What year did Evansville become a city? 1847
Name five Indian tribes that lived in Evansville area. Shawnees,
Miamis, Pottawattomies, Delawares, and Kickapoos.
What was the depth of the floodwater at the corner of Washington and Kentucky avenues on Jan 31, 1937?
7 Feet
What product kept Sterling brewery profitable during prohibition? Malt
Extract
What was Willard Carpenter's dream to build on Reitz Hill? A
College
What does Josef Stalin's daughter, Svetlana, have in common with Evansville?
Her former husband was from Evansville
Evansville is thought to have been the first city in the country to have what in its schools?
Telephones
During World War II what other police force could be found on Evansville's street?
Military Police
What did truck drivers driving through Evansville call "The Chicken Coop"?
The Weigh Station
Why was Evansville's red light district called "Gear Town"?
It was located in 1st, 2nd and High Streets
Why was it necessary to change the wheels on every train coming north from Kentucky or going south to Nashville?
The railroad tracks were different sizes
What new technology became available in Evansville in 1882? The
electric light
What did Willis Copeland build in 1903? The Zentmobile
What did F.J. Scholz manufacture in one of the most extensive businesses of its kind in the
midwest? A Cemetary Monument company
What civil war hotel was located at 3rd and Main? The
Washington Hotel
What happened in 1938 to help bring Evansville out of the Depression? The
Discovery of Oil
Who invented and secured a patent for the common bottlecap? Alfred
Bernardin
How many men from Vanderburgh county fought in the Federal Army during the Civil War?
3,761
Who is best known for beginning his career in the Blue Bar? Boots
Randolph
What engineering feat did L&N Railroad accomplish in 1885? Completion
of Railroad Bridge across Ohio River into Henderson.
Who was the first mayor of Evansville?
James G. Jones
What Evansville Newspaper ceased publication with the issue giving the account of Lincoln's death?
The Evansville Dispatch
How many time was Arad McCutchan name ICC "Coach of the Year?" 12
In 1910 what covered 30 acres west of Pigeon Creek on Maryland street and was the world largest of its kind.
Globe-Bosse-World Furniture Company
Who was the editor of "The Evansville Courier" who promoted improved schools and parks?
Howard Roosa
In what year did Drive-In theaters appear in Evansville? 1946
Where was Slaughter's Avenue? The Lloyd Expressway
In what year did Evansvillians begin playing golf? 1898
In 1955, what store on the walkway was 'The Wife Saver' store?
Evansville Electric Service Inc.
What local figure was the Minster to China? Co. Charles
Denby
How did Evansville lose its Wharf? Destroyed by ice
jam.
What high school did fashion designer Halston attend? Benjamin
Bosse
What does Mater Dei mean? Mother of God
Who was Evansville most famous woman? Albion Fellows
Bacon
In what year did the first student graduate from a high school in Evansville?
1862
What uncompleted building burned on Christmas Eve 1855? The
Courthouse
In what park were animals first displayed in Evansville? Oak
Summit Park
What was Riverside drive formerly called? Water Street
What was the Belmont Disaster? A shipwreck that killed
14 people
What local killer's trial led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling balancing free-press and fair-trial rights?
Leslie "Mad Dog" Irvin
What was distinctive about Vine St., Clark, Governor and Douglas high schools?
They were for black students
What west side city was annexed by Evansville.
Lamasco
What local sports figure became the announcer of the Kentucky Derby? Chick
Anderson
How many growing days does Evansville have? 185 Days
How many years did the Wabash Erie Canal operate? 12
Years
What was unusual about the children's barber chair in Strouses'? The
barber chair was a carousel horse
What vaudeville comedian never failed to mention his old home town Evansville in his act and movies?
Joe Cooke
What was "The Pitts?" A
threshing machine
What is the oldest road in the Evansville city limits?
Red Bank Road
What Evansville golfer won the 1944 PGA? Bob Hamilton
What was destroyed in a roaring inferno on Jan 31st, 1946? Globe-Bosse-World
Furniture company
What was the name of the amusement park located on East Morgan avenue? Yabroudy
Park
What chocolate animals were a Christmas tradition at Hermann's Candy Store? Chocolate
Mice
What Evansville citizen was the first to attend Indiana State University?
James Shanklin
What was the first brick building in Evansville? The
Courthouse
What local person was the national leader of the Klu Klux Klan? D.C.
Stephenson
When did the first electric generating plant start in Evansville? 1882
Who was the first woman editor of the Evansville Sunday Courier and Press? Judith
Clabes
What was the first high school west of Alleghenys? Evansville
High School near 7th and Main
What were "The Simplicty" and the "Travler"? Automobiles
manufactured in Evansville
Who was the first school teacher in Evansville? Thomas
Truman
What area was known as "The English Settlement?" Saundersville
Who was Evansville's College first All-American basketball player? Gus
Doerner
What television station first broadcast the news in color? WFIE
What happened to the LST Shipyard? Destroyed in a
fire
Where did Theordore Roosevelt speak in Evansville? 5th
and Locust Streets
Why did gypsies make an annual pilgrimage to Evansville?
The Queen is buried in Oak Hill Cemetary
How many square blocks were under flooded in the 1937 flood? 500
What was WEHT's channel prior to 25? 50
In the 1930's what did Weinbach Avenue and Barker Avenue have in common? They
were the city limits
What did soap manufacturer Adolph Melzer jr.leave to the city of Evansville?
A thousand dollar gift to collect interest for 200 years.
Who was ISUE's first basketball coach? John L. Deem
What did "Free the Eagle" refer to? University of
Southern Indiana independence
Where was Evansville's only public roller coaster? Yabroudy
Amusement Park
What was Welborn Hospitals first name? Evansville
Sanitarium
When was St. Boniface church on Wabash avenue built? 1881
In what decade was "Good Times Ahead for Evansville" made popular? 1930's
What year was the Evansville Race Riot? 1903
Who was Anchor Industries World's largest flag dedicated to? The
Iranian Hostages
Before Oak Hill cemetery, where was Evansville's burial ground?
5th and Mulberry
What pro sport did Central H. S. grad Dr. Ralph Wilson participate in 1930? Professional
Wrestling
What pioneer village to the east, now a ghost town, was an early rival of Evansville?
Darlington
What crime did Huch McGary's father commit? Murdered an
unarmed indian.
How did Jack McLean end his sport show? Good night to
all good sports
What large institution west of Evansville provided treatment for patients with tuberculosis?
Boehne Camp
What Rex Mundi football player went on to national fame? Bob
Griese
What Civil War encampment was located on the old fairground on the riverfront?
Camp Wallace
What man from Evansville was one of the first three americans killed in WWI and where is he buried?
James Bethel Gresham
Which hotel had "The Rose Room? The McCurdy
What railroad baron was from Evansville? David Mackey
Evansville is located just north of what famous 'line'? Mason-Dixon
Line
What was Evansville's first private hospital? St.
Mary's on the waterfront
Hoosier Cardinal was a pioneer in the manufacture of what industry? Plastics
When was a fire department established? 1888
Who was the first black doctor in Evansville? George
Washington Buckner
What company made the first farm tractors in the United States? Hercules
Buggy Company
Where was the first jail located? 3rd and Main Streets
How long is the Ohio River?
981 Miles
What pair of rare animals(the only two in captivity) were at Mesker Zoo? Blue
glacier bears
When was Evansville first museum established? 1904
What was the name of the hospital for blacks? Welborn
Walker Annex
What year did the Evansville Philharmonic established? 1934
Why did evansville schools have recesses? To move the
horses to the shade
What year was the first commercial flight from Evansville to Chicago? 1928
Where was the Sunshine Coal Mine located? West Maryland
Street
Why was there a riot in 1865? Opposition
to increasing black settlement
What year was the L&N Railroad station built? 1901
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