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Q. What Michigan community grew from 3,589 to 45,615 residents from 1910 to 1920, leading the nation in growth during that period? A. Hamtramck ___________________________________________________ Q. During the lumber boom era, what name was given to the row of saloons that lined Water Street in Bay City ? A. Hells' Half Mile ___________________________________________________ Q. In 1936, what UP city processed 100,000 sq. feet of bird's eye maple for use in the English luxury liner, the Queen Mary? A. Escanaba ___________________________________________________ Q. When the territory of Michigan was created on Jan. 11 what town was selected as it's capital? A . Detroit ___________________________________________________ Q. Bloomfield Hills was first known by what name? A. Bagley's Corners ___________________________________________________ Q. Where is the world's only marble lighthouse? A. Belle Isle ( Livingston Lighthouse) ___________________________________________________ Q. Utica was originally known by what name? A. Hog's Hollow ___________________________________________________ Q. Approx. how many lakes are in the state? A. 11,000 ___________________________________________________ Q. The home offices of Life Savers candy, Beech-Nut gum and Squirt soft drink are in which city? A. Holland ____________________________________________________ Q. What coastline has been given the name "Graveyard of the Great Lakes"? A. Whitefish Point, Lake Superior (remember the Edmund Fitzgerald? It was only the most famous ship lost there, but there have been many, many more lost in that spot in the last hundred years!) ___________________________________________________ Q. In 1870, Detroit telephone customers became the first in the nation to have what type of reference information assigned to them? A. Telephone numbers __________________________________________________ Q. On Feb. 4, 1902 , what internationally famous aviation pioneer was born in Detroit ? A. Charles A. Lindbergh __________________________________________________ Q. On what date did the star & stripes first fly over Michigan soil? A. July 11, 1796 __________________________________________________ Q. What ambitious automotive pioneer organized GM. in Sept 1908? A. William C. Durant __________________________________________________ Q. What annual license fee (how much) was charged to Michigan auto owners in 1905 to operate their vehicles? A. Fifty cents ___________________________________________________ Q. In what year was the first policewoman appointed in Detroit ? A. 1893 ___________________________________________________ Q What was the world's first urban freeway, completed in 1942? A. The Davison Freeway, Detroit __________________________________________________ Q. In 1879, what amount was paid to the Campau family by the city of Detroit for Belle Isle? A. $200,000 _________________________________________________ Q. In 1866, what Detroit pharmacist introduced the world's first carbonated soft drink? A. James Vernor (Vernor's ginger ale) _________________________________________________ Q. At what Detroit intersection was the world's first traffic light installed in 1915? A. Woodward Avenue and Grand Avenue _________________________________________________ Q Who in 1688 founded the first permanent settlement in what later became the state of Michigan ? A. Father Jaques Marquette _________________________________________________ Q. In 1954 the world's first shopping mall opened in what Detroit suburb? A. Southfield (Northland Mall) _________________________________________________ Q. What safety and traffic flow feature was first introduced near Trenton in 1911? A. Painted center lines _________________________________________________ ENTERTAINMENT Q. Debuting in 1936 over WWJ in Detroit , what crime fighting adventure series used "Flight of the Bumblebee" as it's theme song? A. The Green Hornet __________________________________________________ Q. The Supremes were originally known by what name? A. The Primettes ____________________________________________________ Q. What Detroit-based male singing group was known as The Primes until 1960? A. The Temptations ___________________________________________________ Q. Under what name did Motown artist Stevie Wonder originally write "My Cherie Amour" in 1966? A. "Oh My Marsha" __________________________________________________ SPORTS/LEISURE Q. Where does Michigan rank internationally in the production of dogsleds? A. First _________________________________________________ Q. What is the nation's largest indoor/outdoor museum complex? A. Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village _________________________________________________ SCIENCE/NATURE Q. Compared to Chicago, "The Windy City," how does Detroit rank in average wind velocity? A. The same (10.4 mph) (note: Chicago earned the nickname "The Windy City" because of it's politicians in the 1920's (who their opponents in Washington claimed were big 'bags of wind'), and not because of the wind off the lake as most people think....) ________________________________________________ Q.. Arnold F. Wilt, born in Detroit in 1886, revolutionized the cosmetology industry by developing what process? A. The cold permanent wave ________________________________________________ Q.. The Michigan state capitol is constructed of what material? A. Ohio sandstone ________________________________________________ Q. What is Michigan's largest fresh-market vegetable crop? A. Onions ________________________________________________ Q. Opened in 1904, what is the oldest freshwater aquarium in the nation? A. Belle Isle Aquarium ________________________________________________ POSSIBLE NEW SLOGANS FOR MICHIGAN : The one that looks like a mitten, you moron. Where used cars from Florida brings top dollar. No hurricanes here. The Orange Barrel State . We know the rules to euchre. Got fudge? Two Mystery Spots. No waiting. Yes, the Porcupines are real mountains. Soda? We say pop here, buddy. The Midwestern "M" state without a wrestler for governor. No riots since '67 More than just boarded up auto plants. Casino fever -- don't catch it. Sandy beaches without severe undertow. Happiness is a warm pasty. Imagine an island where horse manure still litters the streets. Water enough for any drought. Visit Hell, Paradise , Christmas and Climax. (Can do it all the same day!) Birthplace of Meijer Thrifty Acres. Gerald Ford slept here. Where the names of high-toned suburbs needlessly end with "e." Deer processing available here. Not as flat as Indiana . Try eating corn flakes without us. Hardly any annoying lizards or poisonous snakes. Big on flannel. It's not the heat. It's the humidity. Smoked fish sold here. Good people with camping trailers. We moved American history to Dearborn . No toll roads and proud of it. Our biggest bridge makes yours look puny. Nearly went to war with Ohio once and will do it again if they pull any funny stuff. Land of snow machines and bass boats. #@?!* mosquitoes. We know a place where wooden shoes are always in style. Where lousy teams get new stadiums. Speed limit is back up to 70, so move it! The Red Wings State .
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