Ohio Historical Trivia
Anonymous User
Created 7/15/2024
Test your knowledge on the rich and diverse history of Ohio!
1. Which Native American tribe was primarily settled in Ohio territory before European arrival?
Shawnee
Navajo
Cherokee
Miami
2. What year did Ohio become a state in the United States?
3. What industrial structure, completed in 1915, is considered an iconic landmark in Cleveland, Ohio?
Ohio Trade Center
Key Tower
Cleveland Tower
Terminal Tower
4. Which future U.S. President and native Ohioan was born in the city of Niles?
William Taft
Rutherford Hayes
William McKinley
James Garfield
5. In which significant battle of 1813 did Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry defeat the British in Ohio?
Battle of Lake Erie
Battle of Thames
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Battle of Tippecanoe
6. Which notable anti-slavery novel was influenced by events and figures in Cincinnati, Ohio?
Little Women
The Jungle
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Moby-Dick
7. What famous amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, opened in 1870 and is known for its roller coasters?
Six Flags Ohio
King's Island
Cedar Point
Geauga Lake
8. In which Ohio city was the first U.S. traffic light installed in 1914?
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dayton
9. John Dillinger was famously arrested in what Ohio city in 1933 after a series of bank robberies?
Dayton
Toledo
Cleveland
Akron
10. Which Ohioan founded Alcoholics Anonymous along with Bill Wilson in 1935?
William L. Smith
Robert Holbrook Smith
John G. Kelman
Stephen J. Ellis
11. Which Ohio city's Public Square was initially home to a statue of Oliver Hazard Perry before being moved?
Toledo
Akron
Dayton
Cleveland
12. What is the tallest building in Ohio, completed in 1991 and located in Cleveland?
Huntington Bank
Key Tower
Terminal Tower
Great Lakes Center
