How it works
These Virginia trivia questions come 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.
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Fun trivia questions about Virginia
Towns, stages and festivals is the light round: a ham that may come from one town only, a pony penning on an island and a national park built for the performing arts. The bay, the mountains and the caves explains what Natural Bridge used to be.
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Tap a choice and the card shows the right answer, a reason and the article it was read in. It deals ten at a time; Scored round deals 20 and marks them together.
Questions and answers
What are some easy Virginia trivia questions?
Which animal named for the state is the only marsupial native to the United States and Canada? Which bay separates the Eastern Shore from the rest of Virginia? What is the state bird? The answers are the Virginia opossum, Chesapeake Bay and the cardinal.
Who founded Jamestown?
An expedition under Christopher Newport set up the settlement in 1607, paid for by the Virginia Company of London under a charter from King James I. John Smith was the colony's president afterward, until he left in 1609.
Why is Virginia called the Old Dominion?
King Charles II called Virginia one of "our own Dominions" in 1662 or 1663. It is the oldest of the state's nicknames.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 3, 2026 in the Wikipedia article Virginia, linked under the question. Bacon's Rebellion and the dogwood were dropped because other packs on the site ask them, and the state songs are not asked.