Trivia Questions by State

Northeast 6

Colonies, canals and coastlines: the states from Pennsylvania north and east.

• New York Trivia Questions and Answers

  59 multiple-choice questions in five rounds: New Netherland and the colony, the Revolution and the new state, mountains, lakes and parks, the canal, Ellis Island and schools, and New York City.

  For example When the Dutch recaptured the city of New York in 1673, what did they rename it? · Pick an…

• Pennsylvania Trivia Questions

  47 multiple-choice questions in five rounds: Penn's Woods, Congress, the Constitution and the capitol, oil, coal, steel and bridges, borders, rivers and towns, and the Pennsylvania Dutch table with some firsts.

  For example The "sylvania" in Pennsylvania comes from the Latin word silva. What does silva mean? · Pick…

• Massachusetts Trivia Questions and Answers

  47 multiple-choice questions in five rounds: the Bay Colony and the province, the Revolution and the new state, mills, schools and reformers, coast, hills and wildlife, and roads, museums and music.

  For example Which Boston silversmith was authorized in 1652 to strike shillings, sixpences and threepences…

• New Hampshire Trivia Questions and Answers

  47 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: from province to ninth state; mills, sap houses and bobhouses; the White Mountains and the north; and rivers, lakes and the seacoast.

  For example Which New Hampshire Patriot led a raid on Fort William and Mary for its weapons in December…

• Vermont Trivia Questions

  48 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: Champlain, forts and the Grants; the Vermont Republic and after; mountains, lake and rock; and wildlife, roads and festivals.

  For example In which year did Samuel de Champlain lead the first European expedition to the lake he named…

• Connecticut Trivia Questions and Answers

  48 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: the river, the Dutch and the English colonies; Revolution, inventions and firsts; nicknames and oddities; and coast, hills and roads.

  For example Which Dutchman, in 1614, was the first European to explore Connecticut? · Pick an answer, then…

South 12

From the Chesapeake to the Gulf and west to the Ozarks.

• Virginia Trivia Questions

  57 multiple-choice questions in five rounds: Jamestown and the colony, the Revolution and the new nation, the bay, the mountains and the caves, plants, animals and state symbols, and towns, stages and festivals.

  For example Which English king issued the 1606 charter for a new colony to the Virginia Company of London?…

• Trivia Questions About Florida

  54 multiple-choice questions in five rounds: Spanish and British Florida, the territory and statehood, the peninsula, the reef, the Keys and the Everglades, and roads, buildings and schools.

  For example In the 16th century, which people lived in the Florida Panhandle? · Pick an answer, then press…

• South Carolina Trivia Questions and Answers

  46 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: from Carolana to a royal colony, the Revolution, the new state and its colleges, the land from the Lowcountry to the Blue Ridge, and lakes and the coast.

  For example The English planters who settled near present-day Charleston in the 1670s came from which…

• West Virginia Trivia Questions

  42 multiple-choice questions in five rounds: western Virginia before 1863, the making of a state, coal, salt and the state fossil, mountains, rivers and trails, and bridges, roads and gatherings.

  For example The first Ohio Company wanted a fourteenth colony set up along the Ohio River. Which name did…

• Arkansas Trivia Questions

  44 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: the name and how to say it, explorers, territory and statehood, highlands, Delta and rivers, and roads, towns and places to visit.

  For example When the territory was organized on July 4, 1819, how was its name spelled? · Pick an answer…

• Mississippi Trivia Questions

  44 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: mounds, forts and the territory, statehood and the years after, the river, the hills and the coast, and music, art and places to visit.

  For example Which country took over the Mississippi area from France under the Treaty of Paris of 1763? ·…

• North Carolina Trivia Questions

  46 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: Roanoke, Bath and the colony, the Revolution to the twentieth century, the banks, the Piedmont and the mountains, and barbecue, pottery and music.

  For example Which town was the colonial capital of North Carolina from 1722, between Bath and New Bern? ·…

• Trivia Questions About Kentucky

  45 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: Kentucke country to statehood, rivers, regions and odd corners, falls, gorges and wildlife, and festivals, music and the table.

  For example During the Civil War Kentucky stayed in the Union and called itself officially what? · Pick an…

• Delaware Trivia Questions

  48 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: Dutch, Swedes and the Lower Counties; Revolution to the 20th century; borders and the lay of the land; and beaches, festivals and ferries.

  For example Who led the group of Swedes, Finns and Dutch that founded New Sweden? · Pick an answer, then…

• Louisiana History Trivia Questions

  48 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: mounds, explorers and French Louisiana; Spanish years and the Purchase; statehood to the 20th century; and rivers, coast and wild places.

  For example In 1682 the explorer La Salle named Louisiana in honor of which French king? · Pick an answer…

• Trivia Questions About Georgia

  48 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: colony to statehood; gold, war and the New South; borders, rivers and the coast; and state symbols, wildlife and museums.

  For example On January 2, 1788, Georgia ratified the U.S. Constitution. Which state in order was it to do…

• Alabama Trivia Questions and Answers

  48 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: names, mounds and Mobile; territory, capitals and statehood; Yellowhammers to rockets; and plains, peaks, caves and a crater.

  For example About how many of the fifty states are estimated to have names of Native American origin? ·…

Midwest 6

The Great Lakes states and the plains.

• Ohio Trivia Questions

  60 multiple-choice questions in five rounds: mounds, forts and the Northwest Territory, statehood and capitals, rivers, plains and weather, flight, roads and trails, and food, music, art and schools.

  For example Which country handed control of the Ohio Country to Britain in 1763? · Pick an answer, then…

• Trivia Questions About Nebraska

  48 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: before statehood; statehood, Lincoln and the capitol; the Unicameral and other one-of-a-kinds; and rivers, plains and parks.

  For example Which country sent an armed expedition under Pedro de Villasur to Nebraska in 1720? · Pick an…

• Missouri History Trivia Questions

  48 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: mounds, French villages and Spanish years; statehood, borders and a divided state; reformers, railroads and ragtime; and names, nicknames and the map.

  For example Which invention let St. Louis, the area's first major city, grow greatly as river trade…

• Hard Iowa Trivia Questions

  48 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: before the territory; territory, statehood and after; borders, rock and prairie; and towns and landmarks.

  For example The Dakota, Ho-Chunk, Ioway and Otoe were probably descended from which prehistoric culture? ·…

• Trivia Questions About Illinois

  48 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: Cahokia, the French and the territory; from statehood to the Seaway; borders, rivers and regions; and science, people and getting around.

  For example What did the Illinois people call themselves, according to the French missionary dictionaries?…

• Trivia Questions About North Dakota

  48 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: villages, traders and the border; territory, statehood and after; prairie, badlands and the Red River; and settlers, festivals and roads.

  For example From 1762 to 1800 the region was part of Spanish Louisiana. To which larger Spanish realm did…

West 5

The Rockies, the Pacific coast and the states beyond them.

• Oregon Trivia Questions

  53 multiple-choice questions in five rounds: the name and the first explorers, forts and statehood, mountains, rivers and the map, forests, wildlife and climate, and laws, crops and nicknames.

  For example Place names such as Malheur, Deschutes and La Grande were left by early trappers who spoke…

• Washington State Trivia Questions and Answers

  51 multiple-choice questions in five rounds: explorers, forts and the border, territory and statehood, volcanoes, rain and the two sides, ferries, bridges and mountain passes, and state symbols.

  For example Which British explorer followed the Spanish into the straits of the Washington coast in 1792?…

• Wyoming Trivia Questions

  48 multiple-choice questions in five rounds: the name, the trails and the territory, statehood and the Equality State, mountains, basins and the map, minerals, roads and public land, and state symbols.

  For example Which poet made the name Wyoming famous with the poem "Gertrude of Wyoming"? · Pick an answer…

• Nevada Trivia Questions

  48 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: trails, forts and the Comstock; statehood, names and mining booms; basin, range and desert; and counties, parks and roads.

  For example Which explorer set up camp at Las Vegas Springs in 1844? · Pick an answer, then press Check…

• Utah History Trivia Questions

  48 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: before the pioneers; pioneers, territory and statehood; mountains, basins and red rock; and parks, wildlife and roads.

  For example Which mountain man became, late in 1824, the first known English-speaking person to sight the…

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• Puerto Rico Trivia Questions and Answers

  48 multiple-choice questions in four rounds: names and first peoples; Spanish colony to U.S. territory; islands, mountains and sea; and wildlife and culture.

  For example With which culture of hunter-gatherers, who made no ceramics, does the history of Puerto Rico…