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Ohio First

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Introduction:
"Can you answer these questions about things that happened first in Ohio?"


1. What was the nation's first interracial, coeducational college?
    Oberlin College
    The University of Cincinnati
    Ohio University
    Cumberland College


2. The world's first city to be lighted electrically.
    Cincinnati
    Cleveland
    Columbus
    Dayton


3. Who was the first African-American to earn an Olympic gold medal?
    Jesse Owens
    John Mercer Langston
    Kathleen Battle
    DeHart Hubbard


4. What was the first major league professional baseball team in Ohio?
    The Cincinnati Reds
    The Toledo Indians
    The Cleveland Indians
    The Dayton Browns


5. An Ohioan named William Semple was issued a patent for this fun treat in 1869.
    Ice Cream
    Cotton Candy
    Hot Dogs
    Chewing Gum


6. Where is the first museum in the world dedicated to rock and roll located?
    Cleveland
    Cincinnati
    Columbus
    Athens


7. The first kindergarten in America was established in Ohio.
    True
    False


8. Cleveland chocolate maker Clarence Crane invented this candy.
    Red Hots
    Lollipops
    Jaw Breakers
    Life Savers


9. A.W. Livingston, a Reynoldsburg seed merchant, developed his first type of ________ (the 'Paragon') in 1870.
    cucumber
    green pepper
    pumpkin
    tomato


10. These Ohio brothers were the first to build and successfully fly in a powered airplane.
    Orville and Wilbur Write
    Orvin and Wilbus Wright
    The Right Brothers
    Orville and Wilbur Wright


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