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Omaha Trivia and History
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1
This Omaha native is credited with pioneering "Top 40" radio. (hit music mixed with DJs)
Warren Buffett
Doug McDermott
Michael Creighton
Todd Storz
2
Which of the following was developed in Omaha?
sliced bread
cake mix
jello
instant coffee
3
Omaha made the plane that dropped the 1st nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. What was its name?
Enola Gay
Flyer 1
Spruce Goose
Red Baron
4
Hastings is known for being the birthplace of:
Ford Motors
Koolaid
Heinz Ketchup
Taco Bell
5
US Strategic Command is headquartered at __________.
in Warren Buffet's basement (Omaha, NE)
Offut Air Force Base (in Bellevue, NE)
Strategic Air & Space Museum (in Ashland, NE)
Fort Omaha (Omaha, NE)
6
Omaha is home to 5 Fortune 500 companies. Which of the following is
NOT
one?
ConAgra
Walmart
Union Pacific
Berkshire Hathaway
7
Little Stockholm, a North Omaha neighborhood, was home to a large ____ population.
Italian
German
Russian
Swedish
8
This NCAA Championship tournament has been held in Omaha for more than 50 years.
College World Series
NCAA Men's Golf Championships
NCAA College Cup (soccer)
Women's Final Four (basketball)
9
"Nebraska" is the Oto word for:
"cornhusker"
"flat water"
"no trees"
"land of corn"
10
The ____________________ system was first used in Lincoln, Nebraska.
911 emergency
Dewey Decimal
digestive
buddy
11
Lincoln Motion Picture Company, the first all-black movie production unit in the US....
starred Fred Astaire, born in Omaha.
was named for the car they drove while making films
was founded in Omaha
12
Bill Gates bought an engagement ring from this store, owned by Warren Buffett.
Jared
Borsheims
Zales Jewlery
Kay Jewlers
13
The University of Nebraska-Omaha was originally founded and built in North Omaha.
False
True
14
Offut Air Force Base is named for the first Omaha citizen who _________________.
flew a modern airplane
died during World War 1
met a United States President
joined the Air Force
15
Who of the following was NOT born in Nebraska?
Malcolm X
Johnny Carson
David Letterman
Hillary Swank
16
Ice cream was invented in Benson.
False
True
17
Who of the following was NOT born in Nebraska?
President Gerald Ford
President William Howard Taft
Warren Buffett
Larry the Cable Guy
18
This Creighton basketball star was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in 2014.
Avery Tyler
Greg McDermott
Doug McDermott
Michael Jordan
19
Dorothy Lynch dressing, created in St. Paul, NE, is now made in _____________, Nebraska.
St. Paul
Lincoln
Worms
Duncan
20
In the last century, North Omaha has been home to _____ movie theaters.
20
12
0
3
21
In the 1920s, North 24th St was known as "Omaha's __________________."
Street of Dreams
Greenest Block
Best Spot for Ice Cream
Eyesore
22
Warren Buffet's company, Berkshire Hathaway, has ownership in all but one of the following:
Fruit of the Loom
Apple
Coca-Cola
Geico
23
This corporation's annual shareholder meeting, "Woodstock for capitalists," is held in Omaha.
MAYS
Starbucks
Berkshire Hathaway
ConAgra
24
Omaha is home to the world's largest _______________.
collection of Husker memorobilia.
indoor rain forest
water park
outdoor slides
25
In the Carter Lake area, between the 1890s and the 1960s, there weren't one, but two, _________
high schools
television shows centered around the area
amusement parks
US presidents born.
26
Fremont, NE is known for manufacturing this product:
nuclear power
Spam
Adidas shoes
Kool-aid
