Columbus is a pioneer for Fast Food empires. Wendy’s restaurant was first opened on East Broad Street in November 1969. Burger chain White Castle on the other hand was founded in Wichita, Kansas, in 1921, but has had its base in Columbus since 1933.
Clarence and Charles Hoover designed the world’s first water filtration facility aimed at fighting typhoid outbreaks in Columbus. The facility is still in use across the world.
Columbus Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
If you thought it was only New York and Los Angeles with the biggest fashion industries, you’ll be surprised to find big fashion designs in Columbus. This is partly because fashion gurus and companies like Victoria’s Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, and DSW have their headquarters in Columbus.
According to a 2013 study by the Intelligent Community Forum, Columbus was ranked as the most intelligent city in the country. It is also among the 20 most literate cities.
Become the star of the party by answering correctly the Columbus quiz below!
1. What year did Olientalagy park close?
2. What is the unofficial name of the night before the first Columbus crew SC game of the season?
3. What year was the first Major League Soccer Club introduced in Columbus?
4. What is Mayor Andrew Ginther’s middle name?
5. What local salon was recently named best in North America?
6. What is the hottest month on average in Columbus?
7. What is the highest snowfall in Columbus in January?
8. What is the median household income of Hilliard?
9. In what year did the Scioto river flood enough to kill more than 100 people?
10. What year was the statehouse built?
11. What is the highly debated alternative name for the Dennison Place neighborhood around king Avenue?
12. One of the last ancient remaining burial mounds is located in Columbus. What is its name?
13. What does COSI stand for?
14. What year did the Kahiki close?
15. What was the Alternative station’s frequency before it was 102.5?
16. What is the name of the grocery store chain headquartered in Columbus that closed in 2004?
17. When did Union Station stop serving the railroad system?
18. Who has the most football wins, between Michigan and Ohio State?
19. What is Nationwide Arena’s concert capacity?
20. What is Jungle Jack Hanna’s real name?
21. In 1930, Palace Theatre operated under a different name. What was it?
22. How many leaflets does a Buckeye leaf have?
23. What year did the Columbus Italian Fest begin?
24. What Ohio college was the first interracial university in the U.S.?
25. True or False: The average age of Columbus residents is 24-27?
26. What was located on the grounds of North Market before it was developed?
27. On average, what is the wettest month of the year in Columbus?
28. Columbus hosts the largest single-breed horse show in the world every October. What is it called?
29. In 1896, the Ohio state fair became the first fair to have what technological advancement?
30. What is the name of the actor from the popular 80s Tv series – “Miame Vice” that was born in Columbus?
31. What is the name of the stadium where the Columbus Clippers played from 1977 to 2008?
32. What local high school did alternative Pop artist Tyler Joseph of twenty-one Pilots attend?
33. Which year did Ohio State win its first National Championship?
34. Who was the starting quarterback for the Buckeyes in 2007?
35. What does the word “Gahanna” mean?
36. What country band sings “God bless the broken road” and “What hurts the most” is from Columbus?
37. In what year did Comfest get its start?
38. Who was Ohio State University’s first football coach?
39. True or False: Columbus is on the run to host the World Cup Championship of 2026?
40. What year was the first Columbus Pride?
41. What year was the first (614) magazine published?
42. What is Jeni of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream’s full name?
43. What is the newest venture going into the North Market?
44. What was the most popular major at Ohio state in Autumn 2017?
45. What is the name of the allegedelly haunted drainage tunnel that runs beneath high street that carries the stream in Glen Echo Park to the Olentangy River?
46. What is the name of Thurman café’s very famous and very massive burger?
47. What is Columbus’s only independent, alternative Rock station?
48. What is the name of the alleged Lake Erie sea monster?
49. What are the four colors of Ohio State University’s brand palette?
50. What is the name of the King statue located in the Brewery District?
51. Downtown Columbus is home to the largest …. what?
52. What war began the Ohio State Michigan Rivalry?
53. What year was the iconic cable-stayed suspension bridge on lane avenue built?
54. Who was the first mayor of Columbus?
55. How many steps is the process of folding the Ohio flag?
56. What famous American restauranter, author, game show host, television, and eater was born in Columbus?
57. What professional golfer founded the Muirfield Village Golf Club?
58. What is Capital University’s Mascot?
59. How tall are the Corn Cob Statues in the Dublin Ohio Public Art installation?
60. What is Ohio’s state reptile?
61. What 3 Ohio cities does the 3c highway connect?
62. What is Ohio’s state flower?
63. What does the word Ohio mean?
64. What was the name of the first organized baseball club in Columbus?
65. What is Columbus’s oldest brewpub?
66. When did the Columbus blue jackets first join the NHL
67. What Burger chain got its start in Columbus?
68. What is the tallest building in Columbus and how many stories is it?
69. What nickname did Columbus earn for the popular features in the Short North?
70. What famous author of a spooky chapter book series was born in Columbus?
71. Who was the two-time Heisman Trophy winner at Ohio state?
72. What was the first concert held at Nationwide Arena?
73. What popular Olympian was born in Columbus?
74. What percentage of the U.S. population lives within 500 miles of Columbus?
75. What River runs near downtown Columbus?
76. What is the highway you’d take if you wanted to drive to Indianapolis, Indiana, from Columbus as quickly as possible?
77. How would a Columbus native describe the topography of the city to you?
78. Which distinctive neighborhood in Columbus is the largest privately funded historic district on the National Register of Historic Places?
79. Much of the landscape of Columbus was formed by a glacier that covered the area during which geological era?
80. The major international airport in the Columbus area was renamed after which legendary Ohio native?