Fort Wayne, Indiana - Quiz
Fort Wayne Indiana
  • 1. How many seats does the Embassy Theatre have?
A) 2,471
B) 2,500
C) 1,500
D) 2,086
  • 2. When was the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra founded?
A) 1944
B) 1815
C) 2010
D) 1921
  • 3. Which institution houses the Fort Wayne Ballet?
A) Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center
B) Embassy Theatre
C) Arts United Center
D) Auer Center for Arts and Culture
  • 4. What venue houses the independent film venue Cinema Center?
A) Auer Center for Arts and Culture
B) Grand Wayne Convention Center
C) Arts United Center
D) Hall Community Arts Center
  • 5. Where is the Foellinger Theatre located?
A) Downtown
B) Franke Park
C) University of Saint Francis Campus
D) Old City Hall
  • 6. How many theatrical productions does the Arena Dinner Theatre host annually?
A) Twelve
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Ten
  • 7. How many animals reside at the Fort Wayne Zoo?
A) 500
B) 2,000
C) 1,200
D) 1,000
  • 8. What is the size of the Fort Wayne Zoo in acres?
A) 24
B) 100
C) 50
D) 40
  • 9. How many plant species are displayed at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory?
A) 1,200
B) 502
C) 72
D) 200
  • 10. When was the Fort Wayne Museum of Art established?
A) 1921
B) 2010
C) 1944
D) 1815
  • 11. Where is The History Center located?
A) Baer Field
B) Old City Hall
C) Franke Park
D) The Embassy Theatre
  • 12. How many artifacts are in the History Center's collection?
A) 100,000
B) More than 23,000
C) 350,000
D) 513,000
  • 13. Which site is one of two National Historic Landmarks in Fort Wayne?
A) Embassy Theatre
B) Old City Hall
C) Richardville House
D) Historic Fort Wayne
  • 14. What does Historic Fort Wayne represent?
A) An original 18th-century structure
B) A museum of aviation history
C) A replica of the 1815 fortification
D) A performing arts center
  • 15. How many printed volumes are in the genealogy collection at the Allen County Public Library?
A) 23,000
B) 350,000
C) 100,000
D) 513,000
  • 16. What has Fort Wayne maintained since at least the early 20th century?
A) A plan to dredge all three rivers
B) A strictly enforced industrial waste ban
C) A massive reforestation project
D) A combined sewage overflow program
  • 17. What type of waste has the sewage overflow program resulted in discharging into the rivers?
A) Decomposed organic compost
B) Untreated human waste
C) Filtered storm runoff only
D) Cleaned cooling water
  • 18. Under what weather conditions are discharges into the rivers most likely to occur?
A) Periods of extreme drought
B) Heavy rainfall events
C) Light winter snowfall
D) Consistently sunny days
  • 19. How many rivers are affected by the sewage discharge mentioned in the text?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Four
D) Two
  • 20. When is the citywide sewage overflow tunnel project expected to be completed?
A) 2019
B) 2025
C) 2023
D) 2020
  • 21. How much has the city invested into rain gardens to help prevent river discharge?
A) $135 million
B) $10 million
C) $200 million
D) $50 million
  • 22. When did the growing investment and development along the riverfront begin according to the text?
A) Since the early 20th century
B) Since 2023
C) Since at least 2019
D) Since the 1990s
  • 23. Besides untreated human waste, what else has been discharged into the rivers?
A) Treated wastewater
B) Toxic waste from industrial sites
C) Filtered drinking water
D) Recycled plastic
  • 24. What does the city aim to prevent with the sewage overflow tunnel project?
A) The use of rain gardens
B) The growth of riverfront businesses
C) Further discharge into the rivers
D) River flooding during summer
  • 25. What source of pollution is mentioned alongside raw sewage and industrial waste?
A) Agricultural runoff
B) Nuclear radiation
C) Volcanic ash
D) Household composting
  • 26. How far is Fort Wayne from the Ohio border?
A) 18 miles
B) 50 miles
C) 29 miles
D) 110 miles
  • 27. How far is Fort Wayne from the Michigan border?
A) 50 miles
B) 80 miles
C) 18 miles
D) 29 miles
  • 28. What percentage of Fort Wayne's total area is water?
A) 99.81%
B) 0.19%
C) 14.5%
D) 29%
  • 29. What geological episode created the flat land of Fort Wayne?
A) St. Lawrence River Divide
B) Wisconsin glaciation
C) Great Black Swamp
D) Maumee Torrent
  • 30. What is the most distinguishable topographical feature near Fort Wayne?
A) Cedar Creek Canyon
B) Great Black Swamp
C) St. Lawrence River Divide
D) Fort Wayne Moraine
  • 31. Where does the Maumee River eventually empty?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Wabash River
C) Gulf of Mexico
D) Lake Erie
  • 32. The land east of the moraine includes the former what?
A) Three Rivers system
B) Cedar Creek Canyon
C) Saint Lawrence River Divide
D) Great Black Swamp
  • 33. The Little River is a tributary of which river?
A) Maumee River
B) Wabash River
C) St. Marys River
D) St. Joseph River
  • 34. Fort Wayne is situated on which continental divide?
A) Great Lakes Basin
B) Saint Lawrence River Divide
C) Mississippi Divide
D) Gulf of Mexico Watershed
  • 35. What was the purpose of the 'portage' area in Fort Wayne?
A) Transporting cargo between river systems
B) Mining for minerals
C) Providing water for the city
D) Protecting against glaciers
  • 36. Who called the area 'that glorious gate'?
A) European explorers
B) American pioneer settlers
C) The 2010 census takers
D) Chief Little Turtle
  • 37. What is Fort Wayne's urban tree canopy percentage?
A) 27.1 percent
B) 29 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 14.5 percent
  • 38. Since what year has Fort Wayne been designated a Tree City USA?
A) 1795
B) 2010
C) 1990
D) 1998
  • 39. Which county is Fort Wayne the seat of?
A) Whitley County
B) Wells County
C) Allen County
D) Marion County
  • 40. What was the population of Fort Wayne in the 2020 census?
A) 1,000
B) 463,000
C) 286,366
D) 263,886
  • 41. Which city is the only one in Indiana more populous than Fort Wayne?
A) Indianapolis
B) South Bend
C) Evansville
D) Gary
  • 42. In what year was the current city of Fort Wayne built by the U.S. Army?
A) 1706
B) 1823
C) 1812
D) 1794
  • 43. Who was the American Revolutionary War general that Fort Wayne is named after?
A) Jean Baptiste Bissot
B) Anthony Wayne
C) George Washington
D) Comte de Frontenac
  • 44. Who constructed the original Fort Miami around 1706?
A) Jean Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes
B) The Miami tribe
C) Comte de Frontenac
D) Anthony Wayne
  • 45. In what year was the modern city of Fort Wayne platted?
A) 1706
B) 1823
C) 1812
D) 1794
  • 46. How many times has Fort Wayne been an All-America City Award recipient?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 2
  • 47. What was the capital of the Miami nation located at the river confluence?
A) Fort Miami
B) Kekionga
C) Pays d'en Haut
D) Vincennes
  • 48. When did the Miami tribe establish their settlement at the river confluence?
A) 1794
B) 1690s
C) 1823
D) 1706
  • 49. In what year did France cede the territory to Britain?
A) 1776
B) 1763
C) 1760
D) 1772
  • 50. What event caused the British to lose control of the fort in 1763?
A) The American Revolution
B) Pontiac's Rebellion
C) The Seven Years' War
D) Battle of Fallen Timbers
  • 51. Which of these groups is explicitly mentioned as living at the fort during the period described?
A) Miami
B) Cherokee
C) Sioux
D) Iroquois
  • 52. Who suggested that the fort be reoccupied in 1772?
A) Sir William Johnson
B) Anthony Wayne
C) Jacques LaSalle
D) Pontiac
  • 53. Who moved into the village in 1776 to supervise for the British government?
A) George Washington
B) William Johnson
C) Jacques LaSalle
D) Anthony Wayne
  • 54. From where did travelers come down that required passport checks by Jacques LaSalle?
A) Kekionga
B) Fort Miami
C) Fort Detroit
D) Fort Wayne
  • 55. The population of Kekionga was described as which of the following?
A) Exclusively Miami
B) Homogeneous
C) Exclusively British
D) Heterogeneous
  • 56. Who led the first U.S. Army expedition to Kekionga in 1790?
A) Anthony Wayne
B) George Washington
C) Josiah Harmar
D) Arthur St. Clair
  • 57. Where did the Battle of Fallen Timbers take place?
A) Near modern-day Fort Recovery, Ohio
B) Near modern-day Toledo, Ohio
C) Near the Ohio River
D) Near modern-day Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • 58. What occurred at the site of Fort Wayne in 1802?
A) The Battle of Fallen Timbers
B) A large massacre of settlers
C) The signing of the Treaty of Greenville
D) A U.S. fur trade factory was established
  • 59. What happened to the fur trade factory at Fort Wayne in 1812?
A) It was abandoned by the U.S. government
B) It was destroyed by British artillery
C) It was burned by local Native Americans
D) It was sold to Spanish spies
  • 60. Who served as an agent helping Little Turtle track General Harmar?
A) Arthur St. Clair
B) Anthony Wayne
C) James Wilkinson
D) Simon Girty
  • 61. What primary objective did the British have regarding the forts of Miami?
A) Expanding trade with Native Americans
B) Slowing American expansion
C) Establishing a permanent colony
D) Assisting the U.S. in governing the region
  • 62. Who assumed the role of General after Anthony Wayne died?
A) James Wilkinson
B) George Washington
C) Josiah Harmar
D) Arthur St. Clair
  • 63. When was the village of Fort Wayne officially incorporated as a town?
A) 1829
B) 1823
C) 1840
D) 1815
  • 64. Who served as the first mayor of Fort Wayne?
A) George W. Wood
B) Ronald Reagan
C) William Fort
D) Ewing Tavern
  • 65. What does the nickname 'Summit City' refer to?
A) Highest elevation along the canal's route
B) The city's tallest skyscraper
C) The city's mountain location
D) The number of bridges in the city
  • 66. In what year was the first home video game console developed in Fort Wayne?
A) 1952
B) 1972
C) 1913
D) 1885
  • 67. What was the name of Fort Wayne's first airport?
A) Fort Wayne International Airport
B) Smith Field
C) Baer Field
D) Lincoln Highway Airfield
  • 68. Which building was constructed during the Great Depression as Indiana's tallest building?
A) Grand Wayne Convention Center
B) Lincoln Bank Tower
C) Harrison Square
D) War Memorial Coliseum
  • 69. Which US President visited Fort Wayne following the 1982 flood?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) George W. Wood
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • 70. In what year did Fort Wayne celebrate its bicentennial?
A) 1982
B) 1999
C) 2000
D) 1994
  • 71. What development launched in 2007 created Parkview Field?
A) Lincoln Highway
B) Jefferson Pointe
C) Harrison Square
D) Grand Wayne Convention Center
  • 72. Which invention came out of Fort Wayne in 1885?
A) Gasoline pumps
B) Refrigerator
C) Home video game console
D) Automobile
  • 73. What is the name of the city's first bypass that opened in 1950?
A) Coliseum Boulevard
B) Lincoln Highway
C) Ewing Road
D) Interstate 69
  • 74. What street divides Fort Wayne's southwest and southeast quadrants?
A) Baker Street
B) Main Street
C) Calhoun Street
D) Berry Street
  • 75. In what year was the Fort Wayne Park and Boulevard System listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 2010
B) 1909
C) 1955
D) 1912
  • 76. Which of these architectural styles dominated Fort Wayne in the 19th century?
A) Postmodern
B) Prairie
C) Art Deco
D) Italianate
  • 77. The Richardville House is an example of which architectural style?
A) Gothic Revival
B) Greek Revival
C) Queen Anne
D) Beaux-Arts
  • 78. Which firm designed the Fort Wayne City Hall built in 1893?
A) Louis Kahn
B) Wing & Mahurin
C) Michael Graves
D) Frank Lloyd Wright
  • 79. Who designed the campus of Concordia Theological Seminary?
A) Eero Saarinen
B) Michael Graves
C) Frank Lloyd Wright
D) Louis Kahn
  • 80. Which historic home was demolished in 1970 to create a parking lot?
A) Hanselmann House
B) Ewing Homestead
C) Richardville House
D) John D. Haynes House
  • 81. The Forest Park Boulevard Historic District is known for which architectural style?
A) Art Deco
B) Neoclassical
C) Beaux-Arts
D) Tudor Revival
  • 82. Who designed the John D. Haynes House?
A) Louis Kahn
B) Frank Lloyd Wright
C) George Kessler
D) Michael Graves
  • 83. Which climate zone is Fort Wayne located in?
A) Semi-arid
B) Humid continental
C) Mediterranean
D) Tropical savanna
  • 84. What is the average annual precipitation in Fort Wayne?
A) 25.50 in
B) 45.12 in
C) 30.00 in
D) 38.34 in
  • 85. What was the highest temperature ever recorded in Fort Wayne?
A) 98 °F
B) 110 °F
C) 106 °F
D) 102 °F
  • 86. When was the lowest temperature in Fort Wayne recorded?
A) January 5, 1905
B) December 20, 1950
C) February 15, 1934
D) January 12, 1918
  • 87. How many thunderstorm days does Fort Wayne average annually?
A) 50
B) 39
C) 12
D) 25
  • 88. What was the estimated population of the Fort Wayne metropolitan area in 2021?
A) 423,038
B) 649,105
C) 500,250
D) 350,000
  • 89. What was the percentage of White residents in Fort Wayne according to the 2010 census?
A) 80.10%
B) 73.62%
C) 65.40%
D) 77.25%
  • 90. What is the primary Asian ethnic group in Fort Wayne?
A) Korean
B) Vietnamese
C) Burmese
D) Chinese
  • 91. What was the median age in Fort Wayne according to the 2010 census?
A) 34.5 years
B) 42.1 years
C) 38.9 years
D) 30.2 years
  • 92. What was the snowiest month on record for Fort Wayne?
A) February 1900
B) March 1990
C) January 2014
D) December 1977
  • 93. In which month did the wettest day on record occur in Fort Wayne?
A) September
B) June
C) August
D) May
  • 94. What was the magnitude of the tornado that struck a shopping center in 2001?
A) EF5
B) EF1
C) EF3
D) EF0
  • 95. How many churches are currently in Fort Wayne?
A) 240
B) 500
C) 180
D) 360
  • 96. What is the oldest Jewish congregation in Indiana, located in Fort Wayne?
A) The Reform Jewish Center
B) Congregation Achduth Vesholom
C) Beth Israel
D) Temple Shalom
  • 97. Which industry was the top contributor to Fort Wayne's GDP in 2017?
A) Finance and insurance
B) Manufacturing
C) Retail trade
D) Health care
  • 98. Which company is the only Fortune 500 company headquartered in Fort Wayne?
A) General Electric
B) Sweetwater Sound
C) Vera Bradley
D) Steel Dynamics
  • 99. In what year did construction begin on the first Burmese Muslim mosque built worldwide since the mid-1970s?
A) 2013
B) 2005
C) 1998
D) 2018
  • 100. Which company started construction on a data center in Fort Wayne in April 2024?
A) IBM
B) Amazon
C) Google
D) Microsoft
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