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