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Ohio First Trivia Quiz

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

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

Author
lovesmoodies

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
85,395

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2614

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (8/10), boombaby (6/10), bigwoo (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the nation's first interracial, coeducational college? Hint

Ohio University

Cumberland College

The University of Cincinnati

Oberlin College

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these was the first city in Ohio to have its streets lit electrically? Hint

Cincinnati

Toledo

Columbus

Dayton

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first African-American to earn an individual Olympic gold medal? Hint

John Mercer Langston

Jesse Owens

DeHart Hubbard

Kathleen Battle

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the first major league professional baseball team in Ohio? Hint

The Dayton Browns

The Cleveland Indians

The Cincinnati Reds

The Toledo Indians

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Question 5 of 10

5. An Ohioan named William Semple was issued a patent for this fun treat in 1869. Hint

Ice Cream

Chewing Gum

Hot Dogs

Cotton Candy

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where is the first museum in the world dedicated to rock and roll located? Hint

Athens

Columbus

Cleveland

Cincinnati

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Question 7 of 10

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

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Cleveland chocolate maker Clarence Crane invented this candy. Hint

Red Hots

Life Savers

Jaw Breakers

Lollipops

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Question 9 of 10

9. Reynoldsburg, Ohio is sometimes described as the 'Birthplace of the Tomato'? Was the first edible tomato grown there?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. These Ohio brothers were the first to build and successfully fly in a powered airplane. Hint

Orvin and Wilbus Wright

Orville and Wilbur Write

Orville and Wilbur Wright

The Right Brothers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the nation's first interracial, coeducational college?

Answer: Oberlin College

Oberlin College was founded in Oberlin, Ohio in 1833.

2. Which of these was the first city in Ohio to have its streets lit electrically?

Answer: Dayton

In 1880, Dayton was the first city in Ohio, and the world, to have its streets lit electrically. The previous year a park in Cleveland had gained electric lighting, but not the streets.

3. Who was the first African-American to earn an individual Olympic gold medal?

Answer: DeHart Hubbard

Dehart Hubbard was a long jumper. He set an Olympic record in the 1924 Olympic Games held in Paris.
John Baxter Taylor Jr. had won a gold medal at the 1908 Olympics in the 1600m medley relay (athletics).

4. What was the first major league professional baseball team in Ohio?

Answer: The Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Red Stockings was organized in 1866.

5. An Ohioan named William Semple was issued a patent for this fun treat in 1869.

Answer: Chewing Gum

The first chewing gum patent was issued to William Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio in 1869.

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

Answer: Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio is home to the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum." A Cleveland disc jockey, Alan Freed, was the first to popularize the phrase "Rock 'n' Roll" in 1951.

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

Answer: True

The first kindergarten in America was established in Columbus in 1838 by German settlers.

8. Cleveland chocolate maker Clarence Crane invented this candy.

Answer: Life Savers

Life Savers were invented in 1912.

9. Reynoldsburg, Ohio is sometimes described as the 'Birthplace of the Tomato'? Was the first edible tomato grown there?

Answer: no

Tomatoes have been cultivated as food in South America since at least 1500 and in North America since 1710.

10. These Ohio brothers were the first to build and successfully fly in a powered airplane.

Answer: Orville and Wilbur Wright

The Wright Brothers, a pair of bicycle shop owners from Dayton, became the first in flight in 1903.

Source: Author lovesmoodies

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