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7 fact-checked facts about dayton, ohio: aviation, invention and local history, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

Dayton is a city in which U.S. state?

AnswerOhio

Dayton sits in southwestern Ohio.

Which famous aviation pioneers lived and worked in Dayton?

AnswerThe Wright brothers

Wilbur and Orville Wright developed their airplane in Dayton.

Going deeper

Where is the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force?

AnswerAt Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton

The museum sits on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Dayton inventor Charles Kettering is known for developing which car part?

AnswerThe electric self-starter

Kettering's electric starter replaced hand-cranking engines.

Which poet, a friend of the Wright brothers, grew up in Dayton?

AnswerPaul Laurence Dunbar

Dunbar was a schoolmate of Orville Wright and became a celebrated poet.

Expert level

In which year did the Great Dayton Flood devastate the city?

Answer1913

The March 1913 flood led to a major flood-control system for the Miami Valley.

Which cash register company was founded in Dayton?

AnswerNational Cash Register (NCR)

NCR was founded in Dayton in 1884 and grew into a major business-machine maker.

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