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.
a. _________________ (CAR/TRUCK)
b. ________________ (TRAIN)
c. _________________ (BUS)
d. _________________ (RIVERBOAT)
e. _________________ (STREETCAR)
f. _________________ (INCLINE)
(Visual-throughout) (HORSE & CARRIGE, BIKE, AIRPLANE IS ALSO ACCEPTABLE)
2) The Dixie Terminal was an important hub for which of these transportation methods?
(Listen-1940) (STREET CARS AND BUS LINES)
3) Why were Ohio officials slow to accept any plan for a bridge spanning the Ohio River and connecting
Cincinnati to Northern Kentucky?
a. _________________ (IMPEDE NAVIGATION)
b. _________________ (ICE JAMS & FLOODS)
c. _________________ (DRAW BUSINESS TO SOUTH)
d. _________________ (AIDE ESCAPING SLAVES)
(Listen- 1940)
4) What was the first bridge OVER THE OHIO RIVER called? When was it opened for pedestrian traffic?
Vehicular traffic?(Listen-1940) (ROEBLING – DECEMBER1, 1866 – JANUARY 1, 1867)
5) The first successful Cincinnati based railroad was the ________________________?
(Listen-1940) (LITTLE MIAMI)
6) In what year did streetcar service end downtown? (Visual and Listen-1940) (1951)
7) How dense was the population of the West End in the 1930s compared to other Cincinnati
neighborhoods?(Visual-1930) (136 PEOPLE PER ACRE)
8) What was the original purpose of Union Terminal? __________________________________________
(Listen-1930s) (FOR ALL 7 RAILROADS TO BE UNDER 1 ROOF TO MAKE TRANSFERS EASIER)
9) Union Terminal is located in what Cincinnati neighborhood? (Visual-1930s) (WEST END)
10) When and where was the first major league baseball night game played?
(Visual-1930) (MAY 24TH 1935 CROSLEY FIELD)
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11) How did Over-the-Rhine get its name? ____________________________________________________
(Visual-1900) (GERMAN IMIGRANTS SAID CROSSING THE MIAMI & ERIE CANAL REMINDED THEM OF
CROSSING OVER THE MUDDY RHINE RIVER)
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?
(Listen-1900) (1878 MAJOR GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT (NOMINATED BY DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
13) When was Spring Grove cemetery founded? How many Union Generals are buried there?
(Visual – 1910 Spring grove cemetery) (1854-40 GENERALS)
14) When did the Cincinnati Zoo originally open? (Visual 1875) (SEPTEMBER 18, 1875)
15) What kinds of animals could be found there? (Visual-1875) (3 DEER, 8 SMALL MONKEYS, BUFFALO,
TIGER, HYENA, CROW, ALLIGATOR, ELEPHANT, 2 GRIZZLEY BEARS, 2 ELK, 6 RACOONS AND 400 BIRDS)
16) When was Rookwood Pottery originally founded? When did it move to its current location?
(Visual-1920 as you head down ramp) (1874 – 1891)
17) When was Lunken Airfield established? (Bottom of ramp before red doors) (1926)
18) Why is Lunken not the major airport in Cincinnati today? _____________________________________
(Bottom of ramp before red doors) (IT COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH THE REGIONS AVAIATION NEEDS,
THE LOCATION WAS LOW AND SURROUNDED BY HILLS MAKING LANDINGS DIFFICULT, AND THE
RUNWAYS COULD NOT BE EXTENDED FOR BIGGER PLANES.)
19) What did Coney Island amusement park start as? __________________________________________
(Bottom of ramp before red doors) (APPLE ORCHARD)
Cincinnati Goes to War
20) World War II officially began when Germany invaded what nation? What was the date of this
invasion? (Visual-before Pearl Harbor: world) (POLAND SEPTEMBER 1, 1939)
21) What nation did Nazi Germany overrun in June of 1940? (Visual-before Pearl Harbor: world) (FRANCE)
22) What caused Japan to attack the United States? ____________________________________________
(Visual-before Pearl Harbor: world) (WORRIED THAT US MIGHT INTERVENE IN THE PACIFIC)
23) Where and when did Japan attack the United States? ________________________________________
(Visual-before Pearl Harbor: world **2 different signs) (PEARL HARBOR HAWAII DECEMBER 7, 1941)
24) Who were the “Big Three”? (Visual-before Pearl Harbor: world) (US, GREAT BRITIAN, SOVIET UNION)
25) Who was re-elected as President in 1940? How many terms had he already served? _______________
(Visual-before Pearl Harbor: USA) (FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT (FDR) – 2 TERMS)
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26) What are the two headlines on the Thursday September 19th, 1940 edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer?
(Visual-before Pearl Harbor: Cinci) (“REDLEGS ARE NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS” “OIL BOMBS
DROPPED TO START LONDON FIRES”)
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? (Visual – Ammunition Production) (PETERS CARTRIDGE CO AT KINGS MILL MADE
BULLETS AND CARTRIDGES)
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? (Visual-converting to wartime products) (CRACKERS PACKED INTO BOXES OF “KRATIONS” ISSUED TO SOLDIERS)
29) Mobilization caused many corporations in Cincinnati to change what they produced. What did these
corporations produce during the war?
a. Baldwin Piano Company  ________________________(PLANE PARTS)
b. General Motors  _______________________________(GUN MOUNTS)
c. E Kahn’s Sons Company _________________________(MEAT)
d. Proctor and Gamble  ___________________________(SOAP & CHEMICALS)
e. Wright Aeronautical Corporation _________________(AIRCRAFT ENGINES)
(Visual-chart cinci war products)
30) Where did companies find workers to fulfill their labor needs during the war?
(Visual-cinci machine shop) (AFRICAN AMERICANS, APPALACHIAN MALES, WOMEN)
31) The Jeep on display was manufactured by what Cincinnati Corporation? (Visual) (CROSLEY)
32) To help the wartime effort, Procter & Gamble changed its packaging of Crisco from ______________
to ________________? (Visual-industry adapts to wartime needs) (METAL - STEEL TO GLASS)
33) What Procter & Gamble detergent went off the market during WWII because it contained an
important ingredient needed for the war effort?
(Visual-industry adapts to wartime needs) (DREFT WHICH CONTAINED NAPHTHA)
34) Fashion Frocks, Inc. in Camp Washington converted its facilities for wartime production. Name three
items they produced during the war.(Visual- industry adapts to wartime needs) (PARACHUTE,
PROTECTIVE FLAK JACKETS, GUNFIRE RESISTANT CURTAINS)
35) Give ten items that were rationed during World War II.
a. ______________________ (BICYCLES)
g. ______________________ (FUEL OIL)
b. ______________________ (SUGAR)
h. ______________________ (STOVES)
c. ______________________ (GAS)
i. ______________________ (FOOD)
d. ______________________ (TIRES/INNER TUBES)
e. ______________________ (SHOES)
j. ______________________ (CARS)
f. ______________________ (RUBBER BOOTS)
(Visual – case by stairs)
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36) With an A-Ration sticker, how many miles were budgeted per car for family convenience per month?
(Visual – case by top of stairs) (240 MILES)
37) If you were a single female between the ages of eighteen and fifty, what could you do for the army?
(Visual-bottom of stairs)(ARMY-VOLUNTEER FOR WAC OR WAAF, NAVY/MARINES- VOLUNTEER FOR
WAVE BUT CAN’T GO OVER SEAS, COAST GUARD-JOIN SPARS, OTHER-WORK FOR GOVT AS CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEE)
38) What event occurred on June 6th, 1944? Where did it occur?_____________________ ____________
(Video-D-day) (D-DAY ON THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY, FRANCE)
39) How many men and women from Hamilton County died during WWII?
(Visual-Victory has a price) (2300)
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? (Visual-simple shelter) (WEGIWA OR WIGWAM)
41) The birchbark canoe displayed in this exhibit is made out of what traditional materials?
a. Outer Shell  __________________________(BARK OF PAPER/WHITE BIRCH)
b. Inner lining __________________________(SAPWOOD OF WHITE CEDAR)
c. Frame  ______________________________(HEARTWOOD OF WHITE CEDAR)
d. Stitching  ______________________________(ROOTS OF BLACK SPRUCE)
(Visual – below boat)
42) In the late 1790s, were Native American villages commonly located in Southwestern Ohio? Why?
(Visual-America of the Land before 1788 @ start of woods) (NO BECAUSE OF FIGHTING BETWEEN
KENTUCKY SETTLERS AND OHIO INDIANS)
43) One of the first Europeans to make a systematic exploration of this area was named __________________. (Visual-first Europeans @end of woods) (CHRISTOPHER GIST)
44) What was the Northwest Ordinance? What year was it passed by Congress?
(Visual-Northwest ordinance of 1887) (RULES FOR SURVEY, SALE, SETTLEMENT AND GOVERNING OF
LANDS NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER)
45) According to the Northwest Ordinance, how many stages did a territory pass through to become a
state?(Visual-Northwest ordinance of 1787) (3 - BEFORE 5000 FREE MALES CONGRESS APPOINTS
OFFICIAL TO ENACT LAWS, AFTER 5000 FREE MALES ELECT GENERAL ASSEMBLY 7 SEND NONVOTING
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS, BECOME A STATE AT 60,000)
46) What population was required for a territory to attain statehood? ________________________
(Visual-Northwest ordinance of 1787) (60,000)
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47) After the American Revolution, how much did Congress sell property in the Northwest Territory for?
Why? (Visual-Early settlement table top) (20 CENTS AN ACRE TO HELP PAY DEBTS FROM THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION)
48) What were the first three settlements in this area named?
(Visual-Early settlement table top) (COLUMBIA, LOSANTIVILLE, NORTH BEND)
49) To protect the settlers living within the Miami Purchase, what fort did the federal government
construct at Losantiville in 1789? (Visual-Fort Washington) (FORT WASHINGTON)
50) What general was victorious at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794? What did this victory accomplish?
(Visual-war on the frontier) (ANTHONY WAYNE – ENDED MAJOR HOSTILITY IN THE OHIO TERRITORY
FOR A TIME AND LED TO SIGNING OF TREATY OF GREENVILLE)
51) Cincinnati grew quickly after what treaty was signed in 1795? With whom was it signed?
(Visual - war on the frontier) (TREATY OF GREENVILLE – NATIVE AMERICAN & ANTHONY WAYNE)
52) What Ohio valley war hero was elected President in 1840? How long did he serve as President?
(Visual - William Henry Harrison) (WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON – 1 MONTH)
53) What canal connected Cincinnati and Dayton, and when was it completed?
(Visual - profit, politics, patriotism) (MIAMI CANAL – 1828)
54) What was the population of Cincinnati in 1830? In 1870?_________________
(Visual - new Cincinnatians) (24,800 – 216,000)
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55) List ten things which were shipped on riverboats. (~ 25 given)(Hint look at signs as well as object!)
a. COMPONENT PARTS
k. CROCKERY
u. RICE
b. DRIED FISH
l. HARDWARE
v. SOAP
c. FABRIC/CLOTHES/SHOES
m. COTTON
w. BEER
d. CHINA/SILVERWARE
n. LUMBER
x. CANDLES
e. COFFEE/TEA
o. MOLASSES
y. COAL
f. SUGAR/SALT
p. BUTTER
g. TOBACCO
q. WHISKEY
h. METAL/NAILS
r. CRACKERS
i. PORK/LARD
s. APPLES
j. GRAIN/OATS
t. HIDES
(Visual-sign on imports for the queen of the west & containers on dock and boat)
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