A Quiz About Madison, Wisconsin

Answer: Lake Wingra

The four lakes of Madison are all connected by the Yahara River. From north to south, they are Lake Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, and Kegonsa. The last two lie just to the south of Madison, but are still considered two of Madison's four lakes. Lake Wingra, however, is in Madison proper, but the Yahara River does not flow through it.

Answer: The Wisconsin State Capitol building is located there

As Madison is the capital of Wisconsin, the State Capitol building is located there. It lies in the Isthmus area at 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53703.

Most of the UW-Madison campus is located immediately west of the Isthmus area. The Isthmus area is not undeveloped, as it is the downtown area of Madison and has a high concentration of apartments, entertainment venues, restaurants, etc. There is no Town of Fitchburg, but the city of Fitchburg is a suburb to the south of Madison.

Answer: South-Central

Madison is located in South-Central Wisconsin about an hour's drive north of the border with Illinois. It is about 90 miles west of Milwaukee, the largest city in Southeast Wisconsin.

Its location makes it slightly warmer during the winters than more northern cities such as Wausau, the largest city in North-Central Wisconsin. The average high in Madison in January is 26.4 degrees Fahrenheit, compared to 23.5 in Wausau.

Answer: Frank Lloyd Wright

The name of the site is the Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House. It is located at 441 Toepfer Avenue on the near west side of Madison. It is listed by UNESCO as one of the eight sites under the designation "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright."

Answer: Picnic Point

Picnic Point sticks out about a mile into Lake Mendota. It is notable for a great view of the city at the very end and numerous fire pits along the main path. UW-Madison bought the property in 1941.

Answer: State Street

The street is mostly limited to pedestrian traffic, and is now a two-lane road after previously being a four-lane one. It is located between UW-Madison's Library Mall and the Capitol building. It is a big tourist attraction and has many places frequented by UW-Madison students and the rest of the public.

Answer: James Madison

Federal judge James Duane Doty gave Madison its name in 1836, although it only existed on paper then. James Madison had died earlier that year. The territorial legislature decided on November 28, 1836 to make Madison the capital of the Wisconsin territory.

Answer: Signers of the US constitution

James Duane Doty named the streets near Madison's Capitol Square after all the signers of the US Constitution. These include Mifflin Street, Baldwin Street, Gilman Street, and Dayton Street. Most signers have a street named after them in Madison today.

Mifflin Street is named after Thomas Mifflin, a Quaker from Pennsylvania. Humorously, this street is now known for being the host of a block party every spring for UW-Madison students before finals.

Answer: Breadsmith

Breadsmith did originate in Wisconsin, but in Milwaukee.

Herman Wittwer founded what is now American Family Insurance in 1927 to sell auto insurance to farmers. It was then called Farmers Mutual Insurance Company. It is still headquartered in Madison.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) began in 1978 by atheist activist Anne Nicol Gaylor and her daughter Annie Laurie Gaylor. Both graduated from UW-Madison and resided in the area when they began the organization to advocate for separation of church and state. The FFRF is now headquartered in downtown Madison near the State Capitol building.

Epic Systems was founded in Madison by Judith Faulkner in 1979. It makes healthcare software to store medical records. Epic moved its headquarters to the Madison suburb of Verona in 2005.

Answer: Breese Stevens Field

Camp Randall Stadium is the home of Wisconsin football. The Kohl Center is the home of Wisconsin's men's hockey and men's and women's basketball teams. LaBahn Arena hosts the women's ice hockey team.

Breese Stevens Field is located in the isthmus area of Madison near the State Capitol building. It hosts multiple sports teams, including Forward Madison FC, a professional soccer team, the Madison Radicals, a professional ultimate frisbee team, and Edgewood College teams.