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Omaha, Nebraska - Quiz
Omaha Nebraska
  • 1. What is the most populous city in Nebraska?
A) Bellevue
B) Grand Island
C) Lincoln
D) Omaha
  • 2. Along which river is Omaha located?
A) Platte River
B) Mississippi River
C) Missouri River
D) Ohio River
  • 3. What is Omaha's nickname?
A) The Windy City
B) The Big Apple
C) The Magic City
D) Gateway to the West
  • 4. In what year was Omaha founded?
A) 1854
B) 1812
C) 1846
D) 1898
  • 5. Which county is Omaha the seat of?
A) Douglas County
B) Sarpy County
C) Cass County
D) Lancaster County
  • 6. What was the name of the crossing that preceded Omaha?
A) Fort Lisa
B) Council Bluff
C) Lone Tree Ferry
D) Cutler's Park
  • 7. Which event did Omaha host in 1898?
A) Trans-Mississippi Exposition
B) Olympic Games
C) World's Fair of 1900
D) National Expo
  • 8. What was the former world's largest industrial facility in Omaha?
A) Omaha Stockyards
B) Grain Elevators
C) Ford Assembly Plant
D) Union Pacific Shops
  • 9. Which of these is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Omaha?
A) Berkshire Hathaway
B) Target
C) Walmart
D) Microsoft
  • 10. What does the word 'Omaha' mean in the Omaha language?
A) Land of Plenty
B) Upstream People
C) Great River
D) New Beginnings
  • 11. Who visited the Omaha riverbanks in 1804?
A) Lewis and Clark Expedition
B) John Jacob Astor
C) Logan Fontenelle
D) The Mormon Pioneers
  • 12. Which fur trading post was built in 1812?
A) Fort Lisa
B) Cabanné's Trading Post
C) Fontenelle's Post
D) Fort Atkinson
  • 13. Who established a monopoly with the American Fur Company?
A) Logan Fontenelle
B) William Clark
C) Meriwether Lewis
D) John Jacob Astor
  • 14. Which group built the temporary town of Cutler's Park in 1846?
A) The Omaha Tribe
B) The Pawnee
C) Speculators from Iowa
D) The Mormons
  • 15. What famous sandwich was invented in Omaha?
A) Club sandwich
B) Po' boy
C) Reuben sandwich
D) Philly cheesesteak
  • 16. Which invention was first used in the U.S. at KOWH Radio in Omaha?
A) FM broadcasting
B) Top 40 radio format
C) Satellite radio
D) Talk radio
  • 17. Which food product was developed by Duncan Hines in Omaha?
A) Frozen pizza
B) Cake mix
C) Instant coffee
D) Cereal
  • 18. What was the population of Omaha at the 2020 census?
A) 488,797
B) 500,000
C) 450,000
D) 486,051
  • 19. Which of these is a notable cultural institution in Omaha?
A) Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
B) The Smithsonian
C) The Field Museum
D) The Getty Museum
  • 20. What is the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area's approximate population?
A) 500,000
B) 1 million
C) 750,000
D) 2 million
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