How it works
These Louisiana history trivia questions come in four rounds: mounds, explorers and French Louisiana; Spanish years and the Purchase; statehood to the 20th century; and rivers, coast and wild places.
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Louisiana trivia questions in four rounds
Mounds, explorers and French Louisiana starts at Watson Brake, about 3500 BC. Spanish years and the Purchase asks who made the offer of 1803 and whose flag came down first. Statehood to the 20th century runs from 1812 to 1974. Rivers, coast and wild places is the one round that is not history.
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Tap a choice to see the right answer, a short reason and the article it was read in. Three of the four rounds are history, so a Scored round of 20 leans the same way.
Questions and answers
What are some easy Louisiana trivia questions?
For which king is Louisiana named? Which country ruled it from 1762 to 1801? From which colony were the ancestors of the Cajuns expelled? The answers are Louis XIV, Spain and Acadia.
How were the answers checked?
In the Wikipedia article Louisiana, read on October 3, 2026 and linked under each question. The handover ceremonies of 1803 are asked without their days, because a second article dates them differently. The slave trade, hurricanes, land-loss figures and health rankings are left out.
When did Louisiana become a state?
On April 30, 1812, as the 18th state. The Territory of Orleans became the state, and the Louisiana Territory to the north was renamed the Missouri Territory later that year.
Where is the Mardi Gras round?
In the Mardi Gras pack on this site, which asks about krewes, colors and parades. This pack asks none of it.