Q 01/05

Which US city is nicknamed the Windy City?

A) Chicago

B) Oklahoma City

C) Buffalo

D) Boston

Answer · why

A) Chicago

It has also been called Second City and City of the Big Shoulders, and it built the world's first steel-skeleton skyscraper in 1885.

Q 02/05

Which California city has hosted the Tournament of Roses Parade since 1890?

A) Pasadena

B) Santa Barbara

C) Long Beach

D) Fresno

Answer · why

A) Pasadena

Pasadena staged its first Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day 1890; the Rose Bowl football game followed in 1902 and became annual in 1916.

Q 03/05

Which city is known as the Big Easy?

A) Memphis

B) New Orleans

C) Savannah

D) Charleston

Answer · why

B) New Orleans

New Orleans is the Big Easy; its other nickname, Crescent City, comes from the bend of the Mississippi the city was built around.

Q 04/05

Which city is called the Motor City?

A) Flint

B) Cleveland

C) Indianapolis

D) Detroit

Answer · why

D) Detroit

Detroit earned the Motor City name as the home of the Big Three automakers; Ford's Model T was first built there at the Piquette Avenue Plant in 1908.

Q 05/05

Seattle's Space Needle was built for what 1962 event?

A) A World's Fair

B) Washington's statehood centennial

C) The Winter Olympics

D) Boeing's 50th anniversary

Answer · why

A) A World's Fair

The Space Needle was built for the 1962 World's Fair, the Century 21 Exposition, which also gave Seattle its monorail.