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Quiz about History of Louisville Kentucky

History of Louisville, Kentucky Quiz

Try your hand at the early history of Louisville, Kentucky, from 1778 to 1875. Good luck on this short quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by val9000. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
val9000

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
6,062

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
3 / 5

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1282

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Question 1 of 5

1. Who officially founded Louisville, Kentucky on May 27, 1778? Hint

George Rogers Clark

Daniel Boone

Charles Breckenridge

John Connolly

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Question 2 of 5

2. Louisville is named for a French monarch, Louis. What 'number' was this Louis in the ruling line? Hint

Louis XVI

Louis XII

Louis II

Louis XIV

3. During the United States Civil War, Louisville wanted to remain neutral. However, geography made that nearly impossible. Which side of the war did the city end up serving... The Union or The Confederacy?

Answer: (Union or Confederacy .. U or C)

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Question 4 of 5

4. Louisville became a center of horse racing attention on May 17, 1875, when Churchill Downs opened its doors for the first time. The first Kentucky Derby was run that day. What horse won? Hint

Man of War

Aristides

Secretariat

Vagrant

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Question 5 of 5

5. In 1873, Louisville druggist John Colgan invented something that you can find in any just about every grocery store in the world. What was it? Hint

Toothpaste

Canned Meat

Chewing Gum

Frozen Peas

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who officially founded Louisville, Kentucky on May 27, 1778?

Answer: George Rogers Clark

Although John Connolly owned most of the land that would become the heart of downtown Louisville, Clark and his settlers actually established the Louisville settlement on Corn Island, which was in the Ohio River. Corn Island was still visible in the river until the completion of the Falls Dam in the late 1920s, when it became completely sumerged.

2. Louisville is named for a French monarch, Louis. What 'number' was this Louis in the ruling line?

Answer: Louis XVI

The King's assent to the French alliance with the American revolutionists was acknowledged by the finest gesture Louisville's town builders could come up with... a namesake.

Answer: The Union

Louisville served as a temporary holding point for thousands of Confederate prisoners.

4. Louisville became a center of horse racing attention on May 17, 1875, when Churchill Downs opened its doors for the first time. The first Kentucky Derby was run that day. What horse won?

Answer: Aristides

Aristides won the first Kentucky Derby. Vagrant won the second Derby in 1876. Secretariat won in 1973, and Man of War never won the Kentucky Derby.

5. In 1873, Louisville druggist John Colgan invented something that you can find in any just about every grocery store in the world. What was it?

Answer: Chewing Gum

That first Chewing Gum called was 'Taffy Tolu.'

Source: Author val9000

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