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  • 1. How many seats does the Embassy Theatre have?
A) 1,500
B) 2,086
C) 2,500
D) 2,471
  • 2. When was the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra founded?
A) 1944
B) 1921
C) 2010
D) 1815
  • 3. Which institution houses the Fort Wayne Ballet?
A) Arts United Center
B) Embassy Theatre
C) Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center
D) Auer Center for Arts and Culture
  • 4. What venue houses the independent film venue Cinema Center?
A) Arts United Center
B) Hall Community Arts Center
C) Auer Center for Arts and Culture
D) Grand Wayne Convention Center
  • 5. Where is the Foellinger Theatre located?
A) Franke Park
B) University of Saint Francis Campus
C) Old City Hall
D) Downtown
  • 6. How many theatrical productions does the Arena Dinner Theatre host annually?
A) Seven
B) Twelve
C) Five
D) Ten
  • 7. How many animals reside at the Fort Wayne Zoo?
A) 2,000
B) 1,200
C) 500
D) 1,000
  • 8. What is the size of the Fort Wayne Zoo in acres?
A) 40
B) 100
C) 50
D) 24
  • 9. How many plant species are displayed at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory?
A) 1,200
B) 200
C) 72
D) 502
  • 10. When was the Fort Wayne Museum of Art established?
A) 2010
B) 1944
C) 1921
D) 1815
  • 11. Where is The History Center located?
A) Franke Park
B) Old City Hall
C) The Embassy Theatre
D) Baer Field
  • 12. How many artifacts are in the History Center's collection?
A) More than 23,000
B) 100,000
C) 350,000
D) 513,000
  • 13. Which site is one of two National Historic Landmarks in Fort Wayne?
A) Old City Hall
B) Historic Fort Wayne
C) Richardville House
D) Embassy Theatre
  • 14. What does Historic Fort Wayne represent?
A) A performing arts center
B) A replica of the 1815 fortification
C) An original 18th-century structure
D) A museum of aviation history
  • 15. How many printed volumes are in the genealogy collection at the Allen County Public Library?
A) 513,000
B) 350,000
C) 100,000
D) 23,000
  • 16. What has Fort Wayne maintained since at least the early 20th century?
A) A massive reforestation project
B) A combined sewage overflow program
C) A strictly enforced industrial waste ban
D) A plan to dredge all three rivers
  • 17. What type of waste has the sewage overflow program resulted in discharging into the rivers?
A) Untreated human waste
B) Filtered storm runoff only
C) Decomposed organic compost
D) Cleaned cooling water
  • 18. Under what weather conditions are discharges into the rivers most likely to occur?
A) Heavy rainfall events
B) Light winter snowfall
C) Consistently sunny days
D) Periods of extreme drought
  • 19. How many rivers are affected by the sewage discharge mentioned in the text?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Four
D) Two
  • 20. When is the citywide sewage overflow tunnel project expected to be completed?
A) 2025
B) 2023
C) 2020
D) 2019
  • 21. How much has the city invested into rain gardens to help prevent river discharge?
A) $10 million
B) $50 million
C) $135 million
D) $200 million
  • 22. When did the growing investment and development along the riverfront begin according to the text?
A) Since the 1990s
B) Since the early 20th century
C) Since at least 2019
D) Since 2023
  • 23. Besides untreated human waste, what else has been discharged into the rivers?
A) Recycled plastic
B) Treated wastewater
C) Toxic waste from industrial sites
D) Filtered drinking water
  • 24. What does the city aim to prevent with the sewage overflow tunnel project?
A) Further discharge into the rivers
B) The growth of riverfront businesses
C) The use of rain gardens
D) River flooding during summer
  • 25. What source of pollution is mentioned alongside raw sewage and industrial waste?
A) Agricultural runoff
B) Household composting
C) Volcanic ash
D) Nuclear radiation
  • 26. How far is Fort Wayne from the Ohio border?
A) 18 miles
B) 50 miles
C) 110 miles
D) 29 miles
  • 27. How far is Fort Wayne from the Michigan border?
A) 80 miles
B) 18 miles
C) 29 miles
D) 50 miles
  • 28. What percentage of Fort Wayne's total area is water?
A) 99.81%
B) 0.19%
C) 29%
D) 14.5%
  • 29. What geological episode created the flat land of Fort Wayne?
A) St. Lawrence River Divide
B) Wisconsin glaciation
C) Maumee Torrent
D) Great Black Swamp
  • 30. What is the most distinguishable topographical feature near Fort Wayne?
A) St. Lawrence River Divide
B) Fort Wayne Moraine
C) Great Black Swamp
D) Cedar Creek Canyon
  • 31. Where does the Maumee River eventually empty?
A) Gulf of Mexico
B) Wabash River
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Lake Erie
  • 32. The land east of the moraine includes the former what?
A) Three Rivers system
B) Great Black Swamp
C) Saint Lawrence River Divide
D) Cedar Creek Canyon
  • 33. The Little River is a tributary of which river?
A) St. Joseph River
B) Wabash River
C) St. Marys River
D) Maumee River
  • 34. Fort Wayne is situated on which continental divide?
A) Great Lakes Basin
B) Saint Lawrence River Divide
C) Gulf of Mexico Watershed
D) Mississippi Divide
  • 35. What was the purpose of the 'portage' area in Fort Wayne?
A) Transporting cargo between river systems
B) Mining for minerals
C) Protecting against glaciers
D) Providing water for the city
  • 36. Who called the area 'that glorious gate'?
A) Chief Little Turtle
B) The 2010 census takers
C) American pioneer settlers
D) European explorers
  • 37. What is Fort Wayne's urban tree canopy percentage?
A) 29 percent
B) 14.5 percent
C) 27.1 percent
D) 50 percent
  • 38. Since what year has Fort Wayne been designated a Tree City USA?
A) 1998
B) 1795
C) 2010
D) 1990
  • 39. Which county is Fort Wayne the seat of?
A) Marion County
B) Allen County
C) Whitley County
D) Wells County
  • 40. What was the population of Fort Wayne in the 2020 census?
A) 463,000
B) 286,366
C) 1,000
D) 263,886
  • 41. Which city is the only one in Indiana more populous than Fort Wayne?
A) Evansville
B) South Bend
C) Gary
D) Indianapolis
  • 42. In what year was the current city of Fort Wayne built by the U.S. Army?
A) 1794
B) 1823
C) 1812
D) 1706
  • 43. Who was the American Revolutionary War general that Fort Wayne is named after?
A) Anthony Wayne
B) Comte de Frontenac
C) George Washington
D) Jean Baptiste Bissot
  • 44. Who constructed the original Fort Miami around 1706?
A) Jean Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes
B) Comte de Frontenac
C) Anthony Wayne
D) The Miami tribe
  • 45. In what year was the modern city of Fort Wayne platted?
A) 1823
B) 1794
C) 1812
D) 1706
  • 46. How many times has Fort Wayne been an All-America City Award recipient?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
  • 47. What was the capital of the Miami nation located at the river confluence?
A) Fort Miami
B) Pays d'en Haut
C) Vincennes
D) Kekionga
  • 48. When did the Miami tribe establish their settlement at the river confluence?
A) 1690s
B) 1794
C) 1706
D) 1823
  • 49. In what year did France cede the territory to Britain?
A) 1776
B) 1760
C) 1772
D) 1763
  • 50. What event caused the British to lose control of the fort in 1763?
A) Battle of Fallen Timbers
B) The Seven Years' War
C) Pontiac's Rebellion
D) The American Revolution
  • 51. Which of these groups is explicitly mentioned as living at the fort during the period described?
A) Sioux
B) Iroquois
C) Cherokee
D) Miami
  • 52. Who suggested that the fort be reoccupied in 1772?
A) Jacques LaSalle
B) Pontiac
C) Anthony Wayne
D) Sir William Johnson
  • 53. Who moved into the village in 1776 to supervise for the British government?
A) Jacques LaSalle
B) William Johnson
C) George Washington
D) Anthony Wayne
  • 54. From where did travelers come down that required passport checks by Jacques LaSalle?
A) Fort Miami
B) Fort Detroit
C) Fort Wayne
D) Kekionga
  • 55. The population of Kekionga was described as which of the following?
A) Heterogeneous
B) Exclusively Miami
C) Homogeneous
D) Exclusively British
  • 56. Who led the first U.S. Army expedition to Kekionga in 1790?
A) Anthony Wayne
B) George Washington
C) Josiah Harmar
D) Arthur St. Clair
  • 57. Where did the Battle of Fallen Timbers take place?
A) Near modern-day Fort Recovery, Ohio
B) Near modern-day Fort Wayne, Indiana
C) Near the Ohio River
D) Near modern-day Toledo, Ohio
  • 58. What occurred at the site of Fort Wayne in 1802?
A) A U.S. fur trade factory was established
B) A large massacre of settlers
C) The Battle of Fallen Timbers
D) The signing of the Treaty of Greenville
  • 59. What happened to the fur trade factory at Fort Wayne in 1812?
A) It was burned by local Native Americans
B) It was sold to Spanish spies
C) It was abandoned by the U.S. government
D) It was destroyed by British artillery
  • 60. Who served as an agent helping Little Turtle track General Harmar?
A) Anthony Wayne
B) Arthur St. Clair
C) Simon Girty
D) James Wilkinson
  • 61. What primary objective did the British have regarding the forts of Miami?
A) Establishing a permanent colony
B) Expanding trade with Native Americans
C) Slowing American expansion
D) Assisting the U.S. in governing the region
  • 62. Who assumed the role of General after Anthony Wayne died?
A) James Wilkinson
B) Josiah Harmar
C) Arthur St. Clair
D) George Washington
  • 63. When was the village of Fort Wayne officially incorporated as a town?
A) 1823
B) 1840
C) 1815
D) 1829
  • 64. Who served as the first mayor of Fort Wayne?
A) George W. Wood
B) William Fort
C) Ewing Tavern
D) Ronald Reagan
  • 65. What does the nickname 'Summit City' refer to?
A) The number of bridges in the city
B) Highest elevation along the canal's route
C) The city's tallest skyscraper
D) The city's mountain location
  • 66. In what year was the first home video game console developed in Fort Wayne?
A) 1952
B) 1885
C) 1913
D) 1972
  • 67. What was the name of Fort Wayne's first airport?
A) Smith Field
B) Baer Field
C) Fort Wayne International Airport
D) Lincoln Highway Airfield
  • 68. Which building was constructed during the Great Depression as Indiana's tallest building?
A) Grand Wayne Convention Center
B) War Memorial Coliseum
C) Lincoln Bank Tower
D) Harrison Square
  • 69. Which US President visited Fort Wayne following the 1982 flood?
A) George W. Wood
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) Ronald Reagan
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 70. In what year did Fort Wayne celebrate its bicentennial?
A) 1994
B) 1999
C) 1982
D) 2000
  • 71. What development launched in 2007 created Parkview Field?
A) Jefferson Pointe
B) Grand Wayne Convention Center
C) Lincoln Highway
D) Harrison Square
  • 72. Which invention came out of Fort Wayne in 1885?
A) Automobile
B) Gasoline pumps
C) Home video game console
D) Refrigerator
  • 73. What is the name of the city's first bypass that opened in 1950?
A) Lincoln Highway
B) Coliseum Boulevard
C) Interstate 69
D) Ewing Road
  • 74. What street divides Fort Wayne's southwest and southeast quadrants?
A) Berry Street
B) Main Street
C) Baker Street
D) Calhoun Street
  • 75. In what year was the Fort Wayne Park and Boulevard System listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 1955
B) 1912
C) 1909
D) 2010
  • 76. Which of these architectural styles dominated Fort Wayne in the 19th century?
A) Prairie
B) Italianate
C) Postmodern
D) Art Deco
  • 77. The Richardville House is an example of which architectural style?
A) Gothic Revival
B) Greek Revival
C) Queen Anne
D) Beaux-Arts
  • 78. Which firm designed the Fort Wayne City Hall built in 1893?
A) Louis Kahn
B) Wing & Mahurin
C) Michael Graves
D) Frank Lloyd Wright
  • 79. Who designed the campus of Concordia Theological Seminary?
A) Louis Kahn
B) Frank Lloyd Wright
C) Michael Graves
D) Eero Saarinen
  • 80. Which historic home was demolished in 1970 to create a parking lot?
A) Ewing Homestead
B) John D. Haynes House
C) Hanselmann House
D) Richardville House
  • 81. The Forest Park Boulevard Historic District is known for which architectural style?
A) Neoclassical
B) Beaux-Arts
C) Tudor Revival
D) Art Deco
  • 82. Who designed the John D. Haynes House?
A) Frank Lloyd Wright
B) Louis Kahn
C) Michael Graves
D) George Kessler
  • 83. Which climate zone is Fort Wayne located in?
A) Tropical savanna
B) Humid continental
C) Mediterranean
D) Semi-arid
  • 84. What is the average annual precipitation in Fort Wayne?
A) 30.00 in
B) 38.34 in
C) 25.50 in
D) 45.12 in
  • 85. What was the highest temperature ever recorded in Fort Wayne?
A) 102 °F
B) 98 °F
C) 106 °F
D) 110 °F
  • 86. When was the lowest temperature in Fort Wayne recorded?
A) February 15, 1934
B) December 20, 1950
C) January 5, 1905
D) January 12, 1918
  • 87. How many thunderstorm days does Fort Wayne average annually?
A) 25
B) 12
C) 39
D) 50
  • 88. What was the estimated population of the Fort Wayne metropolitan area in 2021?
A) 423,038
B) 500,250
C) 350,000
D) 649,105
  • 89. What was the percentage of White residents in Fort Wayne according to the 2010 census?
A) 73.62%
B) 77.25%
C) 80.10%
D) 65.40%
  • 90. What is the primary Asian ethnic group in Fort Wayne?
A) Burmese
B) Korean
C) Vietnamese
D) Chinese
  • 91. What was the median age in Fort Wayne according to the 2010 census?
A) 34.5 years
B) 42.1 years
C) 38.9 years
D) 30.2 years
  • 92. What was the snowiest month on record for Fort Wayne?
A) March 1990
B) February 1900
C) December 1977
D) January 2014
  • 93. In which month did the wettest day on record occur in Fort Wayne?
A) June
B) May
C) August
D) September
  • 94. What was the magnitude of the tornado that struck a shopping center in 2001?
A) EF0
B) EF3
C) EF1
D) EF5
  • 95. How many churches are currently in Fort Wayne?
A) 180
B) 240
C) 500
D) 360
  • 96. What is the oldest Jewish congregation in Indiana, located in Fort Wayne?
A) Congregation Achduth Vesholom
B) Beth Israel
C) The Reform Jewish Center
D) Temple Shalom
  • 97. Which industry was the top contributor to Fort Wayne's GDP in 2017?
A) Health care
B) Finance and insurance
C) Manufacturing
D) Retail trade
  • 98. Which company is the only Fortune 500 company headquartered in Fort Wayne?
A) Vera Bradley
B) Steel Dynamics
C) Sweetwater Sound
D) General Electric
  • 99. In what year did construction begin on the first Burmese Muslim mosque built worldwide since the mid-1970s?
A) 2013
B) 2018
C) 1998
D) 2005
  • 100. Which company started construction on a data center in Fort Wayne in April 2024?
A) IBM
B) Microsoft
C) Google
D) Amazon
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