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Trivia!
Where is the
world’s largest open-air aviary with exotic birds from all
over the world?
Where is the
world’s 2nd largest collection of ancient elephant fossils
located?
Where is the
world’s largest porch swing located and how many adults can
sit in it at one time?
Where is the
only church with pews that switch from Catholic services at one
end and Protestant services at the other end located?
Where is the
world’s largest hand-planted forest located?
Where is the
world’s only museum dedicated to Fur Trading located?
What was the
first fort constructed west of the Missouri River?
The World’s
largest railroad classification complex is located where?
Who was the
most highly paid executive woman and her hometown?
World-famous
architect, Edward Durrell Stone, designed what museum in Nebraska?
What is the
structure constructed out of old cars called located near Alliance?
One of the
only museums dedicated to one line of automobiles is in Nebraska,
what is its name?
Which state
park was a World War II German P.O.W. camp?
The world’s
largest Kolache Festival is located where?
The only rodeo
grounds listed on the National Register of Historical sites is
located where?
What town
along I-80 is located on the 100th Meridian, where the humid east
meets the arid west?
What is the
name of Nebraska’s one-house legislature, the only one of
its kind in the United States?
What two political
history making events happened in 1986 in Nebraska?
What was the
total cost to construct the Nebraska Capitol building?
What railroad
linked the east and west coasts with the Golden Spike and has
its headquarters in Nebraska?
Who started
the first rodeo in the nation and in what Nebraska city?
Omaha has
been the home of the College World Series since what year?
Name four
communities in Nebraska that are also Indian tribes.
How did Ak-Sar-Ben
race track in Omaha gets its name?
What are the
5 army forts located in Nebraska that are open to the public?
What Native
American chief was killed at Fort Robinson?
Where did
the largest train robbery of the Union Pacific railroad occur?
What was the
starting point for the Black Hills Gold Rush?
Where was
the original Fort Kearny located?
Where are
the world’s largest hamburgers made?
What is Nebraska’s
State Bird? State Flower? State Tree? State Gem?
When was Nebraska
made a state?
What army
fort was built to protect the Pawnee from the Sioux?
Where was
the 911 emergency communications developed and first used?
Where did
Charles Lindberg learn to fly?
What is Nebraska’s
State Insect? State Fossil? State Song?
Where in Nebraska
can you find an Indian Headdress cast in stone?
What do the
towns of Hebron and Gilead have in common with the biblical towns
of the same names?
Which Nebraska
town was once known as Gomorrah of the Plains?
What town
was nicknamed Church City because of the number of churches in
the town?
What was one
of the original names for the Cornhuskers?
What is the
largest ethnic group in Nebraska?
How many states
border Nebraska and what are they?
What are the
2 counties in Nebraska named after animals?
What city
was nicknamed the Alfalfa Capitol?
What community
can you find a demonstration of the Strobe Light and why?
What Nebraska
food item did the Germans from Russia bring to the state?
From what
city did Morton Salt come?
Where is one
of the busiest Interstate McDonald’s located in the country?
Who’s
mother gave Henry Fonda acting lessons at the Omaha Community
Playhouse?
What Omaha
native was nicknamed The Kansas Comet?
What Nebraska
native was the Democratic nominee for President three times?
What former
President was born in Nebraska?
Who founded
Boys Town?
What Baseball
Hall of Fame player is from St. Paul, Nebraska?
What Omaha
native had a brief stint with the Harlem Globetrotters?
Who is the
nation’s first Native American woman doctor?
Who was the
founder of Arbor Day and served as Secretary of Agriculture under
President Grover Cleveland?
Who is the
Pulitzer Prize winning author from Nebraska?
What McDonald’s
food product was created at the University of Nebraska?
What soft
drink was invented in Nebraska?
What city
in Nebraska is located exactly between Boston and San Francisco?
What number
state was Nebraska in joining the nation?
What famous
WWI general was an instructor at UNL?
Who claimed
the nation’s first homestead and where was it claimed?
What modern
tool found in most tool boxes today was invented and manufactured
in Nebraska?
Where is the
world’s’ largest American Legion post located?
What town
has been the subject of more books than any other town in literature?
Thurl Ravenscroft
from Norfolk has been the voice of what cartoon character for
over 35 years?
From what
city were the Hall brothers who started Hallmark cards?
What site
along the Oregon trail was mentioned in most of the pioneer diaries?
What rank
is Nebraska in number of lakes in its borders?
Where do the
two major highways that run border to border meet?
What county
is the home of the most intercontinental ballistic missiles located?
What is Nebraska’s
oldest State Park?
What Junior
High School was the first in the nation?
Where is the
longest straight main street in the nation?
What is the
only "dry" county in Nebraska?
What are the
names etched around the base of the Capitol Building?
Why are there
48 steps leading up to the 2nd floor of the Capitol?
Name the largest
furniture store in the nation and the person who founded it.
Name the largest
jewelry store in the nation and its location.
Where is the
National Liar’s Hall of Fame located?
Nebraska is
known for its green agricultural circles. What causes them?
What county
in Nebraska is larger than the state of Connecticut?
Name three
historical trails that crossed Nebraska.
Where is the
largest painted shamrock located?
Why does the
Sower on top of the Capitol face the northwest?
Approximately
how many buffalo were killed by Buffalo Bill Cody in 1867?
According
to pioneers, what is known as a mile wide and a foot deep?
In what community
does the North and South Platte Rivers meet?
What county
allegedly has more millionaires proportionally to its population
than any other in the nation?
What bar/restaurant
boasts a 1,300 pound polar bear?
What is Fred
Austerlitz’s more famous name and where was he born?
What Oscar
winning actor was born in Omaha?
What actress
(from Hastings) won an Academy Award for her role in Who’s
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
What silent
screen comedian from Nebraska is regarded as the third genius
of the silent era after Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton?
Who was Calvin
Coolidge’s vice president?
What influential
U.S. Senator was the founder of Nebraska’s one-house Unicameral?
What famous
civil rights leader was from Omaha?
What Nebraska
community was declared by Congress to be a national Czech Capitol?
Where is the
world’s largest concentration of Sandhill cranes?
Who was the
first modern-day serial killer and where is he buried?
How long did
the Pony express operate?
What was the
charge to send a letter via the Pony Express?
What was the
average time it took a letter to get from St. Joseph, Missouri
to Sacramento, California on the Pony Express?
What put the
Pony Express out of business in 1861?
What was the
first item Cabela’s sold through the mail?
Don't
Cheat! The answers are below.
Answers:
Where is the
world's largest open-air aviary with exotic birds from all over
the world?
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Where is the world's 2nd largest collection of ancient elephant
fossils located?
Morrill Hall,UNL Campus
Where is the world's largest porch swing located and how many
adults can sit in it at one time?
Hebron, 25 adults
Where is the only church with pews that switch from Catholic services
at one end and Protestant services at the other end located?
Keystone
Where is the world's largest hand-planted forest located?
Halsey National Forest near Thedford
Where is the world's only museum dedicated to Fur Trading located?
Museum of the Fur Trade near Chadron
What was the first fort constructed west of the Missouri River?
Fort Atkinson near Blair
The World's largest railroad classification complex is located
where?
Bailey Yards in North Platte
Who was the most highly paid executive woman and her hometown?
Evelyne Broadstone, later known as Lady Vestey From Superior
World-famous architect, Edward Durrell Stone, designed what museum
in Nebraska?
Stuhr Museum near Grand Island
What is the structure constructed out of old cars called located
near Alliance?
Carhenge
One of the only museums dedicated to one line of automobiles is
in Nebraska, what is its name?
Chevyland USA near Elm Creek
Which state park was a World War II German P.O.W. camp?
Fort Robinson
The world's largest Kolache Festival is located where?
Prague, Nebraska
The only rodeo grounds listed on the National Register of Historical
sites is located where?
Garfield County Fairgrounds in Burwell
What town along I-80 is located on the 100th Meridian, where the
humid east meets the arid west?
Cozad
What is the name of Nebraska's one-house legislature, the only
one of its kind in the United States?
Unicameral
What two political history making events happened in 1986 in Nebraska?
The first time in history two women ran against each other for
Governor of a state (Kay Orr-R, Helen Boosalis-D) and Kay Orr
became the nation's first Republican woman Governor.
What was the total cost to construct the Nebraska Capitol building?
10 million dollars ($9,800,440.07)
What railroad linked the east and west coasts with the Golden
Spike and has its headquarters in Nebraska?
Union Pacific
Who started the first rodeo in the nation and in what Nebraska
city?
Buffalo Bill Cody in North Platte (July 4, 1882)
Omaha has been the home of the College World Series since what
year?
1950
Name four communities in Nebraska that are also Indian tribes.
Arapahoe, Ogallala, Omaha, Pawnee City, (Cities) Santee, Ponca,
Macy, Winnebago (Counties)
How did Ak-Sar-Ben race track in Omaha gets its name?
Nebraska spelled backwards
What are the 5 army forts located in Nebraska that are open to
the public?
Atkinson, Kearny, Hartsuff, Sidney, Robinson
What Native American chief was killed at Fort Robinson?
Crazy Horse
Where did the largest train robbery of the Union Pacific railroad
occur?
Big Springs in 1877
What was the starting point for the Black Hills Gold Rush?
Sidney
Where was the original Fort Kearny located?
Nebraska City
Where are the world's largest hamburgers made?
Sioux Sundries in Harrison
What is Nebraska's State Bird? State Flower? State Tree? State
Gem?
Western Meadowlark; Goldenrod; Cottonwood; Blue Agate
When was Nebraska made a state?
March 1, 1867
What army fort was built to protect the Pawnee from the Sioux?
Fort Hartsuff
Where was the 911 emergency communications developed and first
used?
Lincoln
Where did Charles Lindberg learn to fly?
Lincoln when it was a major center for airplane manufacturing
What is Nebraska's State Insect? State Fossil? State Song?
Honey Bee; Mammoth; "Beautiful Nebraska"
Where in Nebraska can you find an Indian Headdress cast in stone?
Durham Western Heritage Museum. It was once part of the Fontenelle
Hotel Building
What do the towns of Hebron and Gilead have in common with the
biblical towns of the same names?
They are located the same distance from each other in Nebraska
as they are in the Bible.
Which Nebraska town was once known as Gomorrah of the Plains?
Ogallala
What town was nicknamed Church City because of the number of churches
in the town?
Lincoln
What was one of the original names for the Cornhuskers?
The Bugeaters, Golden Knights and Antelopes
What is the largest ethnic group in Nebraska?
Germans
How many states border Nebraska and what are they?
6: Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota
What are the 2 counties in Nebraska named after animals?
Antelope and Buffalo
What city was nicknamed the Alfalfa Capitol?
Cozad, they shipped more alfalfa than any point in the nation
What community can you find a demonstration of the Strobe Light
and why?
The strobe light inventor, Dr. Harold Edgerton is an Aurora native.
What Nebraska food item did the Germans from Russia bring to the
state?
The Runza
From what city did Morton Salt come?
Nebraska City
Where is one of the busiest Interstate McDonald's located in the
country?
York
Who's mother gave Henry Fonda acting lessons at the Omaha Community
Playhouse?
Marlon Brando's mom
What Omaha native was nicknamed The Kansas Comet?
Gale Sayers
What Nebraska native was the Democratic nominee for President
three times?
William Jennings Bryan
What former President was born in Nebraska?
Gerald Ford
Who founded Boys Town?
Father Edward Flanagan
What Baseball Hall of Fame player is from St. Paul, Nebraska?
Grover Cleveland Alexander
What Omaha native had a brief stint with the Harlem Globetrotters?
Bob Gibson
Who is the nation's first Native American woman doctor?
Susanne LeFlesche Picotte
Who was the founder of Arbor Day and served as Secretary of Agriculture
under President Grover Cleveland?
J. Sterling Morton
Who is the Pulitzer Prize winning author from Nebraska?
Willa Cather
What McDonald's food product was created at the University of
Nebraska?
McRib
What soft drink was invented in Nebraska?
Kool-Aid
What city in Nebraska is located exactly between Boston and San
Francisco?
Kearney
What number state was Nebraska in joining the nation?
37th
What famous WWI general was an instructor at UNL?
John J. Pershing
Who claimed the nation's first homestead and where was it claimed?
Daniel Freeman near Beatrice
What modern tool found in most tool boxes today was invented and
manufactured in Nebraska?
The Vice-Grip in Dewitt
Where is the world's' largest American Legion post located?
Post #3 in Lincoln
What town has been the subject of more books than any other town
in literature?
Red Cloud
Thurl Ravenscroft from Norfolk has been the voice of what cartoon
character for over 35 years?
Tony the Tiger from Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes
From what city were the Hall brothers who started Hallmark cards?
Norfolk
What site along the Oregon trail was mentioned in most of the
pioneer diaries?
Chimney Rock
What rank is Nebraska in number of lakes in its borders?
2nd to Minnesota
Where do the two major highways that run border to border meet?
I-80 & Highway 81 meet in York
What county is the home of the most intercontinental ballistic
missiles located?
Cheyenne (Sidney)
What is Nebraska's oldest State Park?
Chadron
What Junior High School was the first in the nation?
Whittier Jr. High in Lincoln
Where is the longest straight main street in the nation?
"O" Street stretches from Milford through Lincoln to
Union
What is the only "dry" county in Nebraska?
McPherson County
What are the names etched around the base of the Capitol Building?
Nebraska's 93 counties
Why are there 48 steps leading up to the 2nd floor of the Capitol?
48 states existed when the Capitol was built
Name the largest furniture store in the nation and the person
who founded it.
Nebraska Furniture Mart; Rose Blumkin (Mrs. B)
Name the largest jewelry store in the nation and its location.
Borsheims in Omaha
Where is the National Liar's Hall of Fame located?
Dannebrog
Nebraska is known for its green agricultural circles. What causes
them?
Central Pivot Irrigation
What county in Nebraska is larger than the state of Connecticut?
Cherry
Name four historical trails that crossed Nebraska.
Oregon, Lewis and Clark, Mormon, Pony Express
Where is the largest painted shamrock located?
Downtown O'Neill
Why does the Sower on top of the Capitol face the northwest?
Geographically, most of the state lies to the northwest of Lincoln
Approximately how many buffalo were killed by Buffalo Bill Cody
in 1867?
4,280
According to pioneers, what is known as a mile wide and a foot
deep?
The Platte River
In what community does the North and South Platte Rivers meet?
North Platte
What county allegedly has more millionaires proportionally to
its population than any other in the nation?
Grant County
What bar/restaurant boasts a 1,300 pound polar bear?
Ole's in Paxton
What is Fred Austerlitz's more famous name and where was he born?
Fred Astaire from Omaha
What Oscar winning actor was born in Omaha?
Marlon Brando
What actress (from Hastings) won an Academy Award for her role
in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Sandy Dennis
What silent screen comedian from Nebraska is regarded as the third
genius of the silent era after Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton?
Harold Lloyd from Burchard
Who was Calvin Coolidge's vice president?
Charles Dawes
What influential U.S. Senator was the founder of Nebraska's one-house
Unicameral?
George Norris
What famous civil rights leader was from Omaha?
Malcolm X
What Nebraska community was declared by Congress to be a national
Czech Capitol?
Wilber
Where is the world's largest concentration of Sandhill cranes?
Central Platte Valley from Overton to Grand Island
Who was the first modern-day serial killer and where is he buried?
Charles Starkweather at Lincoln's Wyuka Cemetery
How long did the Pony express operate?
18 months
What was the charge to send a letter via the Pony Express?
$5 an ounce
What was the average time it took a letter to get from St. Joseph,
Missouri to Sacramento, California on the Pony Express?
10 days
What put the Pony Express out of business in 1861?
The telegraph
What was the first item Cabela's sold through the mail?
Fishing lures
Name
these Nebraska Towns!
How
well do you know the state of Nebraska? Here is a list of clues
that describe a town or city in the state.
1. A Pear
2. Between
two mountains
3. A top music
rating
4. Military
Academy
5. Speedy
little town
6. February
14
7. Log Stream
8. Embarrassed
stratocumulus
9. Old West
justice
10. Flowering
acreage
11. Park of
a book
12. A face
on Mt. Rushmore
13. The 4th
US President
14. A hill
with steep sides
15. Brand
of watch
16. Middle
town
17. Dairy
cow
18. Great
Hawaii
19. Type of
hound
20. Fruit
tree farm
21. Hardy's
sidekick
22. Shaquille
23. Fighting
River
24. Brand
of Soup
25. Buffalo
Bill
26. 1492 Sailor
27. J.R. on
'Dallas'
28. Automobile
+ Leg Joint
29. Judge's
retreat
30. Bowling
equipment brand
31. Tall evergreen
tree
32. Brand
of sporting equipment
33. Common
question following, "No, you can't."
34. Damaged
Indian weapon
35. Green
Acres pig
36. Color
of blue
37. Napoleon
met his...
38. Jungle
animal
39. Crystal
H2O
40. Home of
Johnny Carson
41. Has his
own world
42. No frills
look
43. 100% silver
44. A candy
bar
45. Brand
of overalls
46. Evade
47.
Tree cutter intersection
48. In the
middle
49. Small
ape
50. Sofa
51. Green
stone
52. Recently
built place
53. Home of
Iowa State
54. Penmanship
method
55. Young
female horse
56. Union
between nations
57. Red hair
58. Cowboy
movie
59. Good buddy
60. Legal
internment
61. Place
to pray
62. A very
holy Mr. Ed
63. Bow &
arrow expert
64. Sobbing
Rain
65. Military
rank
Don't
Cheat! The answers are below.
Answers:
1. A Pear
- Bartlett
2. Between
two mountains - Valley
3. A
top music rating - Superior
4. Military
Academy - West Point
5. Speedy
little town - Rushville
6. February
14 - Valentine
7. Log Stream
- Wood River
8. Embarrassed
stratocumulus - Red Cloud
9. Old West
justice - Lynch
10. Flowering
acreage - Bloomfield
11. Park of
a book - Paige
12. A face
on Mt. Rushmore - Lincoln
13. The 4th
US President - Madison
14. A hill
with steep sides - Butte
15. Brand
of watch - Elgin
16. Middle
town - Central City
17. Dairy
cow - Holstein
18. Great
Hawaii - Grand Island
19. Type of
hound - Bassett
20. Fruit
tree farm - Orchard
21. Hardy's
sidekick - Laurel
22. Shaquille
- O'Neill
23. Fighting
River - Battle Creek
24. Brand
of Soup - Campbell
25. Buffalo
Bill - Cody
26. 1492 Sailor
- Columbus
27. J.R. on
'Dallas' - Ewing
28. Automobile
+ Leg Joint - Kearney
29. Judge's
retreat - Chambers
30. Bowling
equipment brand - Brunswick
31. Tall evergreen
tree - Long Pine
32. Brand
of sporting equipment - Spalding
33. Common
question following, "No, you can't." - Wynot
34. Damaged
Indian weapon - Broken Bow
35. Green
Acres pig - Arnold
36. Color
of blue - Royal
37. Napoleon
met his... - Waterloo
38. Jungle
animal - Lyons
39. Crystal
H2O - Clearwater
40. Home of
Johnny Carson - Norfolk
41. Has his
own world - Wayne
42. No frills
look - Plainview
43. 100% silver
- Sterling
44. A candy
bar - Hershey
45. Brand
of overalls - Oshkosh
46. Evade
- Dodge
47. Tree cutter
intersection - Beaver Crossing
48. In the
middle - Center
49. Small
ape - Gibbon
50. Sofa -
Davenport
51. Green
stone - Emerald
52. Recently
built place - Newcastle
53. Home of
Iowa State - Ames
54. Penmanship
method - Palmer
55. Young
female horse - Filley
56. Union
between nations - Alliance
57. Red hair
- Auburn
58. Cowboy
movie - Western
59. Good buddy
- Friend
60. Legal
internment - Fairbury
61. Place
to pray - Chappell
62. A very
holy Mr. Ed - St. Edward
63. Bow &
arrow expert - Archer
64. Sobbing
Rain - Weeping Water
65. Military
rank - Sargent
