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Detroit History Trivia
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1
Detroit has 1 of the largest art collections in the USA at the art gallery which is named what?
Motor City Art Collection
Ford Museum of Art
Detroit Art Gallery
Detroit Institute of Arts
2
Who founded Detroit?
The French
The British
The Dutch
The Spanish
3
Which of these artists were part of the Detroit record company, Motown?
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Diana Ross
All of the above
4
What is the largest high school in Detroit?
Renaissance High School
Cass Technical High School
Detroit School of Arts
University Preparatory Academy
5
The Great Rebellion was a race riot that changed Detroit’s history in what year?
1995
1967
1981
1975
6
What is represented on the Detroit Flag?
Motown
The Automobile Industry
The Detroit Fire
Belle Isle
7
Detroit is home to which potato chip company?
Ruffle’s
Lay’s
Kettle
Better Made
8
Who is the mayor of Detroit?
Andrew Ginther
Mike Duggan
Greg Ballard
Rahm Emanuel
9
Detroit is home to America’s oldest ginger ale brand, which is called what?
Schweppes
Canada Dry
Vernors
Seagram’s
10
Detroit became the first city in the USA to pave a concrete road on what street?
Cass
Forest
Woodward
8 Mile
11
What is the name of the largest island park within a city?
Detroit Park
Central Park
Comerica Park
Belle Isle Park
12
Detroit is the only city in which you can look south to Canada, where you’ll find what city?
Toronto
Montreal
Windsor
Ottawa
13
What is the population of Detroit (rounded to the nearest 100,000)?
100,000
1,200,000
700,000
400,000
14
What year was Detroit founded?
1601
1901
1801
1701
15
What do you call someone who lives in Detroit?
Detroitigander
Detroiter
Detroitite
Detroitian
16
What county is Detroit in?
Oakland
Wayne
Macomb
Washtenaw
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Detroit is known as Motor City b/c which company pioneered the assembly line in making cars?
Ford
Mercedes-Benz
Audi
Toyota
