Milwaukee by HightB

Champion(s):

CarterBurke
Maybe we can build a fire, sing a couple of songs, huh? Why don't we try that?


Runner(s)-Up:

DixonD
Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas.


Quiz Description

Questions about "The Good Land" that may sprawl into nearby areas in Southeastern Wisconsin.

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1 CarterBurke 506 97 15
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11 DBrick 165 38 00
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Questions:

In 2008 as part of a decades-long revitalization of the Menomonee Valley neighborhood, a museum dedicated to this vehicle manufacturer opened at 400 Canal Street

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HARLEY-DAVIDSON

This "Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous" was the chief rival of Anheuser-Busch for the lead in the U.S. beer market from the end of World War II to the late 1960's, but rapidly lost market share in the 1970's after strategies to produce beer more economically faltered.

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SCHLITZ

While still attending Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, this vocalist teamed up with Brian Ritchie and Victor DeLorenzo as part of the Violent Femmes.

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Gordon GANO

March of THIS CALENDAR YEAR was significant to fans of Marquette basketball, as the team won its only NCAA title in Al McGuire's final season as a coach.

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1977

This 1999 documentary chronicled Mark Borchart's efforts to complete "Coven" which would then enable him to work on his larger project, "Northwestern".

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AMERICAN MOVIE

This creator of the electric solid-body guitar is honored with a walking tour of guitars and guitar art in his hometown of nearby Waukesha.

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Les PAUL

The former Fourth Street School was renamed in 1979 to honor of one of its former students, who went on to earn a teaching degree at UW-Milwaukee before eventually becoming the fourth Prime Minister of Israel.

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Golda MEIR

The last NFL game in Milwaukee took place in December of 1994 and featured a last-minute game winning touchdown run by this quarterback.

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Brett FAVRE

Passengers on Midwest Express/Midwest Airlines flights would traditionally receive this baked treat on flights as part of their "Best Care in the Air" program.

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CHOCOLATE CHIP COOK:IE

Since 1995, Milwaukee has been a one-newspaper town, reading the Milwaukee (BLANK)(BLANK) following a merger of the two main surviving city papers.

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JOURNAL SENTINEL

This nearby community in Milwaukee county was partially named for a manufacturing magnate and may be known today as home to the Wisconsin State Fair, the Pettit National Ice Center, and the childhood home of Liberace.

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WEST ALLIS

To wrap up on a factoid delivered by Alice Cooper, name ANY of Milwaukee's three elected Socialist mayors. One of these mayors had a "Union Park" named in his honor and another mayor has an arched bridge named in his honor that was used in the filming of "The Blues Brothers".

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Emil SEIDEL, Daniel HOAN, Frank ZEIDLER