Local Knowledge Trivia

[The Gipper]

OK, here is some Trivia on "Local Knowledge" Good thing here: Multiple Choice...so you can just guess:

1. Which of the following basketball players is NOT from Summit County, Ohio:

A. Stephan Curry

B. LeBron James

C. Gus Johnson

D. Charles Oakley

E. Alvin Robertson

F. Nate Thurmond

2. Which of the Following Quarterbacks was NOT born in Ohio:

A. Todd Blackledge

B. Len Dawson

C. Benny Friedman

D. John Harbaugh

E. Bernie Kosar

F. Fritz Pollard

G. Roger Staubach

H. Russell Wilson

3. Who founded the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co:

A. E. W. Cleveland

B. Thomas Edison

C. Henry Ford

D. Charles Goodyear

E Jerry O'Neal

F. Frank Seiberling

G. Sarek Vulcan

4. Which of these coaches was NOT born in Ohio:

A. Paul Brown

B. Lou Holtz

C. Urban Meyer

D. Chuck Noll

E. Ara Parseghian

F. Bo Schembechler

5. Which one of these Rock n Roll Bands is NOT from Ohio:

A. Devo

B. The Human Beinz

C. The James Gang

D. The McCoys

E. The Ojays

F. Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders

G. The Raspberries

H. The Zombies

6. Which of these football players is NOT from Akron:

A. Cliff Battles

B. Dave Brown

C. Charles Gladman

D. James Harrison

E. Jack Lambert

F. Antonio Pittman

G. Jason Taylor

H. Beanie Wells

7. Which of the following players is NOT from Stark County:

A. Dan Dierdorf

B. Tom Dmitroff

C. Mike Doss

D. Jim Houston

E. Alan Page

F. Chris Spielman

G. Harry Stuhldreyer

8. Which of the following NFL players did NOT go to Glenville:

A. Bryant Browning

B. Davone Coleman

C. Ted Ginn

D. Mark Gunn

E. Gary Jeter

F. Jonathan Newsome

G. Troy Smith

H. Donte Whitner

9. Which one of these actresses is NOT from Ohio:

A. Halle Berry

B. Angie Everhart

C. Margaret Hamilton

D. Katie Holmes

E. Melina Kanakaredes

F. Traci Lords

G. Sarah Jessica Parker

H. Sharon Stone

10. Which of these actors/personalities is NOT from Ohio:

A. Mike Douglas

B. Michael Douglas

C. Hugh Downs

D. Clark Gable

E. Joel Grey

F. Woody Harrelson

G. Burgess Meredith

H. Paul Newman

I. Ed O'Neill

J. Martin Sheen

11. Which one of these was the founder of Cleveland:

A. Adam

B. Noah

C. Joseph

D. Moses

E. Joshua

F. David

G. Jesus

H. Peter

I. Paul

[Canton Mike]

@the-gipper said:

OK, here is some Trivia on "Local Knowledge" Good thing here: Multiple Choice...so you can just guess:

1. Which of the following basketball players is NOT from Summit County, Ohio:

A. Stephan Curry

B. LeBron James

C. Gus Johnson

D. Charles Oakley

E. Alvin Robertson

F. Nate Thurmond

2. Which of the Following Quarterbacks was NOT born in Ohio:

A. Todd Blackledge

B. Len Dawson

C. Benny Friedman

D. John Harbaugh

E. Bernie Kosar

F. Fritz Pollard

G. Roger Staubach

H. Russell Wilson

3. Who founded the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co:

A. E. W. Cleveland

B. Thomas Edison

C. Henry Ford

D. Charles Goodyear

E Jerry O'Neal

F. Frank Seiberling

G. Sarek Vulcan

4. Which of these coaches was NOT born in Ohio:

A. Paul Brown

B. Lou Holtz

C. Urban Meyer

D. Chuck Noll

E. Ara Parseghian

F. Bo Schembechler

5. Which one of these Rock n Roll Bands is NOT from Ohio:

A. Devo

B. The Human Beinz

C. The James Gang

D. The McCoys

E. The Ojays

F. Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders

G. The Raspberries

H. The Zombies

6. Which of these football players is NOT from Akron:

A. Cliff Battles

B. Dave Brown

C. Charles Gladman

D. James Harrison

E. Jack Lambert

F. Antonio Pittman

G. Jason Taylor

H. Beanie Wells

7. Which of the following players is NOT from Stark County:

A. Dan Dierdorf

B. Tom Dmitroff

C. Mike Doss

D. Jim Houston

E. Alan Page

F. Chris Spielman

G. Harry Stuhldreyer

8. Which of the following NFL players did NOT go to Glenville:

A. Bryant Browning

B. Davone Coleman

C. Ted Ginn

D. Mark Gunn

E. Gary Jeter

F. Jonathan Newsome

G. Troy Smith

H. Donte Whitner

9. Which one of these actresses is NOT from Ohio:

A. Halle Berry

B. Angie Everhart

C. Margaret Hamilton

D. Katie Holmes

E. Melina Kanakaredes

F. Traci Lords

G. Sarah Jessica Parker

H. Sharon Stone

10. Which of these actors/personalities is NOT from Ohio:

A. Mike Douglas

B. Michael Douglas

C. Hugh Downs

D. Clark Gable

E. Joel Grey

F. Woody Harrelson

G. Burgess Meredith

H. Paul Newman

I. Ed O'Neill

J. Martin Sheen

11. Which one of these was the founder of Cleveland:

A. Adam

B. Noah

C. Joseph

D. Moses

E. Joshua

F. David

G. Jesus

H. Peter

I. Paul

Some I'm sure of & a few are VERY wild guesses.

Mike

[Tour2ma]

Just have to go with the first, well-known name not sure of...

1. Which of the following basketball players is NOT from Summit County, Ohio:

C. Gus Johnson

2. Which of the Following Quarterbacks was NOT born in Ohio:

F. Fritz Pollard

3. Who founded the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co:

E. Jerry O'Neal

4. Which of these coaches was NOT born in Ohio:

B. Lou Holtz

5. Which one of these Rock n Roll Bands is NOT from Ohio:

H. The Zombies

6. Which of these football players is NOT from Akron:

C. Charles Gladman

7. Which of the following players is NOT from Stark County:

A. Dan Dierdorf

Where is Stark County?

8. Which of the following NFL players did NOT go to Glenville:

G. Troy Smith

9. Which one of these actresses is NOT from Ohio:

D. Katie Holmes

10. Which of these actors/personalities is NOT from Ohio:

B. Michael Douglas

11. Which one of these was the founder of Cleveland:

D. Moses

[The Gipper]

@canton-mike said:

Some I'm sure of & a few are VERY wild guesses.

Mike

OK, here is some Trivia on "Local Knowledge" Good thing here: Multiple Choice...so you can just guess:

1. Which of the following basketball players is NOT from Summit County, Ohio:

A. Stephan Curry

B. LeBron James

C. Gus Johnson

D. Charles Oakley

E. Alvin Robertson

F. Nate Thurmond NO

2. Which of the Following Quarterbacks was NOT born in Ohio:

A. Todd Blackledge

B. Len Dawson

C. Benny Friedman

D. John Harbaugh

E. Bernie Kosar

F. Fritz Pollard

G. Roger Staubach

H. Russell Wilson

3. Who founded the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co:

A. E. W. Cleveland

B. Thomas Edison

C. Henry Ford

D. Charles Goodyear

E Jerry O'Neal

F. Frank Seiberling Check

G. Sarek Vulcan

4. Which of these coaches was NOT born in Ohio:

A. Paul Brown

B. Lou Holtz

C. Urban Meyer

D. Chuck Noll

E. Ara Parseghian

F. Bo Schembechler

5. Which one of these Rock n Roll Bands is NOT from Ohio:

A. Devo

B. The Human Beinz

C. The James Gang

D. The McCoys

E. The Ojays

F. Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders

G. The Raspberries

H. The Zombies Check

6. Which of these football players is NOT from Akron:

A. Cliff Battles

B. Dave Brown

C. Charles Gladman

D. James Harrison

E. Jack Lambert Check

F. Antonio Pittman

G. Jason Taylor

H. Beanie Wells

7. Which of the following players is NOT from Stark County:

A. Dan Dierdorf

B. Tom Dmitroff Check

C. Mike Doss

D. Jim Houston

E. Alan Page

F. Chris Spielman

G. Harry Stuhldreyer

8. Which of the following NFL players did NOT go to Glenville:

A. Bryant Browning

B. Davone Coleman

C. Ted Ginn

D. Mark Gunn

E. Gary Jeter

F. Jonathan Newsome

G. Troy Smith

H. Donte Whitner

9. Which one of these actresses is NOT from Ohio:

A. Halle Berry

B. Angie Everhart

C. Margaret Hamilton

D. Katie Holmes

E. Melina Kanakaredes

F. Traci Lords

G. Sarah Jessica Parker

H. Sharon Stone

10. Which of these actors/personalities is NOT from Ohio:

A. Mike Douglas NO

B. Michael Douglas

C. Hugh Downs

D. Clark Gable

E. Joel Grey

F. Woody Harrelson

G. Burgess Meredith

H. Paul Newman

I. Ed O'Neill

J. Martin Sheen

11. Which one of these was the founder of Cleveland:

A. Adam

B. Noah

C. Joseph

D. Moses Check

E. Joshua

F. David

G. Jesus

H. Peter

I. Paul

[The Gipper]

@tour2ma said:

Just have to go with the first, well-known name not sure of...

1. Which of the following basketball players is NOT from Summit County, Ohio:

C. Gus Johnson NO

2. Which of the Following Quarterbacks was NOT born in Ohio:

F. Fritz Pollard Check

3. Who founded the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co:

E. Jerry O'Neal NO

4. Which of these coaches was NOT born in Ohio:

B. Lou Holtz Check

5. Which one of these Rock n Roll Bands is NOT from Ohio:

H. The Zombies Check

6. Which of these football players is NOT from Akron:

C. Charles Gladman NO

7. Which of the following players is NOT from Stark County:

A. Dan Dierdorf

Where is Stark County? NO, Seriously?

8. Which of the following NFL players did NOT go to Glenville:

G. Troy Smith NO

9. Which one of these actresses is NOT from Ohio:

D. Katie Holmes NO

10. Which of these actors/personalities is NOT from Ohio:

B. Michael Douglas Check

11. Which one of these was the founder of Cleveland:

D. Moses Check

[The Gipper]

All questions but these 3 have been guessed correctly. Try again on these.

1. Which of the following basketball players is NOT from Summit County, Ohio:

A. Stephan Curry

B. LeBron James

C. Gus Johnson

D. Charles Oakley

E. Alvin Robertson

F. Nate Thurmond

8. Which of the following NFL players did NOT go to Glenville:

A. Bryant Browning

B. Davone Coleman

C. Ted Ginn

D. Mark Gunn

E. Gary Jeter

F. Jonathan Newsome

G. Troy Smith

H. Donte Whitner

9. Which one of these actresses is NOT from Ohio:

A. Halle Berry

B. Angie Everhart

C. Margaret Hamilton

D. Katie Holmes

E. Melina Kanakaredes

F. Traci Lords

G. Sarah Jessica Parker

H. Sharon Stone

[Canton Dawg]

9) H. Sharon Stone

[Zombo]

I don't know much about Summit county or Glenview High School ... but Sharon Stone is from Meadville, PA.

[The Gipper]

Zombo said:

I don't know much about Summit county or Glenview High School ... but Sharon Stone is from Meadville, PA.

Its Glenville....and yes, Sharon....and her private parts come from PA, not ohio

[The Gipper]

@the-gipper said:

OK, here is some Trivia on "Local Knowledge" Good thing here: Multiple Choice...so you can just guess:

Answers:

1. Which of the following basketball players is NOT from Summit County, Ohio:

A. Stephan Curry...born in Akron

B. LeBron James...St. Vincent/St. Mary

C. Gus Johnson....Akron Central

D. Charles Oakley....from Cleveland/Cuyahog Co. not Summit..all the others born in Akron

E. Alvin Robertson...Barberton

F. Nate Thurmond....Akron Central

2. Which of the Following Quarterbacks was NOT born in Ohio:

A. Todd Blackledge...N. Canton

B. Len Dawson...Alliance

C. Benny Friedman...Cleveland

D. Jim Harbaugh...Toledo

E. Bernie Kosar....Boardman

F. Fritz Pollard...though he played for the Akron Pros, he was from Chicago

G. Roger Staubach....Cincinnati Purcell

H. Russell Wilson...Cincinnati

3. Who founded the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co:

A. E. W. Cleveland...Davis-Monthan Aviation (pioneer in aviation)

B. Thomas Edison...founded GE

C. Henry Ford...founded Ford Motor Co.

D. Charles Goodyear...from Connecticut....as noted below...invented Vulcanize rubber.

E Jerry O'Neal...CEO of General Tire

F. Frank Seiberling From Norton, Ohio...same as me. Charles Goodyear invented vulcanization and Seiberling gave his company that name after the guy that invented the process.

G. Sarek Vulcan.....note....this guy not from this planet.

4. Which of these coaches was NOT born in Ohio:

A. Paul Brown...born Norwalk, then raised in Massillon

B. Lou Holtz While not born in Ohio (WVa, just over the line) he did grow up in East Liverpool

C. Urban Meyer...Ashtabula

D. Chuck Noll....Cleveland

E. Ara Parseghian....Akron

F. Bo Schembechler....Barberton

5. Which one of these Rock n Roll Bands is NOT from Ohio:

A. Devo

B. The Human Beinz

C. The James Gang

D. The McCoys

E. The Ojays

F. Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders

G. The Raspberries

H. The Zombies from England actually....but for some reason I always got them and the Human Beinz confused.

All the other above were from NE Ohio...except the McCoys from Dayton area.

6. Which of these football players is NOT from Akron:

A. Cliff Battles....Kenmore HS

B. Dave Brown....Garfield

C. Charles Gladman.....Garfield

D. James Harrison....Coventry

E. Jack Lambert.....from Crestwood Mantua in Portage County

F. Antonio Pittman...Buchtel

G. Jason Taylor....Akron U (though born in Pittspuke)

H. Beanie Wells...Garfield

7. Which of the following players is NOT from Stark County:

A. Dan Dierdorf....GlenOak

B. Tom Dmitroff....is actually from Barberton, Summit Co.

C. Mike Doss....Canton McKinley

D. Jim Houston....Massillon

E. Alan Page....Canton Central Catholic

F. Chris Spielman....Massillon

G. Harry Stuhldreher....from Massillon....one of the famed 4 Horsemen of Notre Dame, fyi.

8. Which of the following NFL players did NOT go to Glenville:

A. Bryant Browning

B. Davone Coleman

C. Ted Ginn

D. Mark Gunn

E. Gary Jeter....went to Cathedral Latin

F. Jonathan Newsome

G. Troy Smith

H. Donte Whitner

fyi, all Glenville guys but Gunn and Smith are active

9. Which one of these actresses is NOT from Ohio:

A. Halle Berry....Bedford

B. Angie Everhart....Wadsworth

C. Margaret Hamilton....Cleveland

D. Katie Holmes...Toledo

E. Melina Kanakaredes....Akron

F. Traci Lords...Steubenville

G. Sarah Jessica Parker...Nelsonville down by Athens

H. Sharon Stone...Meadville Pa. A nice town for Western Pa.

10. Which of these actors/personalities is NOT from Ohio:

A. Mike Douglas...not born in Ohio.....but got his TV start in cleveland

B. Michael Douglas...originally from New Jersey...went to various Prep Schools in the east...then to UC Santa Barbara, son of Kirk

C. Hugh Downs...Akron

D. Clark Gable....Cadiz

E. Joel Grey...Cleveland

F. Woody Harrelson...born in Texas....but raised in Lebanon Oh.

G. Burgess Meredith...Cleveland

H. Paul Newman....Shaker Hts.

I. Ed O'Neill..Youngstown

J. Martin Sheen...Dayton

11. Which one of these was the founder of Cleveland:

A. Adam

B. Noah

C. Joseph

D. Moses

E. Joshua

F. David

G. Jesus

H. Peter

I. Paul