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100

This downtown Cincinnati landmark opened as a train station in 1933 and is now home to multiple museums.

Union Terminal

100

This Cincinnati neighborhood is home to the University of Cincinnati, Nippert Stadium, and many of the bars and restaurants around Short Vine.

Clifton

100

This Bengals wide receiver set the franchise’s single-season receiving-yards record in 2024.

Who is Ja’Marr Chase

100

This massively popular YouTuber and streamer, known for his Cristiano Ronaldo obsession and chaotic livestreams, was born in Cincinnati.

Who is IShowSpeed

100

This Cincinnati ice cream company is famous for making its chocolate chips by pouring melted chocolate into the ice cream during the freezing process.

What is Graeter’s

200

Cincinnati earned this nickname because of its massive pork-processing industry in the 1800s.

What is Porkopolis

200

This Cincinnati neighborhood sits directly east of downtown and is home to the Cincinnati Art Museum and Krohn Conservatory.

What is Mount Adams

200

This nickname was given to the dominant Cincinnati Reds teams of the 1970s.

What is the Big Red Machine

200

This Cincinnati-born actor played Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games movies.

Who is Josh Hutcherson

200

This Cincinnati-area breakfast meat with German roots is traditionally made with meat, oats, and spices.

What is goetta

300

Before Cincinnati received its current name, the settlement was originally given this name.

What is Losantiville

300

This major Cincinnati road runs from downtown north through neighborhoods including Corryville and Clifton before continuing into the northern suburbs.

What is Vine Street

300

In 1990, the Reds shocked baseball by sweeping this heavily favored team in the World Series.

Who are the Oakland Athletics

300

This legendary director of Jaws, Jurassic Park, and E.T. was born in Cincinnati.

Who is Steven Spielberg

300

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati set an attendance record in 2025. Approximately how many people attended?

Answer: About 808,300 people.
Acceptable range: roughly 800,000–815,000.

400

In 1884, one of Cincinnati’s most destructive riots erupted after public outrage over a controversial verdict in this type of criminal case.

What is a murder case

400

This Cincinnati neighborhood is generally considered the city’s westernmost neighborhood and sits along the Ohio River near the Indiana state line.

What is Sayler Park

400

Before Riverfront Stadium opened in 1970, the Bengals played their first two seasons at this Cincinnati stadium.

What is Nippert Stadium

400

Mark Ruffalo starred in this 2019 movie filmed around Cincinnati about attorney Robert Bilott’s battle with DuPont.

What is Dark Waters

400

Opened in 1875, this building at the Cincinnati Zoo is the oldest existing zoo building in the United States.

What is the Reptile House

500

Cincinnati's famous Roebling Suspension Bridge opened in 1866. At the time it opened, it held this world record.

The longest suspension bridge in the world

500

Cincinnati is famously associated with seven hills. Name three traditionally included among Cincinnati’s Seven Hills.

Examples include Mount Adams, Mount Auburn, Mount Echo, Mount Harrison, College Hill, Fairmount, and Price Hill.

500

The Bengals have appeared in three Super Bowls. Name the three quarterbacks who started those games for Cincinnati.

Who are Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason, and Joe Burrow

500

This Oscar-nominated 2003 sports movie starring Tobey Maguire filmed scenes in Greater Cincinnati.

What is Seabiscuit

500

In 1889, the Cincinnati Zoo became the site of the first birth of this animal in the Western Hemisphere.

What is a giraffe