STL Sports
What is the name of St. Louis’s professional hockey team?
The Blues
What is the name of St. Louis’s largest park?
Forest Park
What type of cheese is Imo’s Pizza famous for?
Provel
In what year did the St. Louis World’s Fair take place?
1904
These horses are famously associated with the St. Louis company Budweiser.
Clydesdales
This football team used to be located in St. Louis, but now represents Los Angeles.
The Rams
This St. Louis museum began as a planetarium.
The Science Center
Which popular soda was invented in St. Louis?
7-Up
This restaurant and inn is famous for being haunted.
Lemp Mansion
St. Louis often deals with this dangerous weather formation.
Tornados
How many football franchises has St. Louis had?
4 (the All-Stars, the Gunners, the Cardinals (NOT baseball!), and the Rams)
What was the first structure in the St. Louis Zoo?
The Bird Cage
List at least 2 popular St. Louis foods that were invented by accident.
toasted ravioli, ice cream cones, gooey butter cake
In what year did St. Louis host America’s first Olympic Games?
1904
St. Louis was a top contender to be the location of this important place.
The Capital of the United States
During segregation in early 1900s, Black players were not allowed to play for the Cardinals. This is the name of St. Louis’s Negro league team.
The Stars
What does the St. Louis Gateway Arch represent?
St. Louis’s role in Westward Expansion
This tool was used to create the first ice cream cone.
A fid (a cone-shaped splicing tool for tent ropes)
What country founded St. Louis?
The French (Pierre Laclede Liguest and Auguste Chouteau)
Robert Pershing Wadlow, the tallest man in documented history, was from St. Louis. About how tall was he?
8 feet, 11.1 inches
What was the original name of the St. Louis Cardinals?
The Browns; the Brown Stockings
In what year did they finish building the Arch?
1965
Cotton candy was allegedly debuted to the world at the 1904 World’s Fair. What was the actual job of one of its creators?
Dentist
This hero of the American Revolution visited St. Louis in 1825. What was his name? Hint: You have ALL heard it before.
Marquis de Lafayette
The land on which St. Louis now exists was acquired for America in 1801 through this purchase by Thomas Jefferson.
The Louisiana Purchase