Q 01/05

Louisville was named in honor of which French king?

A) Louis XVI

B) Louis XIV

C) Louis XV

D) Louis XVIII

Answer · why

A) Louis XVI

The name thanked France for backing the American Revolution while the settlement was still a frontier outpost.

Q 02/05

Which Revolutionary War officer is credited as the founder of Louisville in 1778?

A) Daniel Boone

B) George Rogers Clark

C) Isaac Shelby

D) Anthony Wayne

Answer · why

B) George Rogers Clark

He led the settlers to a spot on the Ohio River rapids while campaigning against British posts in the Illinois country.

Q 03/05

Where did the settlers who founded Louisville first land in 1778?

A) Shippingport Island

B) Goose Island

C) Corn Island

D) Sand Island

Answer · why

C) Corn Island

The Virginia General Assembly approved a town charter two years later, and by 1828 the town had 7,000 residents and became an incorporated city.

Q 04/05

In what year did Louisville and Jefferson County merge into a single consolidated government?

A) 2003

B) 2006

C) 2010

D) 2015

Answer · why

A) 2003

The merged city-county still contains dozens of smaller incorporated cities, which is why 'balance' population figures are reported separately.

Q 05/05

What was the population of Louisville's consolidated city-county area at the 2020 census?

A) 512,340

B) 617,638

C) 706,412

D) 782,969

Answer · why

D) 782,969

Excluding the other incorporated cities inside the merged county, the 'balance' population was 633,045.