Michigan Trivia

Q. What Michigan community grew from 3,589 to 45,615 residents from 1910 to 1920, leading the nation in growth during that period?
A. Hamtramck
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Q. During the lumber boom era, what name was given to the row of saloons that lined Water Street in Bay City?
A. Hells' Half Mile
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Q. In 1936, what UP city processed 100,000 sq. feet of bird's eye maple for use in the English luxury liner, the Queen Mary?
A. Escanaba
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Q. When the territory of Michigan was created on Jan. 11, 1805, what town was selected as it's capital?
A. Detroit
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Q. Bloomfield Hills was first known by what name?
A. Bagley's Corners
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Q. Where is the world's only marble lighthouse?
A. Belle Isle (Livingstone Lighthouse)
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Q. Utica was originally known by what name?
A. Hog's Hollow
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Q. Approx. how many lakes are in the state?
A. 11,000
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Q. The home offices of Life Savers candy, Beech-Nut gum and Squirt soft drink are in which city?
A. Holland
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Q. What coastline has been given the name "Graveyard of the Great Lakes"?
A. Whitefish Point, Lake Superior
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ENTERTAINMENT
Q. Debuting in 1936 over WWJ in Detroit, what crime fighting adventure series used "Flight of the Bumblebee" as it's theme song?
A. The Green Hornet
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Q. The Supremes were originally known by what name?
A. The Primettes
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Q. What Detroit-based male singing group was known as The Primes until 1960?
A. The Temptations
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Q. Under what name did Motown artist Stevie Wonder originally write "My Cherie Amour" in 1966?
A. "Oh My Marsha"
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HISTORY
Q. In 1870, Detroit telephone customers became the first in the nation to have what type of reference information assigned to them?
A. Telephone numbers
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Q. On Feb. 4, 1902, what internationally famous aviation pioneer was born in Detroit?
A. Charles A. Lindbergh
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Q. On what date did the star & stripes first fly over Michigan soil?
A. July 11, 1796
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Q. What ambitious automotive pioneer organized General Motors Company in Sept. of 1908?
A. William Crapo Durant
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Q. What annual license fee (how much) was charged to Michigan auto owners in 1905 to operate their vehicles?
A. Fifty cents
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Q. In what year was the first policewoman appointed in Detroit?
A. 1893
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Q. What was the world's first urban freeway, completed in 1942?
A. The Davison Freeway, Detroit
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Q. In 1879, what amount was paid to the Campau family by the city of Detroit for Belle Isle?
A. $200,000
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Q. In 1866, what Detroit pharmacist introduced the world's first carbonated soft drink?
A. James Vernor (Vernor's ginger ale)
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Q. At what Detroit intersection was the world's first traffic light installed in 1915?
A. Woodward Ave and Grand Ave
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Q. Who in 1688 founded the first permanent settlement in what later became the state of Michigan?
A. Father Jaques Marquette
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Q. In 1954 the world's first shopping mall opened in what Detroit suburb?
A. Southfield (Northland Mall)
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Q. What safety and traffic flow feature was first introduced near Trenton in 1911?
A. Painted center lines
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SPORTS/LEISURE
Q. Where does Michigan rank internationally in the production of dogsleds?
A. First
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Q. What is the nation's largest indoor/outdoor museum complex?
A. Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
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SCIENCE/NATURE
Q. Compared to Chicago, "The Windy City," how does Detroit rank in average wind velocity?
A. The same (10.4 mph)
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Q. Arnold F. Willot, born in Detroit in 1886, revolutionized the cosmetology industry by developing what process?
A. The cold permanent wave
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Q. The Michigan state capitol is constructed of what material?
A. Ohio sandstone
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Q. What is Michigan's largest fresh-market vegetable crop?
A. Onions
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Q. Opened in 1904, what is the oldest freshwater aquarium in the nation?
A. Belle Isle Aquarium
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Q. What revolutionary dental tool was patented by G.F. Green of Kalamazoo in 1875?
A. The electric dental drill