Ohio Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
Q

Capital city of Ohio

A

Columbus

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2
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Second largest city in Ohio

A

Cleveland

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3
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Third largest city in Ohio

A

Cincinnati

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4
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Fourth largest city, named for a city in Spain

A

Toledo

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5
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Great Lake that borders Ohio

A

Erie

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6
Q

Term popularized by DJ Alan Freed in the early 1950s

A

Rock & Roll

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7
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Inventor born in Milan, Ohio

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Thomas Edison

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8
Q

State nickname

A

The Buckeye State

The buckeye was named the state tree of Ohio in 1953. T

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9
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Nickname for state other than Buckeye State?

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Birthplace of aviation

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10
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Rubber Capital city / birthplace of LeBron James

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Akron

LeBron Raymone James Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers

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11
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Ohio is this type of state in Presidential elections

A

Swing State

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12
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University where four protesters were killed in 1970

A

Kent State

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13
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First American to orbit the Earth, later a U.S. senator

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John Glenn

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14
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Biggest amusement park in Ohio

A

Cedar Point

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15
Q

City of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

A

Canton

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16
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Musical TV comedy set in Lima, Ohio

17
Q

City where Bosnian peace accords were signed

18
Q

Inventors from Dayton who changed the world in 1903

A

Wright Brothers

19
Q

What happened to the Cuyahoga River many times, most famously in 1969

A

It Caught Fire

The Cuyahoga River caught fire because of a combination of factors, primarily due to severe industrial pollution and an accumulation of oily debri

20
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Seven of these people were born in Ohio, more than any state except Virginia