Michigan History Quiz: Trivia!
- 1.Which one and only former US president is from Michigan?
- A.
Gerald Ford
- B.
John F Kennedy
- C.
Woodrow Wilson
- D.
William McKinley
- 2.The Republican Party was founded in the state of Michigan. Which city was it founded in?
- A.
Detroit
- B.
Lansing
- C.
Jackson
- D.
Ann Arbor
- 3.What Michigan city was formerly known as Frenchtown?
- A.
Monroe
- B.
Detroit
- C.
Traverse City
- D.
Port Huron
- 4.We know Michigan State University's mascot today is the Spartans. What was their former mascot?
- A.
Wildcats
- B.
Warriors
- C.
Wolverines
- D.
Aggies
- 5.Today we recognize Cadillac as both a Michigan city and a car. Where did this Michigan name originate?
- A.
David Dunbar Cadillac - Scottish born inventor, founder of the Cadillac company
- B.
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac - French explorer and army officer
- C.
Louis Phélypeaux Cadillac - French Canadian fur trader
- D.
Henry Leland Cadillac - Inventor and nephew of GM Co-Founder Charles Stewart Mott
- 6.Michigan has more lighthouses than any other US state. How many lighthouses are in Michigan?
- A.
50
- B.
100
- C.
150
- D.
200
- 7.Michigan became the 26th state to enter the United States of America on January 26 of what year?
- A.
1820
- B.
1799
- C.
1856
- D.
1837
- 8.In 1847 the state capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing. Which of the following was not a reason why Lansing was picked as the location for the Michigan state capital city?
- A.
Lansing residents agreed to fund the development of a new state capitol building
- B.
The need to develop western portions of the state
- C.
Easier defense from British troops stationed in Windsor
- 9.Michigan is home to the first European settlement in the Midwest.
- A.
Sault Ste. Marie
- B.
Detroit
- C.
Port Huron
- D.
Marquette
- 10.The National Cherry Festival is hosted every July in which Michigan city?
- A.
Charlotte
- B.
Kalamazoo
- C.
Saugatuck
- D.
Traverse City
- 11.What is the name of Michigan's state stone, which is a 350 million-year-old fossilized limestone?
- A.
Petoskey stone
- B.
Rose rock
- C.
Cumberlandite rock
- D.
Bauxite stone
- 12.Kalamazoo became famous with the 1942 hit "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo" by...
- A.
Buddy Rich
- B.
Glenn Miller
- C.
Frank Sinatra
- D.
Louis Armstrong
- 13.What was the original name of the University of Michigan?
- A.
Catholepistemiad
- B.
Michigan Tech
- C.
Woodward College
- D.
The Michigan State University
- 14.As of 2010 what is the population of Michigan?
- A.
6.2 million
- B.
9.9 million
- C.
11.7 million
- D.
16.0 million
- 15.What is Michigan's state bird?
- A.
Cardinal
- B.
Blue Jay
- C.
Nuthatch
- D.
Robin
- 16.If Michigan were to become an independent country, it would have a GDP similar to:
- A.
Belgium
- B.
Israel
- C.
Turkey
- D.
South Africa
- 17.Bell's Brewery makes an ale and Ernest Hemingway wrote a short story commemorating this natural Michigan wonder.
- A.
Quinannan Falls
- B.
Two Hearted River
- C.
Sleeping Bear Dunes
- D.
Mount Arvon
- 18.The great fire of Michigan took place in 1871 in what region of Michigan?
- A.
Port Huron
- B.
Holland
- C.
Manistee
- D.
All of the Above
- 19.Michigan ranks #1 in what category?
- A.
Asparagus production
- B.
Miles of biking trails
- C.
Televisions per household
- D.
Boat registrations
- 20.Michigan is based on the Cherokee word "meicigama" which translates to:
- A.
White Pines
- B.
Great Water
- C.
Sleeping Bear
- D.
Talk to the hand
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