Special Sub-Topic: Detroit Suburbs Authored by: brnwshd85 Sub-topic of: Michigan

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

In what Detroit suburb do the Detroit Pistons play their home games?

Auburn Hills. The Pistons play 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.

Many of you probably know that Ann Arbor is the location of The Univeristy 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?

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

In which Detroit suburb is the online lender Quicken Loans based in?

Livonia. The founder of Quicken Loans, Dan Gilbert, just recently bought majority control of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.