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Omaha, Nebraska - Quiz
Omaha Nebraska
  • 1. What is the most populous city in Nebraska?
A) Omaha
B) Grand Island
C) Lincoln
D) Bellevue
  • 2. Along which river is Omaha located?
A) Ohio River
B) Mississippi River
C) Missouri River
D) Platte River
  • 3. What is Omaha's nickname?
A) The Magic City
B) The Big Apple
C) Gateway to the West
D) The Windy City
  • 4. In what year was Omaha founded?
A) 1812
B) 1846
C) 1898
D) 1854
  • 5. Which county is Omaha the seat of?
A) Cass County
B) Douglas County
C) Sarpy County
D) Lancaster County
  • 6. What was the name of the crossing that preceded Omaha?
A) Cutler's Park
B) Fort Lisa
C) Lone Tree Ferry
D) Council Bluff
  • 7. Which event did Omaha host in 1898?
A) National Expo
B) Trans-Mississippi Exposition
C) World's Fair of 1900
D) Olympic Games
  • 8. What was the former world's largest industrial facility in Omaha?
A) Union Pacific Shops
B) Grain Elevators
C) Ford Assembly Plant
D) Omaha Stockyards
  • 9. Which of these is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Omaha?
A) Berkshire Hathaway
B) Walmart
C) Target
D) Microsoft
  • 10. What does the word 'Omaha' mean in the Omaha language?
A) Great River
B) Land of Plenty
C) New Beginnings
D) Upstream People
  • 11. Who visited the Omaha riverbanks in 1804?
A) Logan Fontenelle
B) John Jacob Astor
C) Lewis and Clark Expedition
D) The Mormon Pioneers
  • 12. Which fur trading post was built in 1812?
A) Cabanné's Trading Post
B) Fontenelle's Post
C) Fort Lisa
D) Fort Atkinson
  • 13. Who established a monopoly with the American Fur Company?
A) Meriwether Lewis
B) Logan Fontenelle
C) John Jacob Astor
D) William Clark
  • 14. Which group built the temporary town of Cutler's Park in 1846?
A) The Pawnee
B) The Mormons
C) The Omaha Tribe
D) Speculators from Iowa
  • 15. What famous sandwich was invented in Omaha?
A) Po' boy
B) Club sandwich
C) Reuben sandwich
D) Philly cheesesteak
  • 16. Which invention was first used in the U.S. at KOWH Radio in Omaha?
A) Talk radio
B) Satellite radio
C) Top 40 radio format
D) FM broadcasting
  • 17. Which food product was developed by Duncan Hines in Omaha?
A) Cereal
B) Cake mix
C) Frozen pizza
D) Instant coffee
  • 18. What was the population of Omaha at the 2020 census?
A) 486,051
B) 500,000
C) 488,797
D) 450,000
  • 19. Which of these is a notable cultural institution in Omaha?
A) The Field Museum
B) The Smithsonian
C) The Getty Museum
D) Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
  • 20. What is the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area's approximate population?
A) 1 million
B) 500,000
C) 2 million
D) 750,000
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