Ohio Flashcards
(20 cards)
Capital city of Ohio
Columbus
Second largest city in Ohio
Cleveland
Third largest city in Ohio
Cincinnati
Fourth largest city, named for a city in Spain
Toledo
Great Lake that borders Ohio
Erie
Term popularized by DJ Alan Freed in the early 1950s
Rock & Roll
Inventor born in Milan, Ohio
Thomas Edison
State nickname
The Buckeye State
The buckeye was named the state tree of Ohio in 1953. T
Nickname for state other than Buckeye State?
Birthplace of aviation
Rubber Capital city / birthplace of LeBron James
Akron
LeBron Raymone James Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers
Ohio is this type of state in Presidential elections
Swing State
University where four protesters were killed in 1970
Kent State
First American to orbit the Earth, later a U.S. senator
John Glenn
Biggest amusement park in Ohio
Cedar Point
City of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Canton
Musical TV comedy set in Lima, Ohio
Glee
City where Bosnian peace accords were signed
Dayton
Inventors from Dayton who changed the world in 1903
Wright Brothers
What happened to the Cuyahoga River many times, most famously in 1969
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
Seven of these people were born in Ohio, more than any state except Virginia
Presidents