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Quiz about Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati

Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati Quiz

How much do you know about the "C" cities in Ohio? There are the big three, plus several smaller ones.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sabrina0001. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Sabrina0001

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
354,813

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
722

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Makadew (10/10), Guest 18 (7/10), Guest 71 (10/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the capital of Ohio? Hint

Cincinnati

Columbus

Cleveland

Canton

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Question 2 of 10

2. Ohio has not always had the same capital city. The second capital was Zanesville. The first and third state capital was this "C" city. Hint

Columbus

Chillicothe

Cleveland

Cincinnati

3. The original name of this city was Losantiville. It was renamed in 1790 by Arthur St Clair, then-governor of the Northwest Territory. The name he chose was based on that of an ancient Roman general. Hint

Cleveland

Cambridge

Columbus

Cincinnati

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Question 4 of 10

4. The city of Cleveland was named after President Grover Cleveland.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. This "C" city is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Hint

Columbus

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Canton

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Question 6 of 10

6. This city is also known as "The Rock 'n' Roll Capital of the World"; the iconic building designed by I.M. Pei became the home the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when it was dedicated in 1995. Hint

Cleveland

Cinicinnati

Columbus

Canton

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Question 7 of 10

7. This city boasts the Major League Baseball team that is the oldest to play continually in one city. Hint

Columbus

Cambridge

Cleveland

Cincinnati

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Question 8 of 10

8. This city earned one of its less flattering nicknames, "The Mistake on the Lake", in 1969, after the polluted Cuyahoga River caught fire. Hint

Columbus

Cambridge

Cincinnati

Cleveland

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the 2010 U.S. Census, this was the most populous city in Ohio, as well as the fifteenth most populous city in the United States. Hint

Cleveland

Columbus

Cincinnati

Chillicothe

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 2012, all of the following had at least one professional sports team in one or more of the Big Four leagues in American sport (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) except for one city. Which? Hint

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Canton

Columbus

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the capital of Ohio?

Answer: Columbus

Columbus was made the state capital in 1816. It was moved there from the previous sites due to its location, since it is almost in the exact center of the state.

2. Ohio has not always had the same capital city. The second capital was Zanesville. The first and third state capital was this "C" city.

Answer: Chillicothe

Chillicothe was named after one of the major divisions of the Shawnee Indians, the Chalakatha. There were several previous sites called Chillicothe also, since the name was given to the largest settlement of the Chalakatha at any given time.

Answer: Cincinnati

St Clair was a member of the Society of Cincinnati, an organization founded to honor George Washington. Like the Roman general Cincinnatus, Washington was originally a farmer who accepted broad powers from the people during his military service, then resigned those powers after the military crisis was over, so that the state could return to its legally-constituted government.

4. The city of Cleveland was named after President Grover Cleveland.

Answer: false

The city was actually named in 1796, well before the President was even born in 1837. It was named for the head of the survey expedition that laid out the Western Reserve.

5. This "C" city is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Answer: Canton

The forerunner of the NFL began in Canton in 1920. The Hall of Fame opened in 1963.

6. This city is also known as "The Rock 'n' Roll Capital of the World"; the iconic building designed by I.M. Pei became the home the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when it was dedicated in 1995.

Answer: Cleveland

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was actually created in 1983, but did not have a home for 12 years. Jann Wenner, the co-founder of the magazine "Rolling Stone," had originally hoped it would be located in New York City.

7. This city boasts the Major League Baseball team that is the oldest to play continually in one city.

Answer: Cincinnati

The consensus of baseball authorities seems to agree that the current Cincinnati Reds were founded in 1881. There are people associated with the team, however, that maintain the Reds are a continuation of the 1867 Red Stockings, the first fully professional baseball team.

The shifting business entities in the early days of baseball lead most to conclude that the Reds are merely named in tribute to the historic Red Stockings.

8. This city earned one of its less flattering nicknames, "The Mistake on the Lake", in 1969, after the polluted Cuyahoga River caught fire.

Answer: Cleveland

Yes, you read that correctly -- the river was on fire! Actually, there were several contributing factors that earned Cleveland this particular nickname, including municipal financial difficulties, unrest due to the civil rights movement, and sports teams that were (and had been for some time) exercises in futility.

9. In the 2010 U.S. Census, this was the most populous city in Ohio, as well as the fifteenth most populous city in the United States.

Answer: Columbus

Cincinnati was the most populous city in Ohio from the inception of statehood through the 1900 census, when it was overtaken by Cleveland. Cleveland was Ohio's most populous city for most of the 20th century.

10. In 2012, all of the following had at least one professional sports team in one or more of the Big Four leagues in American sport (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) except for one city. Which?

Answer: Canton

Cleveland had the Indians (MLB), the Browns (NFL), and the Cavaliers (NBA). Cincinnati had the Reds (MLB) and the Bengals (NFL). Columbus had the Bluejackets (NHL). In spite of the NFL's historic roots in Canton, Canton did not boast any teams in the Big Four in 2012.

Source: Author Sabrina0001

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