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St. Louis Missouri "Firsts"

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St Louis Missouri Firsts game quiz
"St. Louis, Missouri, is home to a number of "firsts." How many of them do you know?"

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1. The Eads Bridge crossed the Mississippi River in 1874 at St. Louis. What "first" did this bridge feature?
    It allowed automobiles to cross the Mississippi for the first time
    It was the first pedestrian/railroad bridge ever built across the Mississippi
    It connected Missouri and Illinois for the first time
    It was the first structural alloy steel bridge across the Mississippi


2. What St. Louis building holds the title of the world's first skyscraper?
    The Sullivan Building
    The Railway Exchange
    Union Station
    The Wainwright Building


3. What invention did Nikola Tesla demonstrate publicly for the first time in St. Louis in 1893?
    Alternating current (AC) electricity
    Refrigeration
    Television
    Radio


4. St. Louis hosted the World's Fair in 1904. What other 1904 St. Louis event was a "first" for the United States?
    Answer: (Most countries in the world participate in this event)


5. Although the automobile was invented elsewhere, what key support facility for the automobile first appeared in St. Louis in 1905?
    Answer: (Before 1905, drug stores served this purpose.)


6. St. Louis boasts one of the nation's premier art museums. What "first" action did St. Louis take in 1907 to support the museum?
    The city opened the St. Louis Zoo, the revenues of which helped support the museum
    The city allocated funds to purchase several Monet paintings, adding prestige to the museum
    City voters approved a tax to support the museum
    The museum switched to free admission


7. Teddy Roosevelt became the first president to ride in an airplane in St. Louis in 1910.
    True
    False


8. What other early flight-related event occurred in St. Louis for the first time?
    World's first woman pilot to took the skies
    World's first parachute jump from an airplane
    World's first four-engine bomber plane took flight
    World's first dirigible (blimp) took flight


9. What operation was successfully performed for the first time in 1933 in St. Louis?
    First successful lung cancer operation
    First successful plastic surgery
    First successful appendectomy
    First successful bypass


10. St. Louis was the site of the first-ever lunch-counter sit-in protest in 1944.
    True
    False


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