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Missouri Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on my home state, Missouri.

A multiple-choice quiz by jingels. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
jingels

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
72,214

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2120

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Question 1 of 10

1. Missouri was admitted to the Union in what year? Hint

1820

1821

1819

1818

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Question 2 of 10

2. Missouri was the __th state to join the Union.

Answer: (number (two digits))

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the state bird?

Answer: (One or two Words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which one of these is not in the University of Missouri system? Hint

Rolla

Kansas City

St. Louis

Springfield

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which one of these is not a county in Missouri? Hint

Stewart

Dallas

Cole

Oregon

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Question 6 of 10

6. True or False? Missouri is the only state in the United States with 8 border states?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. The flowering ______ is the official state tree?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does Kansas City have more of per capita than any other city with at least a million residents? Hint

Industry

Doctors

Freeways

Land Area

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which university is the oldest west of the Mississippi? Hint

Hannibal-LaGrange

Washington

Missouri-Columbia

Saint Louis

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which crop brings in the most money annually for the state? Hint

cotton

corn

soybeans

wheat

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Missouri was admitted to the Union in what year?

Answer: 1821

The exact date was August 10, 1821.

2. Missouri was the __th state to join the Union.

Answer: 24

Missouri joined year after Maine, number 23, and fifteen years before the next state admitted, Arkansas.

3. What is the state bird?

Answer: bluebird

The bluebird is also the state bird of New York.

4. Which one of these is not in the University of Missouri system?

Answer: Springfield

The only other one is in Columbia. Springfield's major university is Southwest Missouri State University which currently has a bill in the House to change its name to Missouri State University.

5. Which one of these is not a county in Missouri?

Answer: Stewart

There are 114 counties in Missouri.

6. True or False? Missouri is the only state in the United States with 8 border states?

Answer: False

Missouri is bordered by Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Tennessee is bordered by Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Kentucky is only bordered by seven states.

7. The flowering ______ is the official state tree?

Answer: dogwood

The Flowering Dogwood became the official state tree on June 20, 1955.

8. What does Kansas City have more of per capita than any other city with at least a million residents?

Answer: Freeways

9. Which university is the oldest west of the Mississippi?

Answer: Saint Louis

Saint Louis received its charter in 1832.

10. Which crop brings in the most money annually for the state?

Answer: soybeans

Source: Author jingels

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