How Well Do You Know the History of Ohio?

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland, Ohio. It is only one of Ohio's major attractions.

Seven U.S. presidents have been from Ohio. The state has been called “Mother of Modern Presidents.”

The U.S. took control of Ohio from England after the Revolutionary War. England ceded this holding after they lost.

Ohio is home to the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Cleveland Browns are an expansion team, with the original team having been moved to Baltimore.

The NFL Hall of Fame is in Canton, Ohio. It is only one of the many attractions in Ohio.

England took control of Ohio from France after the French and Indian War. This happened in 1754.

Columbus is the capital of Ohio. If you said Cincinnati, you're among many. Even Ohioans get confused.

Ohio is known as The Buckeye State. The Buckeye tree is the state's official state tree.

The Cardinal is the official state bird of Ohio. Did you know that Cardinals are said to be angels who visit us here on earth?

The word "Ohio" means "great river." It's from an Iroquois word.

Ohio played a key role in the War of 1812. The Battle of Lake Erie took place near the city of Put-In-Bay, Ohio.

The city of Cleveland was originally spelled "Cleaveland" after founder, Moses Cleaveland. The spelling was shortened by a newspaper to fit on its masthead.

In 1970, students protesting the Vietnam War were killed at Kent State University. Four students were killed by National Guardsmen.

Ohio's state motto is "With God All Things Are Possible." The ACLU sued the state over the motto in the 1990s, saying it violated the First Amendment.

Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes and James Garfield were all born in Ohio. Abraham Lincoln was from Illinois.

Both the Adena and the Hopewell Indians were known Ohio settlers. The area was settled by Native Americans as early as 13,000 B.C.

Ohio was part of the North during the Civil War. However, there were areas of Southern Ohio that were opposed to the war.

Ohio was a big steel state after the Civil War. The steel industry has since all but died out in the state.

The Red Carnation is Ohio's official state flower. Carnations were originally bright pinkish-purple.

The Cuyahoga River was so polluted, it caught fire in the late 1960s. Cuyahoga is a Mohawk Indian word for "crooked river."

This is true. When Ohio became a state, they could have elected to legalize slavery, but they never did. Ohio was one of what were known as the Free States.

Cincinnati was once known as "Porkopolis." This is because the city was the pork processing capital of the U.S.

The world's second largest chemical manufacturer, Dow, was founded in Cleveland in 1895. The company was founded by Herbert H. Dow.

Akron, Ohio is known as the Rubber Capital of the World. The city is home to Goodrich, Goodyear and Firestone.

Packard was founded in Ohio. It was founded as Ohio Automobile Company.

The discovery of oil in Ohio spurred the growth of Toledo. Coal was also a huge industry in the state.

Ivory soap was invented in Ohio by Procter & Gamble. P&G is still headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Garrett Morgan invented an early version of a traffic light. Morgan is thought to have been the first African American in Cleveland to own a car.

Superman was created in Cleveland by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Early comics show Superman defeating the Nazis.

The Underground Railroad. The Ohio River marked the boundary between slave states and free states.

This is false. Ohio raised the third largest number of soldiers for the Union Army, 320,000.

Columbus is the largest city in Ohio. It is also the state capital.

Ohio was part of the Northwest Territory. Remember, the U.S. did not extend west of the Mississippi in those days.

Ohio became a state on March 1, 1803. However, nothing was declared for another half century.

France first colonized Ohio. It was a hub for the fur trade.