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September 26, 2001 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC Passport Destination: St. Louis Packing Round 1. St. Louis is the largest city in MISSOURI but the capitol is Jefferson City. 2. St. Louis' nickname is the GATEWAY TO THE WEST . 3. Louis IX of FRANCE is the king after whom St. Louis is named. 4. St. Louis was founded in 1764 by Frenchmen trading FURS. 5. The US acquired the land now known as Missouri with the LOUISIANA PURCHASE of 1803. 6. The author of "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn" was also a famous river pilot. SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS Picture of water garden with geodesic dome behind Departure Round 1. The 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis introduced the first hot dogs, the first ice cream cones and ICED TEA. 2. St. Louis' mayor ordered the removal this month of nine tax-payer funded billboards aimed at RAISING AIDS AWARENESS. 3. Meet Me In St. Louis a 1944 film directed by Vincente Minnelli starred this actress. JUDY GARLAND 4. If you are in St. Louis, MO which neighboring state is closest? ILLINOIS 5. The St. Louis Rams, the city's National Football League franchise, used to hail from this city. LOS ANGELES Picture of baseball stadium On Tour Round 1. Thomas Jefferson sent US Army officers LEWIS AND CLARK to explore the Louisiana territory. 2. St. Louis is about 102 miles from Springfield, IL, the home of ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 3. Which aviator made the famous trans-Atlantic flight in the Spirit of St. Louis? CHARLES LINDBERGH. 4. Which St. Louis manufacturer makes aircraft? McDONNELL DOUGLAS . 5. This legendary king of ragtime spent much of his time in St. Louis. SCOTT JOPLIN 6. One of St. Louis' thriving industries, Montsanto, is a leader in CHEMICALS. 7. This St. Louis native was also a Nobel Prize winning poet. T.S. ELIOT Picture of church 8. In 1817 the ZEBULON M. PIKE was the first steamboat to steam upriver to St. Louis. 9. A native of St. Louis, he was one of the first to mix rhythm and blues with rock and roll. CHUCK BERRY 10.This company is headquartered in St. Louis' Checkerboard Square. RALSTON PURINA 11. Known as "The Father of the Blues" he wrote St. Louis Blues. W. C. HANDY 12. In addition to the World's Fair St. Louis also hosted the first US OLYMPIC GAMES in 1904. Bonus question 1 The Gateway Arch was designed by this architect EERO SAARINEN Bonus question 2 Look at the following map, pick the region where St. Louis is located. Area 3 Picture of domed building Slide Show 1. This St. Louis landmark won the 1961 Reynold's Award for Architectural Excellence in Aluminum. THE CLIMATRON 2. The St. Louis Cardinals play baseball in this stadium. BUSCH 3. The St. Louis Cathedral begun in 1907 contains the largest collections of MOSAICS in the world. 4. The Missouri slave who was denied his freedom in a St. Louis courthouse in 1857 was DRED SCOTT. |