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PRELUDE QUIZ: DETROIT

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February 2006

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1. Eventually home to such talent as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Temptations, the Four Tops and the Jackson 5, the Motown label was incorporated by Berry Gordy Jr in which year?

a. 1957
b. 1959
c. 1961

2. With the introduction of the Model T Ford, there was a new need for paved roads. The country’s first was installed in Detroit in 1909, and is today named what?

a. Brush Street
b. 7 Mile Roads
c. Woodward Avenue

3. Who founded Detroit?

a. American settlers
b. British Pilgrims
c. French fur traders

4. Detroit’s JW Westcott II post office is one-of-a-kind. Why?

a. It’s a boat
b. It’s on the top fl oor of the Marriott Renaissance Center
c. It still uses ponies


5. Which of these drinks was NOT created in Detroit?

a. Boston Cooler
b. Faygo soda pop
c. Manhattan

6. Before Chubby Checker made the song famous, “The Twist” was written and recorded in Detroit in 1958 by whom?

a. James Brown
b. Hank Ballard
c. Smokey Robinson

7. “Detroit Rock City’s” musical legacy is known for more than just Motown. Which of these currently famous acts is NOT from Detroit?

a. Green Day
b. The White Stripes
c. Kid Rock

8. Detroit changed the world when Henry Ford introduced his Model T in 1908. How much did the car originally cost?

a. $350
b. $850
c. $1500

 

Did you know?

 

Detroit is the home of techno music. Detroit natives Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, inspired by electronic music from Europe and the emerging sound of house music from Chicago, are credited with creating the unique genre. All three are now world-renowned DJs.

Detroit’s Eastern Market, founded in 1841, is the world’s largest fl ower-bedding market. Spread over a 43-acre area, and open every day except Sundays, the market sees more than 45,000 shoppers show up each Saturday to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, herbs, spices, nuts, candies and, of course, fl owers.

Aside from New York City, Detroit has the most theater seats per capita of any city east of the Mississippi. On any given night, visitors can expect to see top-notch dramas, musical performances, comedy and much more on Detroit’s many stages.


Answers: 1b, 2c, 3c, 4a, 5c, 6b, 7a, 8b

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