Q 01/05

Robert de La Salle's Texas colony put France in the slogan that named which theme park chain?

A) Cedar Fair

B) Six Flags

C) SeaWorld

D) Busch Gardens

Answer · why

B) Six Flags

Six Flags takes its name from the six nations said to have ruled Texas. France's turn, dated 1685 to 1690, rests entirely on La Salle's small and shor...

Q 02/05

LaSalle cars, named for Robert de La Salle, launched in 1927 as a cheaper companion to which luxury make?

A) Packard

B) Lincoln

C) Cadillac

D) Duesenberg

Answer · why

C) Cadillac

Cadillac built the LaSalle until 1940 as its lower-priced line. Cadillac is itself named for a French colonial officer, so General Motors sold two car...

Q 03/05

How did Robert de La Salle die in Texas in 1687 while trekking overland to fetch help?

A) Shot by one of his men

B) Drowned in a shipwreck

C) Killed by Spanish soldiers

D) Struck down by fever

Answer · why

A) Shot by one of his men

Shot by one of his men, La Salle fell in an ambush on 19 March 1687. The gunman, Pierre Duhaut, blamed him for a brother's disappearance and was himse...

Q 04/05

A 1931 sportswriter's mix-up with Robert de La Salle gave La Salle University's teams which nickname?

A) Voyageurs

B) Pioneers

C) Navigators

D) Explorers

Answer · why

D) Explorers

Explorers stuck after students voted for it in 1932. The Philadelphia school is really named for Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, a priest who founded...

Q 05/05

Louisiana is named for which French king, reigning when Robert de La Salle claimed the Mississippi basin in 1682?

A) Louis XIII

B) Louis XIV

C) Louis XV

D) Louis XVI

Answer · why

B) Louis XIV

Louis XIV, the Sun King, was honoured when La Salle named the whole river basin La Louisiane on 9 April 1682. The name lives on in a single American s...