Trivia On Missouri

1. Missouri derives its name from what type of boat?

Steam Ship

Sailboat

Kayak

Canoe

2. Auguste Chouteau, the man who founded St. Louis, worked at what trade?

Lawyer

Banker

Lumberjack

Fur Trader

3. In 1967, Missouri adopted what as its state rock?

Limestone

Slate

Granite

Mozarkite

4. Which Missouri city was the convergence of the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails?

Independence

St. Charles

Branson

Jefferson City

5. Products with which legendary food icon started in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1889?

Uncle Ben

Mrs. Butterworth

Aunt Jemima

Colonel Sanders

6. Missouri is bordered by how many states?

Seven

Six

Nine

Eight

7. The state capital of Missouri was originally in which city?

St. Louis

St. Charles

Columbia

Branson

8. The first state capitol building in Jefferson City, Missouri was destroyed in 1837 by what event?

Flood

Fire

Tornado

Earthquake

9. Named after the Missouri Indian tribe, what does "Missouri" mean?

Town Of The Large Canoes

Town Of The Wood Canoes

Town Of The Small Canoes

Town Of The Broken Canoes

10. A bronze statue of what goddess of grain sits atop the lantern of Missouri's capitol dome?

Ceres

Minerva

Vesta

Venus

11. What Missouri city was established by Louis Blanchette as a trading post in 1769?

New Madrid

St. Charles

Jefferson City

St. Louis

12. What rock was adopted as Missouri's official state rock in 1967?

Halite

Marble

Obsidian

Mozarkite

13. Missouri Day occurs on the third Wednesday of which month?

October

November

August

April

14. Who made the world's first successful parachute jump from an airplane in St. Louis, Missouri?

Captain Berry

Captain Williams

Captain Luke

Captain Jake

15. The Missouri River 340 kayak race starts in Kansas City and ends where?

St. Louis

New Madrid

Jefferson City

St. Charles

16. Which monument in Lexington, Missouri celebrates the women who conquered the West?

Frontier Females

Ladies Of The Plains

Madonna Of The Trail

Wagon Women

17. Missouri has a 185-mile bicycle trail that leads from near St. Louis to where?

Perryville

Sullivan

Columbia

Sedalia

18. St. Louis, Missouri was known by which nickname prior to the construction of the Gateway Arch?

The King City

The Emperor City

The Mound City

The River City

19. A museum in St. Joseph, Missouri is dedicated to what silent-film actress and dancer?

Sally Rand

Greta Garbo

Mary Pickford

Louise Brooks

Trivia On Missouri

1. Missouri derives its name from what type of boat?

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2. Auguste Chouteau, the man who founded St. Louis, worked at what trade?

3. In 1967, Missouri adopted what as its state rock?

4. Which Missouri city was the convergence of the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails?

5. Products with which legendary food icon started in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1889?

6. Missouri is bordered by how many states?

7. The state capital of Missouri was originally in which city?

8. The first state capitol building in Jefferson City, Missouri was destroyed in 1837 by what event?

9. Named after the Missouri Indian tribe, what does "Missouri" mean?

10. A bronze statue of what goddess of grain sits atop the lantern of Missouri's capitol dome?

11. What Missouri city was established by Louis Blanchette as a trading post in 1769?

12. What rock was adopted as Missouri's official state rock in 1967?

13. Missouri Day occurs on the third Wednesday of which month?

14. Who made the world's first successful parachute jump from an airplane in St. Louis, Missouri?

15. The Missouri River 340 kayak race starts in Kansas City and ends where?

16. Which monument in Lexington, Missouri celebrates the women who conquered the West?

17. Missouri has a 185-mile bicycle trail that leads from near St. Louis to where?

18. St. Louis, Missouri was known by which nickname prior to the construction of the Gateway Arch?

19. A museum in St. Joseph, Missouri is dedicated to what silent-film actress and dancer?