Peoria Trivia / Quiz

Friday Sep. 3, 2010

Peoria Memories: "Growing Up on Greenlawn"

Answer the trivia questions below, then click the button at the bottom of the
page to see the answers!

Difficulty Level: HARD
Q #1. When was Peoria first incorporated as a County?

Mar. 3, 1732
Jan. 6, 1825
Feb. 9, 1901
Dec. 12, 1925

Difficulty Level: EASY
Q #2. The population of the greater Peoria Metro area is around...

370,000 people
65,000 people
600,000 people
230,000 people

Difficulty Level: MEDIUM
Q #3. The famous phrase "Will It Play In Peoria" is widely believed to have been first coined by:

Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Bob Dylan
Groucho Marx

Difficulty Level: EASY
Q #4. Which famous politician said that Grand View Drive was the "world's most beautiful drive?"

Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll
Harry Harrison
Teddy Roosevelt
William Willard

Difficulty Level: HARD
Q #5. When Peoria county was first incorporated, the village name was changed to "Peoria" from it's old name of:

Tamaroa Village
Fort Clark
Fort Piwarea
Fort Illini

Difficulty Level: MEDIUM
Q #6. Pere Marquette in French translates as...

Father Marquette
Peter Marquette
Fort Marquette
Colonel Marquette

Difficulty Level: MEDIUM
Q #7. Caterpillar first formed as a company in...

1856
1901
1949
1925