend Rankin lived in it. It costs two dollars to go into the home and look around. If you stand in the back yard of the home, you can see all of the town of Ripley and where the Ohio River bends in both directions. It is a magnificent site and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the history of slavery.

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Answer: Benjamin Harrison

His grandfather, William Henry Harrison, was the 9th President.

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Answer: Jeep

Probst, a native of West Virginia, designed the Jeep for the U.S. Army (via the American Bantam Car Company) in 1940, within a two-day span of time. He was an engineering major at Ohio State, and because of his Jeep ties, is called the "Father of the Jeep".

From Quiz The Bierces: Ambrose and Lucius

Answer: The Devil's Dictionary

"The Devil's Dictionary" is one of the most quoted books in the English language. Here Bierce's cynical view of the world becomes most apparent. Here are a few: Acquaintance: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient. Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic's eyes to improve his vision. Religion: A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable. Editor: A person who combines the judicial functions of Minos, Rhadamanthus and Aeacus. Master of mysteries and lord of law, high-pinnacled upon the throne of thought, his face suffused with the dim splendors of the Transfiguration, his legs intertwisted and his tongue a-cheek, the editor spills his will along the paper and cuts it off in lengths to suit. And at intervals from behind the veil of the temple is heard the voice of the foreman demanding three inches of wit and six lines of religious meditation, or bidding him turn off the wisdom and whack up some pathos. Conservative: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others."

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Answer: Victoria Woodhull

Victoria Woodhull was born on September 23, 1838 in Homer, Ohio. Victoria was the first woman to run for President, running in 1892 against Grover Cleveland and then President Benjamin Harrison.

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Answer: Warren G. Harding

Warren G. Harding was the 29th President of the United States.

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