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