A Mixed USA Bag Trivia Quiz

Answer: Chicago

Named after the then Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn, Fort Dearborn was erected in 1803 by the Chicago River. In the War of 1812, the fort was destroyed. A new fort, built in 1816 was decommissioned by 1837, the same year that Chicago was incorporated as a city. Parts of the fort were wiped out when the Chicago River was widened in 1855 and by a fire in 1857.

The Great Chicago Fire destroyed what was left of Fort Dearborn in 1871.

Answer: 1952

Frank Herzegh applied for a patent for tubeless tires on behalf of BH Goodrich in 1946 and received it in 1952. The tires were so successful that by 1955 they became standard equipment on nearly all new automobiles. Eventually, most flat tires and blows outs were eliminated, leading to safer vehicles. Unfortunately, children ultimately ran out of inner tubes to use at the beach.

Answer: Mary Higgins Clark

By 2015, Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeney, a prolific author of suspense novels, had published over 50 books which had sold over 100 million copies worldwide. Her daughter, Carol Higgins Clark is also a writer (with whom Mary Higgins Clark has collaborated), as is Mary Jane Clark, her former daughter-in-law.

Answer: Pittsburgh

The Carnegie Museum of Art, founded in 1895, has a superb collection of modern art including painting, sculpture, photography, and architecture. The Carnegie Museum of Natural History was established in 1896. It includes one of the finest dinosaur collections in the world as well as collections related to minerals and gems, Native Americans, the Arctic, Geology, and Ancient Egypt.

In 1991, the Carnegie Science Center opened. It includes a planetarium, Omnimax theater, Roboworld, a miniature railroad and village, and a World War II submarine, the USS Requin.

The Andy Warhol Museum, opened in 1994, holds over 4,000 Warhol works done in all media.

Answer: Detroit

The Motown Museum, founded in 1985 by Esther Gordy Edwards, preserves the history and legacy of Motown records, which was established in 1959 by Berry Gordy. Belle Isle Park is a 982 acre park on an island in the Detroit River. It includes an aquarium, a zoo, a museum, and a conservatory.

The Renaissance Center (also known as the GM Renaissance Center and The GMRENCEN) is a set of seven interconnected skyscrapers owned by General Motors in the center of Detroit.

Answer: Boston Red Sox

After winning in 1918, the Red Sox next appeared in the World Series in: 1946, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals; 1967, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals again; 1975, losing to the Cincinnati Reds; and 1986, losing to the New York Mets (all of those losses were 4-3). In 2004, the Red Sox swept the Cardinals, 4-0 to win their first World Series since 1918.

Answer: Mr. Peepers

"Mr. Peepers" ran from 1952-1955. Wallace Maynard "Wally" Cox played Robinson J. Peepers, a science teacher in Jefferson City Junior High School, who was physically slight and wore glasses, and was a meek and inept individual that everyone seemed to like.

A character actor, Cox appeared in a number of other television shows and in over 20 movies. He as also the voice of "Underdog," an animated canine hero.

Answer: Three

Nominated four times, Walter Brennan won three Best Supporting Actor Oscars: "Come And Get It" in 1936; "Kentucky" in 1938; and "The Westerner" in 1940. He was nominated for "Sergeant York" in 1941, but lost to Donald Crisp in "How Green Was my Valley." Brennan was the first man to win three Academy Awards for acting.

Answer: Mayflower

The Mayflower was adopted as the official flower in 1918. (It is also the provincial flower of Nova Scotia.) Massachusetts also officially recognizes these: American Elm (tree), Chickadee (bird), Cranberry Juice (beverage), Lady Bug (insect), Cod (fish), Boston Cream Pie (dessert), Boston Terrier (dog), and Right Whale (marine mammal).

Answer: Mule

Unless you hike down or take a helicopter, only mules can get you to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. They mix the sure-footedness of a donkey with the stamina of a horse, and have been taking visitors down into the canyon since at least 1887. A variety of possible rides exist, some of which go along the rim, and others which involve one- or two-night stays. (Make any reservations well in advance.)