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The Great Lake State Trivia Quiz

Most know that Michigan is surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes and has two peninsulas, but do you know the answers to these questions about the Great Lake State?

A multiple-choice quiz by A-10. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
A-10

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
318,842

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
797

Last 3 plays: Guest 130 (9/10), Guest 209 (6/10), Guest 67 (2/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Detroit was the first capital city of Michigan, but Lansing later replaced it as the capital city. Which municipality was also once the state capital? Hint

Lansing Township

Ann Arbor

Marshall

Flint

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Question 2 of 10

2. It can take hours to drive from the south-easternmost city in Michigan to the westernmost city in Michigan. Which of the following drives is longer than the trip from Monroe to Ironwood, both in Michigan? Hint

Flint, MI to New York, NY

Grand Rapids, MI to St Louis, MO

Detroit, MI to Washington. DC

Lansing, MI to Nashville, TN

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Question 3 of 10

3. This national lakeshore takes its name from an ancient Chippewa legend which declared that a certain animal was buried under the sand, waiting for her young. Name it. Hint

Snoring Squirrel

Resting Moose

Sleeping Bear

Sleeping Wolverine

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which famed island prohibits private automobiles and is home to the hotel with one of the longest porches in the world? Hint

Beaver Island

Mackinac Island

Bois Blanc Island

Drummond Island

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Question 5 of 10

5. Each year, thousands of bicyclists participate in the DALMAC ride. DALMAC stands for: Hint

Don't All Lucky Michiganders Adore Cyclists

Death Awaits Lazy Men and Cyclists

Dick Allen Lansing to Mackinaw

Driving Around Lower Michigan Aboard Cycles

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Michigan city is known throughout the world as the "Furniture City"? Hint

South Haven

Holland

Grand Rapids

Grand Haven

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where in Michigan is the USS Silversides, the submarine with the third highest number of enemy ships sunk during World War II, berthed? Hint

Port Huron

Grand Haven

Muskegon

Detroit

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Question 8 of 10

8. Michigan is a state with many peninsulas. Which of the following is not actually a peninsula, but an island? Hint

Keweenaw Peninsula

Leelenau Peninsula

Upper Peninsula

Lower Peninsula

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Michigan river is the site of an annual 24-hour canoe marathon that draws over 90 teams? Hint

Au Sable

Grand River

River Rouge

Manistee

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Question 10 of 10

10. Michigan was once the home to three US Air Force Strategic Air Command bases, but all three have been closed. What were the three bases? Hint

Willow Run, Raco, and Grayling

K.I. Sawyer, Willow Run, and Wurtsmith

K.I. Sawyer, Wurtsmith, and Kincheloe

Willow Run, Phelps Collins, and Raco

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Detroit was the first capital city of Michigan, but Lansing later replaced it as the capital city. Which municipality was also once the state capital?

Answer: Lansing Township

Lansing Township was the capital of Michigan for two years, 1847-1848. It has an area of 5.1 square miles (13.1 km�).

Answer: Flint, MI to New York, NY

At over 625 miles, the trip from the Michigan towns of Monroe to Ironwood is one of the longest drives one can take from one end to another end of a single state. Only Alaska, California, Texas, and Florida can boast cities farther apart.

3. This national lakeshore takes its name from an ancient Chippewa legend which declared that a certain animal was buried under the sand, waiting for her young. Name it.

Answer: Sleeping Bear

Unfortunately, according to the legend, the mother bear's two cubs drowned in Lake Michigan and the "Great Spirit" created North and South Manitou Islands to commemorate the cubs. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is found on the northwest coast of Michigan.

4. Which famed island prohibits private automobiles and is home to the hotel with one of the longest porches in the world?

Answer: Mackinac Island

Mackinac Island is also the home to two pre-colonial forts, Fort Holmes and Fort Mackinac. It is situated in Lake Huron.

5. Each year, thousands of bicyclists participate in the DALMAC ride. DALMAC stands for:

Answer: Dick Allen Lansing to Mackinaw

In 2009, over 2,200 cyclist made the 303 to 414 mile trip (depending on the route). This bicycle/camping tour began in 1971.

6. Which Michigan city is known throughout the world as the "Furniture City"?

Answer: Grand Rapids

Home to such giants as Steelcase and Herman Miller, Grand Rapids was the first US site of mass-produced furniture manufacture. Grand Rapids is located along the Grand River.

7. Where in Michigan is the USS Silversides, the submarine with the third highest number of enemy ships sunk during World War II, berthed?

Answer: Muskegon

The USS Silversides is also the submarine that inspired the appendectomy scene in the movie "Destination Tokyo". Muskegon is geographically close to both Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake.

8. Michigan is a state with many peninsulas. Which of the following is not actually a peninsula, but an island?

Answer: Keweenaw Peninsula

The island part of the Keweenaw Peninsula is called Copper Island. The Keweenaw Peninsula makes up part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

9. Which Michigan river is the site of an annual 24-hour canoe marathon that draws over 90 teams?

Answer: Au Sable

Called the "Longest Non-Stop Canoe Race in North America", the Au Sable Canoe Marathon has been competed for several decades. Au Sable is also the name of a region in Au Sable Township, Michigan.

10. Michigan was once the home to three US Air Force Strategic Air Command bases, but all three have been closed. What were the three bases?

Answer: K.I. Sawyer, Wurtsmith, and Kincheloe

K.I. Sawyer became Sawyer International Airport. Wurtsmith became the Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport, and Kincheloe became Chippewa County International Airport.

Source: Author A-10

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