1.
Which of these is NOT the right way to go from Detroit
to Canada?
Go north
Go south
Take the bridge
Take the tunnel
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2.
What was the first use of Belle Isle?
A military fortress
A zoo
A place to let farm animals graze
An automobile race track and proving ground
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3.
In the 1920s and 1930s, The Purple Gang:
Engineered futuristic Ford cars
Painted city buildings
Collected armor for a new exhibit at the DIA
Were Detroit's most feared mobsters
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4.
Detroit gets its name from:
The Polish word for pothole
The French word for strait
The Spanish word for mile road
The Latin word for tree
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5.
Since 1995, classic cars have cruised down what road
during its annual Dream Cruise?
Woodward
Gratiot
8 Mile
Jefferson
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6.
Mining under southwestern Detroit, you would be most
likely to find:
Diamonds
Gold
Potatoes
Salt
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7.
The area's first freeway (and maybe the nation's)
was the Davison. It's also know by which designation?
M-8
M-39
I-94
I-696
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8.
In June of 1938, what sporting event made Detroit
proud?
The Red Wings won their third Stanely Cup
The first Detroit Grand Prix
Fans saw their first night game at Tiger Stadium
Boxer Joe Louis beat Max Schmeling
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9.
Henry Ford said of the Model T, "The customer
can have any color he wants so long as it's...":
Black
Candy Apple Red
Forest Green
Electric Blue
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10.
Where are you most likely to find saganaki, dolmades,
souvlaki and mousaka?
Chinatown
Greektown
Mexicantown
Hamtramck
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11.
Which of these kitchen appliances had its start in
Detroit?
The refrigerator
The microwave
The whistling teapot
The blender
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12.
In 1961, the Motown group know as the Elgins changed
names and became:
The Temptations
The Supremes
The Jackson 5
The Four Tops
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13.
Coleman A. Young, Detroit's first African American
mayor, had already accomplished a great deal before
his five terms at the city's helm. Which of these
jobs did Young NOT hold before becoming mayor?
Chief of Police
Life insurance salesman
Dry Cleaner
Navigator in the Army Air Corps
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14.
Which of these served as the first home to WXYZ-TV?
The Guardian Building
The Fox Theatre
The Penobscot Building
The Macabees Building
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15.
Considered the "world's largest" by Guiness,
what item required 55 handlers and was displayed each
year by Hudson's until 1976?
A tiger-shaped inflatable parade balloon
A huge Christmas tree
A large American flag
A giant mannequin
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