History of Davenport, Iowa
A) 1855 B) 1800 C) 1900 D) 1836
A) Ohio River B) Mississippi River C) Missouri River D) Colorado River
A) Iowa Chiropractic College B) Palmer College of Chiropractic C) Davenport Chiropractic University D) Holistic Healing Institute
A) 1875 B) 1905 C) 1820 D) 1856
A) Sojourner Truth B) Harriet Tubman C) John Brown D) Frederick Douglass
A) Theodore Roosevelt B) Thomas Jefferson C) Abraham Lincoln D) John F. Kennedy
A) Pablo Picasso B) Leonardo da Vinci C) Grant Wood D) Vincent van Gogh
A) Cherokee B) Sauk C) Sioux D) Apache
A) Rock Island B) Des Moines C) Waterloo D) Cedar Rapids
A) Steel B) Textiles C) Automobiles D) Lumber
A) 2010 B) 1985 C) 1900 D) 1960
A) The Treaty of Fort Armstrong ended the war, with Zachary Taylor serving as translator. B) The Treaty of Keokuk ended the war, with Antoine LeClaire serving as a negotiator. C) Chief Keokuk and General Winfield Scott signed a treaty, Antoine LeClaire served as translator. D) The Treaty of Paris ended the war, with George Davenport serving as translator.
A) He was the chief engineer responsible for building Fort Armstrong. B) He led the negotiations with local Native American tribes. C) He served as the military commander of Fort Armstrong. D) He acted as a 'sutler', or supplier, for the army.
A) Davenport won the first election. B) Rockingham won the first election. C) The election was declared a tie and postponed. D) The election results were invalidated due to fraud.
A) He noted that the town was primarily inhabited by Native Americans. B) He mentioned that Davenport had no significant infrastructure or population. C) He described it as a charming place with good buildings, wide streets, and a healthy environment. D) He described it as an overcrowded town suffering from cholera outbreaks.
A) John Hurd won the case, leading to the bridge's removal. B) The court ordered immediate modifications to the bridge. C) Abraham Lincoln won the case for The Rock Island Railroad Company. D) The case ended with a hung jury and was dismissed.
A) Rock Island was declared Iowa's first military headquarters. B) Keokuk was declared Iowa's first military headquarters. C) Fort Armstrong was declared Iowa's first military headquarters. D) Davenport was declared Iowa's first military headquarters.
A) It became the headquarters for Confederate operations. B) Armed secessionists took the fort but left when they heard soldiers from Davenport were approaching. C) The fort successfully repelled an attack by Union forces. D) It was destroyed in a battle between Union and Confederate troops.
A) The home was expanded to accommodate more children. B) The home received a large donation from the state government. C) A fire started by lightning destroyed the main building housing staff and students. D) It was relocated to a new site due to flooding.
A) Antoine LeClaire's wife became the first female principal and superintendent. B) Marguerite LeClaire became the first female principal and superintendent. C) George Davenport appointed his daughter as the first female superintendent. D) Phebe Sudlow became both the first female principal and superintendent.
A) June 15, 1901 B) December 25, 1901 C) July 25, 1901 D) August 10, 1901
A) The Capitol Hotel B) The Blackhawk Hotel C) The Parker Hotel D) The Kahl Hotel
A) Ronald Reagan B) Herbert Hoover C) John F. Kennedy D) Richard Nixon
A) 1956 B) 1966 C) 1976 D) 1946
A) Ralston Purina B) Alcoa C) Caterpillar Plant D) Oscar Mayer
A) RiverCenter B) City Hall Plaza C) Quad Cities Civic Center D) Davenport Center
A) Parker Theatre B) Capitol Theatre C) Kahl Theatre D) Orpheum Theatre
A) The construction of Lock and Dam 15 B) Completion of Interstate 280 C) A segment connecting U.S. 61 to U.S. 67 D) The opening of the first span of the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge
A) NorthPark Mall B) Capitol Plaza C) Village Shopping Center D) Downtown Retail District
A) To revitalize downtown's sagging property values B) To build a new sports stadium C) To establish a new industrial zone D) To create a new residential area
A) The late 1980s B) The mid-1990s C) The early 2000s D) The early 1990s
A) Skybridge B) Riverfront Plaza C) City Hall Renovation D) Downtown Tower |
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