WorksheetsSt. Louis History
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 3mins
St. Louis' first nickname was “Pain Court.” Why?
It’s French for “short of bread.”
Pierre Laclede imposed corporal punishment.
Rowing upriver raised painful blisters.
Grueling games were held on a primitive court.
You could get a year’s subscription to the first newspaper in St. Louis for $3 cash or $4 in produce. What was its name?
The Missouri Gazette and Louisiana Advertiser
The Missourie Globe & Democrat
The Missouri Vegetarian
The St. Louis Poste & Dispatche
In St. Louis, the immediate effect of France’s sale of Louisiana to the United States was:
Higher U.S. taxes.
Election fraud.
Establishment of law and order.
Increased drunken brawling and rudeness.
The present-day site of Camp Jackson, where one of the first skirmishes of the Civil War was fought, is on which university campus?
Washington University
Webster University
St. Louis University
Lindenwood University
Albert Bond Lambert was a member of the family that made a fortune in what business?
Pet food
Fighting fad breath
Round-Up Herbicide
Commercial aviation
Who or what was "boodle"?
Meriwether Lewis’ Newfoundland dog.
A high-end pub on Chestnut Street.
Bribes paid to local politicians for favors.
A spicy stew much favored by rivermen.
This major promoter and president of the 1904 World’s Fair later became governor of Missouri:
Joseph P. Teasdale
David R. Francis
Claiborne Jackson
Esther Smith
What was the name of the famous gorilla that lived at the St. Louis Zoo's Ape House from 1941 to 1958?
Phil
Frank
Kunga
Samson
What popular hotel service, still provided today, began in St. Louis?
Placing chocolate on hotel guests' pillows
Wake up call
Turning down the hotel guest's bed
Room service
One of the nation's most famous exorcisms, that inspired both the book and film versions of "The Exorcist" took place at this St. Louis Hospital. What is its name?
Jefferson Hospiral
Alexian Brothers Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Mount St. Rose Hospital
What St. Louis landmark contains one of the largest collection of mosaic art in the world?
Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse
Union Station
Forest Park Jewel Box
What St. Louis building is said to be one of America's most haunted places?
The Old Courthouse
The Lemp Mansion Restaurant and Inn
The Cupples Building
Eugene Field House
The 1849 cholera epidemic killed 6 percent of the St. Louis city population.
An equally deadly epidemic today would kill how many people?
10,00
24,000
18,500
29,700
