A200 BICENTENNIAL QUIZ
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Developed by the Ann Arbor Bicentennial History Subcommittee and other Ann Arbor Contributors.
Contributors: Jeff and Christine Crockett, Susan Wineberg, Carol Mull, Norm and Ilene Tyler, Bev Willis, Shirley Beckley, Tom Stulberg, Patti Smith, Michelle McClellan, Heidi Metzger, Julie Ritter, Tracey Van Dusen, Lynn Borset, Peter Eckstein, Kitty Kahn, Alan Haber, Andy Crockett, Amy Seetoo, Elmo Morales, Dr. Luay Shilabi, Polly Pan, Artemis Leontis, Vassilios Lambropoulus, Clare Kinberg, Elizabeth Bishop, Andrew MacLaren, and Elleanor Crown.
1900 -1999
110. Which University of Michigan buildings were destroyed by fire set by irate students?
A. Haven Hall
B. Economics building
C. Old Museum Building
D. Old Mason Hall
109. WWhat famous Rock n Roll icon attended Tappan Junior High School in Ann Arbor and graduated in 1963 from Ann Arbor High School (Pioneer)?
A. Jimmy Buffet
B. Bob Seger
C. Steven Tyler
D. Mickey Dolenz
108. After John Sinclair was released from prison for having two marijuana cigarettes, the fine in Ann Arbor for possession was lowered to:
A. $10
B. $5
C. $15
D. $20
107. Who was the first Chinese American woman to run for the Ann Arbor City Council?
A. Cynthia Yao
B. Theresa Chang
C. Amy Seetoo
D. Winnie Liao
106. What was the first Ann Arbor diner?
A. Old Town Tavern
B. Dagwood Diner
C. Whiffletree
D. Drake’s Sandwich Shop
105. Who was the Canadian Chinese American professor of architecture at UM who collaborated with Arthur Carpenter to revitalize the area around the Farmers’ Market and to develop the Kerrytown Markets and Shops in 1969?
A. Rober Wu
B. Zhiyuan Liu
C. Samuel Ting
D. Joseph T.A.Lee
104. James P. Wong was a noted architect in Ann Arbor for 50 years, starting his practice in 1957. Which one of the following buildings did Mr. Wong not design?
A. Glazier Way United Methodist Church
B. Lamp Post Plaza
C. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
D. Traver Village
E. Westminster Presbyterian Church
103. Which one of the following companies did not have a store on Main Street in the 1940s:
A. Klines
B. Sears
C. F.W. Woolworth
D. Montgomery Ward
E. SS Kresge Co.
102. What new word did Ann Arbor activism contribute to the political language?
A. Love-in
B. Sleep-in
C. Sit-in
D. Teach-in
101. What business was previously in the Treasure Mart building at 529 Detroit St.?
A. Wagner’s Blacksmith Shop
B. Dr. Chase’s Steam Printing Plant
C. John G. Miller Planing Mill
D. Allmendinger Organ Company
100. The State Theater was designed by C. Howard Crane and completed in 1942, It was originally owned and operated by:
A. Atlas Cinemas
B. W.S. Butterfield Theatres
C. Fox Theaters
D. Odyssey Theaters
99. Who was the person responsible for bringing The Rock to the corner of Hill and Washtenaw?
A. Martin Overheiser
B. Eli Gallup
C. John Hieftje
D. Liz Brater
98. John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr, famous for helping to create The National Park Service, developed a master plan for which Washtenaw County Village?
A. Dexter
B. Saline
C. Manchester
D. Barton Hills
97. James Osterberg, an American singer, songwriter, and actor, was raised in Ann Arbor. He played in a band called The Stooges. He is better known as:
A. Iggy Pop
B. Bob Seger
C. Peter Madcat Ruth
D. Dick Siegel
96. Which actress appeared in the movie, It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), attended U of M and raised her family in Ann Arbor?
A. Karolyn Grimes
B. Virginia Patton
C. Marian Carr
D. Carol Coombs
95. Which actress was born in Ann Arbor and appeared in the movie Big Sleep (1946) with Humphrey Bogart?
A. Martha Vickers
B. Lauren Bacall
C. Dorothy Malone
D. Sonia Darrin
94. What was the name of the elementary school which opened in 1924 that later became Community High School?
A. Pattengill School
B. Donovan School
C. Grant School
D. Jones School
93. U of M’s Museum of Art was originally built in 1909 as:
A. An administrative office building
B. A library
C. A faculty office building
D. A war memorial
92. Who built the Michigan Theater in 1927?
A. Theodore Dames
B. Maurice Finkel
C. Angelo Poulos
D. George Bilakos
91. What is the longest-running establishment in the Nickels Arcade, built from 1915-1918?
A. Clothing store (now Van Bovens)
B. Barbershop (now Arcade Barbers)
C. Gift shop (now Caravan)
D. Tobacconist (now Maison Edwards)
90. Kerrytown was once the site of what business?
A. Grocery store
B. Luick’s Lumberyard
C. Krause Tannery
D. Blacksmith
89. Who painted the Bookstore Mural at 300 S. State in 1984?
A. Richard Wolk
B. Mary Thiefels
C. Jon Hunter
D. Jill Wagner
88. Who did not perform at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally in 1971?
A. John Lennon and Yoko Ono
B. Bob Dylan
C. Stevie Wonder
D. Bob Seger
87. Elected in Ann Arbor in 1974 to the City Council, she became the first openly gay elected political official in the United States:
A. Nancy Wechsler
B. Mary Ann Geiger
C. Kathy Kozachenko
D. Elaine Nobel
86. The Rainbow People/White Panther Party was organized at 1510 Hill St. by:
A. Pun Plamondon
B. Jerry de Grieck
C. John Sinclair
D. Jerry Garcia
85. Krazy Jim’s Blimpy Burger at 551 S. Division was started in 1953 by:
A. Jim Johnson
B. Jim Monahan
C. Jim Walker
D. Jim Shafer
84. What establishment served the first pizza in Ann Arbor?
A. Dominos
B. Metzgers
C. Cottage Inn
D. Pretzel Bell
83. The first location of the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital was in a house donated by Ellen Morse, a local landlord, in 1911? Where was it located?
A. 419 North State Street
B. 321 East Liberty Street
C. 220 North Fifth Avenue
D. 505 North Division Street
82. What is the name of the alternative public high school in Ann Arbor?
A. Greenhills High School
B. Skyline High School
C. Community High School
D. Gabriel Richard High School
81. The Ann Arbor Antiques Market, considered one of the best antique shows in the Midwest, opened in 1968 and was managed until 1998 by:
A. Margaret Brusher
B. Reynold Lowe
C. Rhonda Gilpin
D. Woody Straub
80. What was Robert Hayden, who lived on Gardner Avenue in Ann Arbor, known for?
A. Being the University of Michigan English Department’s first Black faculty member
B. Starting the Michigan Quarterly Review
C. The poem, “Those Winter Sundays”
D. Both a & c
E. All of the above
79. What was the population of Ann Arbor in 1967?
A. 89,986
B. 92,174
C. 132,675
D. 157,324
78. Where is Argus Planetarium, the first of its kind in the country?
A. University of Michigan’s Undergraduate Science Building
B. Pioneer High School
C. The Power Center
D. University of Michigan’s Museum of Natural History
77. Randolph Rogers was a famous sculptor. Which of Rogers’ sculptures are housed at the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City?
A. Nydia, the Blind Girl
B. The Lost Pleiad
C. The Truant
D. The Lost Arrow
76. What University Professor was instrumental in the creation of the New Deal Social Security Act?
A. Kenneth Boulding
B. David Singer
C. John Dewey
D. William Haber
75. When prohibition ended in 1933 what was the price of a draft beer in Ann Arbor restaurants?
A. $0.05
B. $0.15
C. $0.25
D. $0.30
74. Many famous people have visited Ann Arbor. Who among the following did not visit Arbor?
A. Muhammad Ali
B. Andy Warhol
C. Helen Hayes
D. Gregory Peck
E. Gilda Radner
F. Cary Grant
73. Pete Van Boven opened his men’s clothing store in 1921, and it is now run by third and fourth-generation descendants. In what sport at U of M did Pete excel?
A. Football
B. Basketball
C. Hockey
D. Baseball
72. What future Michigan Football Coach worked as a dishwasher/cleaner at the University of Michigan Union?
A. Bennie Oosterbaan
B. Herbert O Crisler
C. Bump Elliott
D. Harry Kipke
71. Herman Weber, founder of Weber’s Inn, sold poultry and produce from his family’s farm and then worked as a dishwasher early in his career at which restaurant?
A. Old Town Tavern
B. Metzger’s German Restaurant
C. Drake’s Sandwich Shop
D. The Brown Jug
70. Who became the University of Michigan’s first Poet-in-Residence in 1921?
A. ee cummings
B. Wallace Stevens
C. Robert Frost
D. Ezra Pound
69. Built in 1911, this school has a belfry and was constructed of field stone using some of the stone taken from a school on the same spot built in 1827. What is the name of this school?
A. Community School
B. Stone School
C. Cobblestone School
D. Bach School
68. What Ann Arbor Mayor and school board president went on to become a US Senator from New York?
A. Arthur Brown
B. Charles Hiscock
C. James Henderson
D. Royal Copeland
67. 16 US Presidents have visited Ann Arbor. Which President did not?
A. Woodrow Wilson
B. Barack Obama
C. John F. Kennedy
D. George W. Bush
E. William Howard Taft
66. Famed architect Albert Kahn designed the following buildings:
A. The U-M Clements Library
B. The Campbell-Hays House on Washtenaw Ave
C. The Patterson House on Hill St.
D. All of the above
65. World Heavyweight Champion boxer Jack Johnson said that throughout his career, there were none, even in the championship bouts, which were harder than those three with Hank Griffin. After his retirement from active boxing, Griffin owned a hotel and a boxing gym in Ann Arbor, until his death on May 2, 1911. Where was it located?
A. 220 Sunset Road
B. 420 N. Fourth Avenue
C. 209-211 N. Fourth Avenue
D. 117 E. Ann Street
64. What three businesses were started by three brothers who immigrated from Germany to Ann Arbor in the 1920s?
A. Metzger’s German Restaurant, Deluxe Bakery, Old German
B. Old German, Metzger’s German Restaurant, Quality Bakery
C. Metzger’s German Restaurant, Heidelberg, Old German
D. None of the above
63. Where in Ann Arbor did Gerald and Betty Ford spend their wedding night?
A. The Michigan League
B. Weber’s Hotel
C. Allenel Hotel
D. Bell Tower
62. The first local golf course with at least nine holes was:
A. Leslie Park Golf Course
B. Ann Arbor Golf and Outing Club
C. Huron Hills Golf Course
D. Hickory Sticks Golf Course
61. What U-M Law School dean became the first chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission?
A. Thomas M. Cooley
B. Lee Bollinger
C. Harry B. Hutchins
D. Henry W. Rogers
60. The Wuerth Theater presented the first sound film in Ann Arbor, called:
A. “Weary River”
B. “Why Sailors Go Wrong”
C. “A Girl in Every Port”
D. “The Ghost Talks”
59. The buildings at 415 W. Washington:
A. Sit within the Allen Creek Floodplain
B. Are in the Old West Side Historic District
C. Are associated with the WPA (Works Progress Administration) launched during the Great Depression.
D. All of the above
58. What was the name of the grocery store that previously occupied the building that is now Zingermans and was founded in 1902?
A. King and Lamb Grocery
B. Corner Grocery
C. Disderide’s Grocery
D. Northwest Grocery
1824-1899
57. St. Thomas Church at 530 Elizabeth St. was dedicated in 1899 and completed in 1905. What style of architecture does St. Thomas Church represent?
A. Gothic Revival
B. Romanesque Revival
C. Second Empire
D. Italianate
56. Two women from China received their medical degrees from the University of Michigan in 1896. When they returned to China, they established a hospital and became role models for other women across China and inspired generations of women to become medical professionals.
A. Hong Shu and Mae Wong
B. Mary Stone and Ida Kahn
C. Soo Chin and Lin Tsu
D. Anna Tsao and Sequi Xi
55. The first grand piano in Ann Arbor can be seen today at:
A. UM North Campus
B. King’s Keyboard House
C. Kempf House Museum
D. Cobblestone Farm Museum
54. The Old Town Tavern is the latest of a series of bars at 122 W. Liberty St. The first bar which opened in 1898 was called:
A. Pawly’s Tavern
B. Liberty Inn
C. Joe Parker’s Saloon
D. The Bismark
53. At what Ann Arbor park can you walk an original Native American trail?
A. West
B. Mallet’s Creek
C. Bird Hills
D. Felch
52. What African American Church was built at 632 N. Fourth in 1891?
A. New Hope Baptist Church
B. Second Baptist Church
C. Bethel AME
D. New Union Church
51. Who are the two American Revolution Patriots buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, honored with a plaque in 2022?
A. John Terhune and Josiah Cutler
B. Benjamin Woodruff and Josiah Cutler
C. John Allen and James B. Angel
D. John Jones and David Fox
50. The University Musical Society was formed in 1880 by members of the German community (town) and University Faculty and Staff (gown). In its almost 150-year history, it has staged classical and jazz performances, and produced dance events and some theater events. It has also:
A. Hosted a production of Handel’s Messiah since its inception
B. Been housed in Burton Tower
C. Is NOT officially part of the University of Michigan
D. Hosted famous musicians including Leonard Bernstein and Vladimir Horowitz
E. All of the above
49. Mary Clark and her sisters ran a private girls' school from 1839 to 1875 on the northwest corner of E. Kingsley and Division. She specialized in:
A. English
B. Botany
C. Manners
D. History
48. What was the coldest day ever in Ann Arbor, when it hit -23 degrees Fahrenheit?
A. February 11, 1885
B. January 19, 1894
C. January 1, 1900
D. January 31, 1908
47. The DKE Shant designed in 1878 by Le Baron Jenney at 611 East William represents what style of architecture?
A. Romanesque Revival Gothic Revival
B. Gothic Revival
C. Greek Revival
D. Italianate
46. She was the nation’s first Black female dentist and the UM Dental School’s first Black female graduate in 1890. Who was she?
A. Henrietta Graham
B. Ida Gray Nelson Rollins
C. Ida B. Wells
D. Virginia Watts
45. Who was the first Jewish Ann Arbor alderman in 1859?
A. Philip Bach
B. Moses Gunn
C. Jacob Weil
D. Allan Kensky
44. Who was Sarah Caswell Angell for whom the Ann Arbor chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is named?
A. A founder of the Michigan Women’s League
B. Revolutionary Patriot
C. Wife of James B. Angell, President of the University of Michigan
D. A and C
43. The Kempf House Museum is located at 312 S. Division. What was Reuben Kempf’s profession?
A. Carpenter
B. Newspaper reporter
C. Hardware store owner
D. Piano and organ teacher
42. What is the only church in Ann Arbor still on its original site?
A. St. Andrews Episcopal Church
B. St. Thomas The Apostle Catholic Church
C. First Baptist Church
D. Bethel A.M.E. Church
41. In 1851, Richard Glazier and Robert B. Glasier built The Quaker Meeting House, the site of a riot against abolitionists in 1860. Where is this building located?
A. 511 E. Ann
B. 712 E. Ann
C. 410 N. State
D. 324 Catherine
40. What is the oldest funeral home in Ann Arbor, founded in 1852?
A. Mape’s Funeral Home
B. Nie Funeral Home
C. Muehlig’s Funeral Home
D. Staffan’s Funeral Home
39. Wahr's, an important business on Main Street, was:
A. a bakery
B. a barber shop
C. a men's clothing store
D. a bookstore
38. Which was a movie theater in Ann Arbor?
A. The Rae on Huron St.
B. Orpheum on Main St.
C. The Star on E. Washington
D. The Majestic on Maynard
E. All of the above
37. Which was NOT a historic brewery in Ann Arbor?
A. Northern
B. Southern
C. Central
D. Western
36. In 1879, who was U of M’s first football opponent?
A. Racine College
B. University of Illinois
C. Albion College
D. University of Chicago
35. Who was the first Asian Student (Japanese) at the University of Michigan, attending from 1872 to 1874?
A. Kenjiro Nomura
B. Isami Doi
C. Joseph Yamagiwa
D. Saiske Tagai
34. By 1865, the University of Michigan had the largest student enrollment in the country. How many students were enrolled at that time?
A. 570
B. 861
C. 1145
D. 1219
33. Which church in Ann Arbor hosted a speech by Wendell Philipps, a famous abolitionist, in April 1862 despite threats of harm to the church?
A. First Presbyterian Church
B. St. Andrews Episcopal Church
C. St. Thomas Catholic Church
D. First Congregational Church
32. Which local merchant and developer bought and began subdividing parcels in 1845 on a tract of land now known as the Old West Side?
A. James Kingsley
B. William Maynard
C. Anson Brown
D. Phillip Bach
31. Christian Eberbach started the Eberbach Corporation, still in existence today, in 1843. Eberbach is a manufacturer of what product line?
A. Laboratory equipment
B. Fertilizer
C. Plows and harnesses
D. Furniture
30. The first university building devoted to instruction opened in 1841 was:
A. Mason Hall
B. Tappan Hall
C. Angell Hall
D. Haven Hall
29. What do the following men have in common: Lyman Norris, George Parmelee, Judson Collins, William Weeson, Merchant Goodrich, and George Pray?
A. The first U of M football players (1901)
B. The first enrolled students at U of M (1841)
C. The first instructors at U of M (1818)
D. The first graduates of U of M (1845)
28. Built in 1840, the oldest building on U of M’s campus is the:
A. Clements Library
B. President’s House
C. Ruthven Building
D. Angell Hall
27. Who built Cobblestone Farm in 1844?
A. Benajah Ticknor
B. James Kingsley
D. William Maynard
D. Christian Eberbach
26. What was the name of the first circus to appear in Ann Arbor in 1842?
A. Barnum and Bailey
B. Ringling Brothers
C. Robinson’s Circus
D. Bowery Amphitheater of New York
25. The Ann Arbor City Club is located on the original farm of Evart Scott, who planted trees along Washtenaw Ave and called his farm:
A. Fair Oaks Farm
B. Elm Fruit Farm
C. Scott’s Oak Acres
D. Shady Maple Farm
24. Theodore Foster and Rev. Guy Beckley started the Signal of Liberty in Ann Arbor in April of 1841, which was:
A. A tavern
B. A magazine about government
C. A group dedicated to Michigan statehood.
D. An antislavery newspaper
23. Who was the first director of the Detroit Observatory in 1854?
A. Franz Brünnow
B. Henry Tappan
C. James C. Watson
D. Henry Fitz
22. In the spring of 1882, he was a starting catcher on the U-M varsity baseball team, becoming the first African-American to play sports at Michigan. Who was he?
A. Jackie Robinson
B. Bud Fowler
C. Moses Fleetwood Walker
D. Satchel Paige
21. What Ann Arbor building is the first in Michigan accepted to the U.S. Network to Freedom list of Underground Railroad sites?
A. First Congregational Church
B. Rev. Guy Beckley House
C. Second Baptist Church
D. Fairview Cemetery
20. Doctor Daniel Kellogg was best known for:
A. Founding the Kellogg Eye Center, and donating the land on Wall Street where it now stands
B. Being a clairvoyant physician who communicated with spirits and sold medicines, such as Kellogg's Magic Red Drops
C. Founding a cereal company in Ann Arbor, which he later moved to Battle Creek
D. Endowing the Kellogg School of Management at U of M, now called Ross School of Business
19. Which railroad went through Ann Arbor and linked to Lake Michigan at Frankfort, Michigan?
A. Michigan Central Railroad
B. Toledo and Ann Arbor Railroad
C. Pere Marquette Railroad
D. Grand Trunk Railroad
18. Which current Ann Arbor historical group was formed in 1857?
A. Ann Arbor Historic Foundation
B. Washtenaw County Historical Society
C. Ann Arbor Questers
D. The Old Fourth Ward Historic District Association
17. In the 1850s, Ann Arbor’s German population boomed and citizens enjoyed a:
A. German newspaper
B. German-taught public elementary school
C. German church
D. German bakeries
E. All of the above
16. What was the first hardware store in Ann Arbor, founded in 1835?
A. Schumacher Hardware
B. Dennis and Goodspeed Hardware
C. Eberbach Hardware
D. Schlenkers Hardware
15. What was the name of the first daily newspaper in Ann Arbor, which started in 1829?
A. Ann Arbor News
B. The Washtenaw Whig
C. The Western Emigrant
D. Michigan Argus
14. What is considered one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in America?
A. Sylvester Noble House
B. Andrew DeForest House
C. Moses and Jane Gunn House
D. Wilson-Wahr House
13. Ann Arbor was once under consideration to be:
A. The state capital
B. Site of the first prison
C. Home of MSU
D. The location for the first theater in Michigan
12. What was the first commercial building in Ann Arbor built in 1832?
A. Anson Brown Building
B. Northern Brewery
C. Dr. Kellogg’s Medical Works
D. Allmendinger Organ Factory
11. Who walked from Pennsylvania to purchase land on the Huron River in 1824?
A. John Geddes
B. James Kingsley
C. James Ashley
D. Eber White
10. Waves of immigrants came to Ann Arbor in the 1840s. What prompted this immigration?
A. The Potato Famine of Ireland
B. The cholera epidemic in England
C. The Highland Clearances of Scotland
D. The German Revolution of 1846
E. All of the above
9. The first meeting to form a statewide antislavery society was held in 1836 at:
A. First Presbyterian Church
B. Rev. Guy Beckley House
C. Courthouse Square
D. Quaker Meeting House
8. Who was the first elected Mayor of Ann Arbor?
A. James Kingsley
B. Philip Bach
C. William Maynard
D. George Sedgwick
7. What year did Ann Arbor become incorporated as a city?
A. 1824
B. 1829
C. 1851
D. 1879
6. John Allen’s log house at Huron and Main was named:
A. Newcomers Tavern
B. Ye Olde Brick Inn
C. Bloody Corners
D. Traveler’s Rest
5. How did Ann Arbor get its name?
A. Two Anns were knitting and gossiping under a grape arbor
B. The founders named it after their wives, Ann and Mary Ann, and the groves of burr oak trees
C. The founders got here and exclaimed, "Look! An Arbor!”
D. The two wives of the founders made them build an arbor for them
4. What was the population of Ann Arbor in 1825?
A. 50
B. 256
C. 300
D. 3500
3. To found the village of Ann Arbor, founders John Allen and Elisha Rumsey paid $800 to the Federal government in 1824. How many acres were bought from the Federal government in 1824 for the land that they originally called the Village of Annarbour?
A. 10
B. 100
C. 640
D. 925
2. What was the University of Michigan called when founded in Detroit in 1817?
A. Michigania
B. Catholepistemiad
C. University of Detroit
D. University of Toledo
1. The tribes of the Indigenous peoples who lived in Michigan at the time of the founding of Ann Arbor were the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi Indians. They were known collectively as the:
A. The Great Lakes Pow Wow
B. Confederated Tribes of the Anishinaabe
C. Council of the Three Fires
D. The Nokomi Federation