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. – Hell’s Half Mile.
Q. – In 1936, what U.P. city processed 100,00 sq. feet of Bird’s Eye Maple for the Queen Mary?
A. – Escanaba
Q. – When the territory of Michigan was created on January 11, 1805 what town was selected as it’s capital?
A. – Detroit
Q. – Bloomfield Hill 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 drinks were located in what city?
A. – Holland (up date they are currently now in Mexico)
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 Stars & Stripes first fly over Michigan soil?
A. – July 11, 1796
Q. – What ambitious automotive pioneer organized G.M. in Sept. of 1908?
A. – William Crapo 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 Ave. and Grand Ave.
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
Q. – Debuting in 1936 over WWJ in Detroit, what crime fighting adventure series used “ Flight of the Bumblebee” as its theme song?
A. – The Green Hornet
Q. – The Supremes were originally known by what name?
A. – The Primettes
Q. – What Detroit-based male singer 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
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.
Q. – Compared to Chicago, “The Windy City” how does Detroit rank in average wind velocity?
A. – The same (10.4mph)
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 (Update: Aquarium closed in 2005.)