Q 01/05

In what year did Cedar Point first open to the public as a bathing beach and beer garden?

A) 1870

B) 1885

C) 1901

D) 1923

Answer · why

A) 1870

Cedar Point opened in 1870 as a bathing beach and beer garden; the pandemic pushed its 150th anniversary celebration from 2020 to the 2021 season.

Q 02/05

Cedar Point sits on a peninsula jutting into which of the Great Lakes?

A) Lake Michigan

B) Lake Erie

C) Lake Huron

D) Lake Ontario

Answer · why

B) Lake Erie

Cedar Point sits on a sandy peninsula in Lake Erie, the shallowest of the Great Lakes; the spit was named for its cedar trees and was a fishing camp b...

Q 03/05

Which Ohio city is Cedar Point located in?

A) Toledo

B) Cleveland

C) Sandusky

D) Akron

Answer · why

C) Sandusky

Cedar Point lies within the city of Sandusky, Ohio, whose harbor and rail lines made it a late-1800s tourist gateway to the peninsula.

Q 04/05

Cedar Point markets itself under which nickname?

A) The Coaster Capital

B) America's Roller Coast

C) The Thrill Peninsula

D) Ohio's Playground

Answer · why

B) America's Roller Coast

Cedar Point's slogan 'America's Roller Coast' puns on its mile-long beach and its reputation for record-setting roller coasters.

Q 05/05

Following a July 2024 merger, which company owns and operates Cedar Point?

A) SeaWorld Entertainment

B) Herschend

C) Six Flags

D) Universal Destinations

Answer · why

C) Six Flags

The merged company took the Six Flags name; former Cedar Fair shareholders held 51.2 percent of it and it kept Cedar Fair's FUN stock ticker.