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