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