Think you know everything there is to know about Milwaukee? OK, smart guy/girl -- put your knowledge to the test in this ultimate quiz of your Mil-town know-how.
OnMilwaukee.com and M Magazine joined forces to create 100 questions (and five online-only "bonus" questions) to see who has the best Brew City IQ. The quiz appears in the September issue of M, and right here at OnMilwaukee.com.
After all, it takes a true blue Milwaukeean to distinguish a beermergency from a beer baron. So grab a piece of "scratch" paper, or click here to view a more printable version of the quiz -- and get to it!
Good luck and have fun!
1. Match these historical city locations to their current neighborhoods.
1. Town of Lake
2. Juneau Town
3. Kashube settlement
4. Kilbourntown
A. Jones Island
B. Westown
C. Bay View
D. East Town
2. Match these current bars with their former tenants.
1. Shank Hall
2. The Rave
3. Live on North
4. The Corner
A. Teddy's
B. Omnibus
C. London Bridge
D. The Boardwalk
3. Which beer-savvy Milwaukee tavern serves Scotland's Skull Splitter Ale?
A. The Nomad
B. Carleton Grange
C. Palm Tavern
D. Nessun Dorma
4. What is a "beermergency?"
A. 8:59 p.m. and no beer in the house
B. $1 Old Style happy hour at Comet Cafe
C. Miller line halted by power outage
D. MMSD mistakenly releases 10 million gallons of Miller Lite into the lake.
5. Why does George Webb have two clocks?
A. Mr. Webb had double vision
B. No one knows; it's a Milwaukee mystery
C. So it can stay open 24 hours a day
D. Mr. Webb was a devoted collector of clocks
6. What is Springfield named in "The Simpsons," prompting Homer to shout: "In your face, Milwaukee!"?
A. America's drunkest city
B. America's fattest city
C. America's dumbest city
D. America's most dangerous city
7. From whom did Frederick Miller buy a small brewery in 1855?
A. Charles Best
B. Joseph Schiltz
C. Otto Holtz
D. Frederick Pabst
8. What city does the band What Made Milwaukee Famous live in?
A. Seattle
B. Austin
C. Philadelphia
D. Milwaukee
9. What actually made Milwaukee famous?
A. Cream City brick
B. Braves
C. Brats
D. Beer
10. Commerce Street used to be which of the following:
A. Route of proposed subway system
B. Major Milwaukee thoroughfare
C. Canal
D. Farmland
11. What high school and restaurant were inspiration for "Happy Days?"
A. Pulaski & Leon's
B. Greendale & Kopp's
C. Marquette & A&W
D. Shorewood & Pig 'n' Whistle
12. How many words appear on the steps near Beerline and Commerce Street?
A. 73
B. 5
C. 112
D. 25
13. How many rivers meet near Downtown Milwaukee?
A. 6
B. 3
C. 4
D. 2
14. John Norquist, after his mayoral terms in Milwaukee, bought whose home in Chicago?
A. Oprah Winfrey
B. Michael Jordan
C. Ted Allen
D. Corbin Bernsen
15. True or false:
Foie gras will be banned in Milwaukee restaurants starting in January, 2008?
16. Which was an early name for Wisconsin Avenue?
A. Reed Street
B. Chestnut Street
C. West Avenue
D. Grand Avenue
17. In 1983, a cup of house blend (Copenhagen) coffee at The Coffee Trader, 2625 N. Downer Ave., set you back how much?
A. 5 cents
B. 50 cents
C. 25 cents
D. 10 cents
18. Whose number does not hang from the Bradley Center rafters?
A. Oscar Robertson
B. Al McGuire
C. Marques Johnson
D. Dwyane Wade
19. Name the bar at the corner of 37th and Burnham.
A. Art's Concertina Bar
B. Beer Belly's
C. Holler House
D. Walter's
20. Who was Eero Saarinen?
A. Architect of the War Memorial
B. Founder of Milwaukee Turners
C. Engineer of Hoan Bridge
D. Violent Femmes manager
21. Who was Milwaukee's youngest elected mayor?
A. John Norquist
B. Frank Zeidler
C. Carl Zeidler
D. David Rose
22. True or false: You are legally allowed to carry open beers anywhere in the city during Summerfest?
23. Who lives in the house with the car on Humboldt?
A. Scott Johnson
B. "Ringo"
C. Tony Balistrieri
D. Bob Watt
24. Former Milwaukee "shock jock" Bubba the Love Sponge was on which Milwaukee radio station?
A. WKTI 94.5 FM
B. WLUM 102.1 FM
C. LAZER 102.9 FM
D. WQFM 93.3 FM
25. Which two Milwaukeeans appeared on Def Poetry Jam in 2007?
A. Eddie Kilowatt
B. Dasha Kelly
C. Dan Vaughn
D. Speech
26. Which Milwaukee restaurant owner named his restaurants after his mother?
A. Joe Bartolotta
B. Omar Shaikh
C. Johnny Vassallo
D. Tom Wackman
27. Where does Milwaukee Admirals' owner Harris Turer get his hair cut?
A. Beauty
B. Cost Cutters
C. Halo
D. groom
28. How many stories is the U.S. Bank building?
A. 41
B. 42
C. 43
D. 44
29. Daniel Hoan became mayor in 1916. What was his margin of victory?
A. 1,657
B. 128
C. 1,001
D. 15
30. Gertie the Duck is perched where?
A. Menomonee Valley
B. Veteran's Park
C. City Hall lobby
D. Wisconsin Avenue bridge
31. Match the popular dessert to its restaurant.
1. Roots
2. Bacchus
3. Cafe Lulu
4. Savoy
32. Which item can you buy at A Woman's Touch?
A. Condoms
B. Shampoo
C. Lap dance
D. None of the above
33. Former Summerfest director Bo Black is married to which Major League Baseball coach?
A. Rod Carew
B. Tom Trebelhorn
C. Davey Lopes
D. Tim Foli
34. Which venue has the highest beer prices?
A. Bradley Center
B. Miller Park
C. U.S. Cellular Arena
D. Marcus Ampitheater
35. In which movie did John McGivern have a small role?
A. "Purple Rain"
B. "The Princess Diaries"
C. "The Princess Bride"
D. "The Prince and Me"
36. What is the first name of the Cowboy Kettle Korn guy?
A. Doug
B. Randy
C. Bruce
D. Tex
37. True or false: The BoDeans once opened for U2?
38. George, Frank and Rich Keppler own what Milwaukee company?
A. Brew City Taxation Inc.
B. Witches' Brew
C. Brew City Promotions
D. Miller Brewing Co.
39. What animal is rumored to be buried under the Summerfest grounds?
A. Black bear
B. Giraffe
C. Elephant
D. Ape
40. Who owned Nacho Mamma's?
A. Joe Vent
B. Steve Vento
C. Johnny Vassallo
D. Joe Sorge
41. What am I listening to?
A. "You're It," Halloween, Alaska
B. "Labor Day," Black Eyed Peas
C. "Hello Goodbye," The Beatles
D. "Spark," The Bird and the Bee
E. "Glamorous," Fergie
F. "United Abomination," Megadeth
42. How many MCTS bus routes are there?
A. 29
B. 65
C. 52
D. 46
43. Which Milwaukee DJ climbed out on a 21st-floor ledge outside his studio in an effort to entice The Who to play in Milwaukee during its farewell tour?
A. Tim "The Rock 'n' Roll Animal" Smith
B. Bob Reitman
C. Dave Luczak
D. Bob Madden
44. Which song did The Who open with on Dec. 7, 1982, at the Milwaukee Arena?
A. "Squeeze Box"
B. "My Generation"
C. "Who Are You?"
D. "Behind Blue Eyes"
45. Where did Milwaukee Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak's wife, Jan, play college basketball?
A. Marquette University
B. UW-Oshkosh
C. UW-Green Bay
D: UW-Milwaukee
46. Which Milwaukee group was named "Best New American band" by Rolling Stone readers in 1987?
A. Violent Femmes
B. Spanic Boys
C. BoDeans
D. Love Monkeys
47. Which Indian tribe called Milwaukee home?
A. Fox
B. Mascouten
C. Winnebago
D. All of the above
48. Which former Milwaukee mayor was not a socialist?
A. Emil Seidel
B. Henry Maier
C. Daniel Hoan
D. Frank Zeidler
49. Which Milwaukee DJ introduced The Beatles before their 1964 show at the Arena?
A. Larry the Legend
B. Jim Peck
C. Bob Reitman
D. Bob Barry
50. Who was the first band to play at the Marcus Amphitheater?
A. The Beach Boys
B. The Rolling Stones
C. The Animals
D. The Washington Squares
51. Who am I?
A. Leif the Discoverer
B. George Washington
C. Robert Burns
D. Solomon Juneau
52. Which athletic jacket did Chris Farley wear in the opening scene of "Tommy Boy?"
A. University of Wisconsin football
B. Green Bay Packers
C. Marquette rugby
D. MSOE Men's volleyball
53. Who designed the distinctive basketball floor at MECCA?
A. Jasper Johns
B. Robert Indiana
C. David Hockney
D. Robert Mapplethorpe
54. When the Brewers went to the World Series in 1982, what was their flagship radio station?
A: WISN (1130 AM)
B. WTMJ (620 AM)
C. WOKY (920 AM)
D. WMCS (1340 AM)
55. Which hotel is considered by some guests to be haunted?
A. InterContinental Milwaukee
B. Hilton Milwaukee City Center
C. The Pfister
D. Ambassador Hotel
56. Which notable figure did not attend Shorewood High School?
A. Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist
B. Talking Heads keyboardist Jerry Harrison
C. Filmmakers Jerry and David Zucker
D. Actress Heather Graham
E. Actress Charlotte Rae
57. What was Harry Houdini's childhood job in Milwaukee?
A. Newsboy
B. Butcher
C. Apprentice
D. Shoe-shiner
58. Match the athlete to the transgression.
1. Reggie Jackson
2. Chili Davis
3. Charles Barkley
4. Tony Phillips
5. Bill Spiers
6. Luis Polonia
A. Punched a fan on Water Street
B. Was attacked by a fan in right field
C. Punched a fan at Major Goolsby's
D. Had sex with underage girl
E. Poked a fan in the on-deck circle
F. Fought a fan behind the left-field bleachers
59. Which musician promoted his performance at the Riverside Theater from the back of a truck on Wisconsin Avenue?
A. Mick Jagger
B. Elvis Presley
C. Frank Sinatra
D. Little Richard
60. What made the Allen-Bradley clock famous?
A. It's the largest clock in the United States
B. It's the largest four-faced clock in the world
C. It was designed by Big Ben's architect
D. A scene from "Major League" was filmed outside it
61. What is the name of the giant pig inside Major Goolsby's?
A. Mr. Piggy
B. Officer swine
C. Jackson
D. Barkley
62. A feud between which two businessmen resulted in Milwaukee's bridges being built on an angle?
A. Joseph Schiltz & Jacob Best
B. Bud Selig & Ernie von Schledorn
C. Robert Wells & George Plankinton
D. Solomon Juneau & Byron Kilbourn
63. In what year did the Boston Braves become the Milwaukee Braves?
A. 1947
B. 1953
C. 1955
D. 1961
64. What does the name "Milwaukee" mean?
A. Algonquin for "The good land"
B. Ojibwe for "Old man walking"
C. "The gathering of the waters"
D. No one really knows for sure
65. What is the affectionate nickname of the Usingers Famous Sausage company?
A. The Tiffany of Sausagemakers
B. The Cartier of Sausagemakers
C. The Rolex of Sausagemakers
D. The Mercedes of Sausagemakers
66. Which of these Milwaukee natives has a school named for her?
A. Oprah Winfrey
B. Jane Kaczmarek
C. Golda Meir
D. Kristen Johnston
67. Which of the following structures was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright?
A. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
B. War Memorial Center
C. The Domes
D. None of the above
68. Which local university was named after the first European to arrive in Milwaukee?
A. Concordia University Wisconsin
B. Alverno College
C. Cardinal Stritch University
D. Marquette University
69. Which member of The GoGo's attended UW-Milwaukee?
A. Gina Schock
B. Belinda Carlisle
C. Jane Wiedlin
D. Charlotte Caffey
70. Which of the following was not an original Milwaukee beer baron?
A. Frederick Pabst
B. Frederick Miller
C. Joseph Schlitz
D. Valentine Blatz
E. None of the above
71. Milwaukee is the official national headquarters for which sport?
A. Bowling
B. Baseball
C. Racquetball
D. Hurling
72. What did Christopher Latham Sholes invent in Milwaukee in 1867?
A. Stock ticker
B. Typewriter
C. Vacuum cleaner
D. Dynamite
73. In which city was the Wisconsin State Fair originally held?
A. Milwaukee
B. Madison
C. Stevens Point
D. Janesville
74. Which Milwaukee ethnic festival is the oldest?
A. German Fest
B. Irish Fest
C. Festa Italiana
D. Bastille Days
75. Who did the Milwaukee Brewers play in their first-ever game in 1970?
A. New York Yankees
B. California Angels
C. Chicago Cubs
D. The Seattle Pilots
76. What is not represented by a color in the Wisconsin State Fair logo?
A. Sports
B. Entertainment
C. Brewing
D. Industry
77. Which president was nearly assassinated near the present-day Hyatt Regency in the early 1900s?
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Calvin Coolidge
D. William McKinley
78. Which music venue shares a building with a swimming pool?
A. Shank Hall
B. Bradley Center
C. Riverside Theater
D. The Rave
79. Where is the copper dome?
A. The Domes
B. Milwaukee Theatre
C. Shorewood High School
D. Milwaukee Public Museum
80. Which of the following Milwaukee landmarks was not featured in "Major League"?
A. Condos on northeast corner of Cass Street and Kilbourn Avenue
B. Nicolet High School
C. The Safe House
D. Miller Brewing Co.
81. Milwaukee restaurant that President Bill Clinton dined at in 1996?
A. Coerper's
B: Miss Katie's Diner
C. George Webb
D. Polaris
82. Who is the "girl on the moon" on Miller Beer's label?
A. Frederick Miller's wife
B. Frederick Miller's sister
C. Frederick Miller's mistress
D. Frederick Miller's daughter
83. Where is Bronzeville located?
A. Whitefish Bay
B. Near West Side
C. South Side
D. The Streets of Old Milwaukee exhibit
84. What year did the current Shops of Grand Avenue open?
A. 1978
B. 1982
C. 1985
D. 1987
85. Which Milwaukee musician did Halle Berry marry in 2001?
A. Pat McCurdy
B. Cincere
C. Eric Benét
D. Willy Porter
86. Who was Bud Selig's college roommate?
A. Herb Kohl
B. Tommy Thompson
C. Gerald Boyle
D. None of the above
87. Which state also has a Milwaukee?
A. New York
B. Florida
C. North Carolina
D. Washington
88. Which band was playing at the Modjeska Theatre when the stage collapsed?
A. They Might Be Giants
B. Erasure
C. Veruca Salt
D. Violent Femmes
89. Which magazine's Web site recently named Milwaukee the drunkest city in the U.S.?
A. Esquire
B. GQ
C. Forbes
D. Modern Drunkard
90. What was painted on the side of the old water intake off the shore of Bradford Beach?
A. Love
B. Go Packers
C. Unprintable profanity
D. All of the above
91. What was formerly located on the Summerfest grounds?
A. An airfield
B. A football field
C. A Veteran's graveyard
D. Botanical gardens
92. What is the "Pepperoni Cannoli" guy's real name?
A. Frank Sanfelippo
B. Frank Carini
C. Frank Pecoraro
D. Frank Busalacchi
93. On what holiday did The Nomad open?
A. Christmas Day
B. New Year's Eve
C. St. Patrick's Day
D. Halloween
94. What is the password for The Safe House?
A. Domino
B. Is your house safe?
C. Agent orange
D. None of the above
95. Where is the snake button?
A. Pabst Theater
B. Milwaukee Public Museum
C. Milwaukee County Zoo
D. Discovery World
96. Which building was home to the first Milwaukee Public Museum?
A. Milwaukee Exposition Building
B. Milwaukee Public Library
C. War Memorial Center
D. Pabst Mansion
97. Which of the following is not a designated "sister city" of Milwaukee?
A. Galway, Ireland
B. Morogoro, Tanzania
C. Florence, Italy
D. Schwerin, Germany
98. Who is Garrik Patten?
A. A member of Black Elephant
B. A busker at Miller Park
C. Crazy station wagon guy
D. A mime on Wisconsin Avenue
99. The Milwaukee County Zoo named a bush baby after a judge on what popular TV show?
A. "America's Got Talent"
B. "So You Think You Can Dance"
C. "Project Runway"
D. "American Idol"
100. What building am I?
A. The Cudahy
B. Milwaukee Public Library
C. ASQ Center
D. War Memorial Center
Bonus questions:
101. Originally used as farmland, Washington Highlands was owned by what brewer from the 1880s until his death in 1919?
A. Frederick Miller
B. Charles Best
C. Frederick Pabst
D. Joseph Schiltz
102. Whose story is depicted on a series of murals created by local artist Ammar Nsoroma that adorns the underside of the new I-43 bridge over Fond du Lac Ave.?
A. Joshua Glover
B. Golda Meir
C. Valentine Blatz
D. Frank Zeidler
103. Which local journalist is co-founder of the Milwaukee Film Festival?
A. Duane Dudek
B. Bobby Tanzilo
C. Mike Jacobs
D. Dave Luhrssen
104. Which music venue does Willy Porter claim is his favorite place to perform in Milwaukee?
A. Shank Hall
B. The Pabst Theater
C. The Cactus Club
D. The Rave
105. Which shoe boutique offers Sex and the City shoe parties to customers?
A. Mr. Shoe
B. Shoo
C. Footgear/Ma Jolie
D. Red Heel
Read on for the quiz answers -- and the link to enter the content to win the ultimate Milwaukee prize pack ...
Answers:
1. 1, C; 2, D; 3, A; 4, B
2. 1, A; 2, B; 3, D; 4, C
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. C
11. D
12. A
13. B
14. C
15. False
16. D
17. B
18. C
19. A
20. A
21. C
22. False
23. C
24. B
25. B and C
26. C
27. D
28. B
29. A
30. D
31. 3, A; 4, D; 2, C; 1, B
32. A
33. B
34. B
35. B
36. A
37. True
38. C
39. C
40. C
41. 1, C; 2, A; 3, D; 4, B; 5, F; 6, E
42. D
43. A
44. B
45. D
46. A
47. D
48. B
49. D
50. D
51. 1, B; 2, A; 3, D; 4, C
52. C
53. B
54. A
55. C
56. D
57. A
58. 1, C; 2, E; 3. A; 4. F; 5. B; 6. D
59. B
60. B
61. D
62. D
63. B
64. D
65. A
66. C
67. A
68. D
69. C
70. E
71. A
72. B
73. D
74. C
75. B
76. C
77. A
78. D
79. C
80. D
81. B
82. D
83. B
84. B
85. C
86. A
87. C
88. A
89. C
90. A
91. A
92. C
93. C
94. D
95. B
96. A
97. C
98. B
99. D
100. 1.C; 2. B; 3. A; 4. D
Bonus answers:
To find the answers to the bonus questions, pick up the September 2007 City Edition of M Magazine, found at bookstores throughout Milwaukee.
