Q 01/05
A) John Allen and Elisha Rumsey
B) Henry Ford and John Kellogg
C) Gabriel Richard and Solomon Sibley
D) Lewis Cass and Augustus Woodward
Answer · why
They paid $800 for 640 acres of federal land at $1.25 an acre.
Q 02/05
A) The founders' wives, both named Ann
B) Queen Anne of Great Britain
C) Saint Anne, patron of settlers
D) A local river called the Ann
Answer · why
The 'Arbor' refers to the stands of bur oak on the founders' land.
Q 03/05
A) White pine
B) Sugar maple
C) Bur oak
D) Elm
Answer · why
The Ojibwa called the settlement kaw-goosh-kaw-nick, after the sound of Allen's sawmill.
Q 04/05
A) Oakland
B) Wayne
C) Livingston
D) Washtenaw
Answer · why
It became county seat in 1827 and was chartered as a city in 1851.
Q 05/05
A) Fifth
B) Second
C) Eighth
D) Third
Answer · why
It is the principal city of its own metro area and part of the Detroit combined statistical area.
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