Q 01/05

In 1945, Grand Rapids became the first city in the United States to add what to its drinking water?

A) Chlorine

B) Fluoride

C) Iodine

D) Calcium

Answer · why

B) Fluoride

Fluoride went into the city's supply on January 25, 1945, as a controlled experiment to see whether it prevented cavities. The results, published in 1...

Q 02/05

Which US president, the only Eagle Scout to hold the office, grew up in Grand Rapids and is buried there?

A) Richard Nixon

B) Jimmy Carter

C) Gerald Ford

D) Dwight Eisenhower

Answer · why

C) Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford was born in Omaha as Leslie Lynch King Jr., then represented Grand Rapids in Congress from 1949 to 1973. He and his wife Betty lie on the ...

Q 03/05

Which 1971 hit did thousands of Grand Rapids residents lip-sync in 2011 after Newsweek called the city dying?

A) American Pie

B) Brown Sugar

C) Stairway to Heaven

D) Maggie May

Answer · why

A) American Pie

American Pie by Don McLean played as the camera toured downtown landmarks and thousands of locals mouthed along. The video drew millions of views, and...

Q 04/05

Which boxer, born in Grand Rapids in 1977 into a family of fighters, retired undefeated with a 50–0 record?

A) Thomas Hearns

B) Roy Jones Jr.

C) Oscar De La Hoya

D) Floyd Mayweather

Answer · why

D) Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather won Olympic bronze in 1996, then came home as a world champion in 2001 to defend his super-featherweight title in front of a Grand Ra...

Q 05/05

A 24-foot bronze horse in a Grand Rapids sculpture park is based on unfinished designs by which Renaissance artist?

A) Andrea del Verrocchio

B) Michelangelo Buonarroti

C) Leonardo da Vinci

D) Benvenuto Cellini

Answer · why

C) Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned by the Duke of Milan in 1482 but never cast his giant horse. Sculptor Nina Akamu finished a version five centuries ...