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Detroit Suburbs Trivia Quiz

Detroit is a great city with awesome people and a rich history. Its suburbs are very much a part of all of that. This quiz will try to test your knowledge of the many suburbs of Detroit.

A multiple-choice quiz by brnwshd85. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
brnwshd85

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
215,068

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2507

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Question 1 of 10

1. What third most populous city in the state of Michigan shares a rather famous border with Detroit? Hint

Livonia

Sterling Heights

Pontiac

Warren

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what Detroit suburb is Ford Motor Company's World headquarters? Hint

Lincoln Park

Pontiac

Plymouth

Dearborn

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which set of small but similarly named suburbs were the setting for a quirky action-comedy starring Minnie Driver and John Cusack? Hint

The Woods

The Bloomfields

The Grosse Pointes

The Heights

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what Detroit suburb did the Detroit Pistons play their home games from 1988 to 2017? Hint

Pontiac

Birmingham

Farmington Hills

Auburn Hills

5. Many of you probably know that Ann Arbor is the location of The University of Michigan's main and most famous campus, but do you know which Detroit suburb is the location of one of U of M's 2 alternate campuses? Hint

Rochester

Dearborn

Taylor

Livonia

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these famous places in California does not share its name with a suburb of Detroit? Hint

Oakland

Beverly Hills

Burbank

Berkley

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which suburb west of Detroit is the location of both the first K-mart in the world and the first Little Caesar's? Hint

Westland

Livonia

Wayne

Garden City

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Detroit suburb do the Ontario Hockey's League's (OHL) Whalers call home? Hint

Trenton

Plymouth

Waterford

Warren

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which suburb of Detroit is the Detroit Metro Airport located? Hint

Dearborn

Livonia

Pontiac

Romulus

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which park can you find in the Detroit River? Hint

Detroit Park

Thousand Islands Park

Staten Island

Belle Isle State Park

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What third most populous city in the state of Michigan shares a rather famous border with Detroit?

Answer: Warren

The rather famous border between Detroit and Warren is Eight Mile Rd. Eminem is from Warren which is an industrial town and bedroom community north of Detroit.

2. In what Detroit suburb is Ford Motor Company's World headquarters?

Answer: Dearborn

Dearborn is also the site of the world famous Henry Ford Museum, which includes many artifacts from recent modern history and the history of various types of transportation in the U.S., and Greenfield Village, which is an outdoor museum of sorts where many places such as the Wright brothers' bicycle shop have been moved or recreated.

3. Which set of small but similarly named suburbs were the setting for a quirky action-comedy starring Minnie Driver and John Cusack?

Answer: The Grosse Pointes

The Grosse Pointes include five separate communities: Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Woods, and Grosse Pointe Shores.

4. In what Detroit suburb did the Detroit Pistons play their home games from 1988 to 2017?

Answer: Auburn Hills

The Pistons played their home games at the Palace of Auburn Hills, one of the premiere arenas in the NBA. Auburn Hills is 30 to 45 minutes north of Detroit along I-75. In 2017 they moved to Little Caesars Arena in the city.

Answer: Dearborn

Both Rochester and Livonia have college campuses of their own, Oakland University, and Madonna University respectively.

6. Which of these famous places in California does not share its name with a suburb of Detroit?

Answer: Burbank

Beverly Hills, much like its namesake in California, is an affluent area where home values are high. Berkley (no that's not a spelling mistake, that's how it is spelled on this side of Lake Michigan) is a small community with a cute downtown area and middle class homes. Oakland is not only the name of the city across the bay from San Francisco, but also a county in Michigan.

But wait, we're not talking about counties in Michigan, are we? Oakland is also a township located in the county of the same name.

7. Which suburb west of Detroit is the location of both the first K-mart in the world and the first Little Caesar's?

Answer: Garden City

Garden City is a small middle class city west of Detroit. Mike Ilitch, the founder of Little Caesar's and the owner of baseball's Detroit Tigers and hockey's Red Wings, opened his first Little Caesar's in 1959. The first K-mart (its name refers to the company's Kresge dime stores that preceded K-mart) store opened in Garden City in 1962.

8. Which Detroit suburb do the Ontario Hockey's League's (OHL) Whalers call home?

Answer: Plymouth

The Plymouth Whalers are owned by Peter Karmanos, CEO of Detroit based Compuware and owner of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes.

9. In which suburb of Detroit is the Detroit Metro Airport located?

Answer: Romulus

Detroit Metro airport is about a 20 to 30 minute drive West along 1-94 from downtown Detroit in the sparsely populated but developing city of Romulus.

10. Which park can you find in the Detroit River?

Answer: Belle Isle State Park

Travelling over the MacArthur Bridge will land you on an island called Belle Isle State Park, a 982 acre island owned by the city of Detroit. It's leased by the Michigan government. Facilities on the island include a zoo, beach, yacht club and conservatory.

Source: Author brnwshd85

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