Rochester's unemployment rate is between:
a) 0 -5%
b) 5-10%
c) greater than 10%
What is b) between 5-10%?
100
Which of the following is one Mayor Johnson's five D's of urban decline:
a) Divorce
b) Delineation
c) Destruction
What is a) Divorce?
100
This innovation made working and living in the Sunbelt more bearable, especially in the summer months.
What is air conditioning?
100
This abolitionist published the North Star in Rochester, NY.
Who is Frederick Douglas?
100
Home fries, mac salad , meat sauce, and burgers are are ingredients in this famous Rochester culinary creation.
What is the Garbage Plate?
200
Which of the following is the biggest employer in Rochester?
a) Kodak
b) Xerox
c) University of Rochester
What is c) University of Rochester
200
Protective laws for these organizations made it difficult for businesses to operate in the Frostbelt.
What are unions?
200
This agency helped promote construction of new homes in the Sunbelt.
What is the Federal Housing Agency?
200
This actress from Brighton stars on SNL.
Who is Kristen Wiig?
200
This Arts Festival takes place in a recently gentrified neighbored in Rochester, NY.
What is the Corn Hill Arts Festival?
300
This photography company was founded by Rochesterian George Eastman.
What is Kodak?
300
The lessening importance of this waterway is a reason for decline in Rochester, NY.
What is the Erie Canal?
300
Government spending in these two industries led to the development of the Silicon Valley region.
What is Space and Defense?
300
This actor from Fairport recently starred in Pirate Radio.
Who is Philip Seymour Hoffman?
300
Name the 3 major colleges in Rochester.
What are the U of R, RIT, and MCC?
400
Xerox is contemplating laying off
a) 1000- 1500
b) 2500-3000
c) 3000+
What is b) 2500-3000
400
The interstate highway system was created by this act, which made citizens more mobile.
What is the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956?
400
Business leaders were able to secure their agenda in Sunbelt cities as a result of this political attitude.
What is economic boosterism?
400
This singer from Pittsford is famous for the song "For you I Will".
Who is Teddy Geiger?
400
This School of Music is named for the founder of Kodak.
What is the Eastman School of Music?
500
Over the last 20 years Kodak has laid off:
a) 1/4 of their workers
b) 1/2 of their workers
c) 2/3 of their workers
What is c) 2/3 of their workers?
500
The number of Frostbelt cities with populations over 100,000 is:
a) 20-25
b) 25-30
c) 30-35
What is a) 20-25. (23)
500
An aggressive program by local government investment in the region's port, airport, and rail facilities helped make Los Angeles a hub of industry and global trade.