Cincinnati History Museum Scavenger Hunt

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**TEACHERS!** All the questions in this scavenger hunt may not meet the needs of your subject or grade level. You may not have enough time in your visit to answer all of these questions. Please use this document as a starting point and modify to best fit your students and visit!

Use the computer terminals, exhibits and labels to complete this scavenger hunt.

Cincinnati In Motion

1)Name six types of transportation represented in the Cincinnati in Motion exhibit.

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2)The Dixie Terminal was an important hub for which of these transportation methods?

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3)Why were Ohio officials slow to accept any plan for a bridge spanning the Ohio River and connecting Cincinnati to Northern Kentucky?

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4)What was the first bridge OVER THE OHIO RIVER called? When was it opened for pedestrian traffic? Vehicular traffic?______

5)The first successful Cincinnati based railroad was the ______?

6)In what year did streetcar service end downtown? ______

7)How dense was the population of the West End in the 1930s compared to other Cincinnati neighborhoods?______

8)What was the original purpose of Union Terminal? ______

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9)Union Terminal is located in what Cincinnati neighborhood? ______

10)When and where was the first major league baseball night game played?

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11)How did Over-the-Rhine get its name?______

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12)Music Hall, located in Over-the-Rhine, has hosted many events since its construction. When was it completed and what presidential candidate was nominated there in 1880?

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13)When was Spring Grove cemetery founded? How many Union Generals are buried there?

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14)When did the Cincinnati Zoo originally open? ______

15)What kinds of animals could be found there?______

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16)When was Rookwood Pottery originally founded? When did it move to its current location?

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17)When was Lunken Airfield established? ______

18)Why is Lunken not the major airport in Cincinnati today? ______

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19) What did Coney Island amusement park start as? ______

Cincinnati Goes to War

20)World War II officially began when Germany invaded what nation? What was the date of this invasion?______

21)What nation did Nazi Germany overrun in June of 1940? ______

22)What caused Japan to attack the United States? ______

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23)Where and when did Japan attack the United States? ______

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24)Who were the “Big Three”? ______

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25)Who was re-elected as President in 1940? How many terms had he already served? ______

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26)What are the two headlines on the Thursday September 19th, 1940 edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer?

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27)Though companies from Cincinnati did not produce the M1 Carbine or Rifle models, they did produce essential equipment used in small arms production. What company produced this equipment and what was it called?______

28)Another corporation called the Cambridge Tile Company changed what they produced all-together during the war due to a lack of demand. What did they produce instead, and how was this product used by the military?______

29) Mobilization caused many corporations in Cincinnati to change what they produced. What did these corporations produce during the war?

  1. Baldwin Piano Company ______
  2. General Motors ______
  3. E Kahn’s Sons Company ______
  4. Proctor and Gamble ______
  5. Wright Aeronautical Corporation ______

30)Where did companies find workers to fulfill their labor needs during the war?

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31)The Jeep on display was manufactured by what Cincinnati Corporation?______

32) To help the wartime effort, Procter & Gamble changed its packaging of Crisco from ______to ______?

33) What Procter & Gamble detergent went off the market during WWII because it contained an important ingredient needed for the war effort?______

34)Fashion Frocks, Inc. in Camp Washington converted its facilities for wartime production. Name three items they produced during the war.

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35)Give ten items that were rationed during World War II.

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36)With an A-Ration sticker, how many miles were budgeted per car for family convenience per month?
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37)If you were a single female between the ages of eighteen and fifty, what could you do for the army? ______

38)What event occurred on June 6th, 1944? Where did it occur?

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39)How many men and women from Hamilton County died during WWII?______

Cincinnati: From Settlement to 1860

40)What was the simple shelter that was most common among Native Americans in this area at the time of the first European contact? ______

41)The birchbark canoe displayed in this exhibit is made out of what traditional materials?

  1. Outer Shell ______
  2. Inner lining ______
  3. Frame ______
  4. Stitching ______

42)In the late 1790s, were Native American villages commonly located in Southwestern Ohio? Why?
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43)One of the first Europeans to make a systematic exploration of this area was named ______.

44)What was the Northwest Ordinance? What year was it passed by Congress?
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45)According to the Northwest Ordinance, how many stages did a territory pass through to become a state?______

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46)What population was required for a territory to attain statehood? ______

47)After the American Revolution, how much did Congress sell property in the Northwest Territory for? Why?______

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48)What were the first three settlements in this area named?
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49)To protect the settlers living within the Miami Purchase, what fort did the federal government construct at Losantiville in 1789? ______

50)What general was victorious at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794? What did this victory accomplish?
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51)Cincinnati grew quickly after what treaty was signed in 1795? With whom was it signed?

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52)What Ohio valley war hero was elected President in 1840? How long did he serve as President?

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53)What canal connected Cincinnati and Dayton, and when was it completed?

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54)What was the population of Cincinnati in 1830? In 1870?______

55)List ten things which were shipped on riverboats. (~ 25 given)(Hint look at signs as well as object!)

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f. ______

g. ______

h. ______

i. ______

j. ______

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