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Quiz about Louisiana Parishes
Quiz about Louisiana Parishes

Louisiana Parishes Trivia Quiz


Don't worry, even if you've never heard of Louisiana, you should be able to guess the correct parish (equivalent to county) from the clues given.

A multiple-choice quiz by imahogg. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
imahogg
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
396,186
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
12 / 15
Plays
260
Last 3 plays: Guest 130 (15/15), BigTriviaDawg (14/15), Adams31813 (14/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Which Louisiana parish is named for an assassinated U. S. president? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Joan of Arc is sometimes called the "Maid of _____." What Louisiana parish name could be placed in the blank? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. One northwest Louisiana parish has the same name as the last name of the first European explorer to see the Mississippi River. What is it? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. A southwest Louisiana parish has the same name as the last name of the man who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. What is it? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. One south Louisiana parish has the same name as the mother of Jesus. What is it? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. A central Louisiana parish has the same name as the last name of the Union General at the Civil War siege of Vicksburg. What is it? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. A southeast Louisiana parish has the same name as the most common name of counties in the United States. What is it? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. One Louisiana parish is named for the man who was president of the Confederate States of America. What is it? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. George Washington's home was Mount _____. What Louisiana parish name could be used to fill in this blank? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. A parish located near the city of New Orleans has the same name as the last name of the president who lived at Monticello. What is it? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. One Louisiana parish has the same name as the capital of a nearby U. S. state. Which one is it? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. A famous Confederate general had the initials P.G.T. What Louisiana parish has the same name as this general's last name? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. In the Bible, Jesus is baptized by his cousin. Who was this man whose name is the same as a Louisiana parish? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What is the northwest Louisiana parish which gets its name from the river which flows through it? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. This north Louisiana parish has the same name as the last name of the famous orator who served as a Massachusetts senator and U. S. Secretary of State during the first half of the 19th century? What parish is it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which Louisiana parish is named for an assassinated U. S. president?

Answer: Lincoln

Of the four choices, Lincoln is the only president who was assassinated. The parish was actually named for President Lincoln. It was established as a parish during Reconstruction. Interestingly, Zachary Taylor is the only U. S. president who actually resided in Louisiana during his lifetime, but no parish is named for him.
2. Joan of Arc is sometimes called the "Maid of _____." What Louisiana parish name could be placed in the blank?

Answer: Orleans

The four choices are all cities in France, but Orleans is the only one of them that is a parish in Louisiana. For most of the state's history, Orleans Parish, home of New Orleans, was the state's most populous. However, as of 2019, it ranks third behind East Baton Rouge (home of the state capital) and Jefferson (across the river from New Orleans).
3. One northwest Louisiana parish has the same name as the last name of the first European explorer to see the Mississippi River. What is it?

Answer: DeSoto

Marquette and Joliet were French explorers who traveled the Mississippi River more than 150 years after DeSoto's discovery. Coronado explored the southwestern United States. DeSoto himself never saw what is now DeSoto Parish. He died shortly after crossing the Mississippi River at least 150 miles from what would become the parish that bears his name. (Historians disagree about whether he died in Louisiana or in Arkansas.)
4. A southwest Louisiana parish has the same name as the last name of the man who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. What is it?

Answer: Cameron

Cameron Parish was, of course, not named for David Cameron. Instead, it was named for Simon Cameron, President Lincoln's first Secretary of War. Cameron Parish is one of the largest in area, but it is the least populated of all. Much of its land mass is made up of marshes and wetlands.

In 1957 the parish was devastated by Hurricane Audrey which killed almost 500 people, most of them residents of Cameron Parish.
5. One south Louisiana parish has the same name as the mother of Jesus. What is it?

Answer: St. Mary

St. Mary is one of eight Louisiana parishes named for saints. The southern half of the state is very French and very Catholic. St. Mary Parish is one of the coastal parishes in the state with an economy that relies heavily on oil and on seafood.
6. A central Louisiana parish has the same name as the last name of the Union General at the Civil War siege of Vicksburg. What is it?

Answer: Grant

Grant is the only one of the four choices who was a Union general. All of the others were in the armies of the C.S.A. Colfax, the parish seat of Grant Parish, is named for Schuyler Colfax, President Grant's Vice President. Grant Parish is one of the Louisiana parishes that were established during Reconstruction.
7. A southeast Louisiana parish has the same name as the most common name of counties in the United States. What is it?

Answer: Washington

There is a Washington County (or parish!) in 31 of the United States. The six most common county names (in order) are Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, and Madison. Louisiana has a parish with each of those names. Interestingly, among the states without a Washington County is the state of Washington.
8. One Louisiana parish is named for the man who was president of the Confederate States of America. What is it?

Answer: Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis Parish is located in southwest Louisiana. Perhaps because there is also a Jefferson Parish in Louisiana, many people call this one Jeff Davis.
9. George Washington's home was Mount _____. What Louisiana parish name could be used to fill in this blank?

Answer: Vernon

Vernon Parish is located on the western border of Louisiana. Many people throughout the United States are familiar with Vernon Parish because it is home to Ft. Polk, one of the largest training bases for the U. S. Army.
10. A parish located near the city of New Orleans has the same name as the last name of the president who lived at Monticello. What is it?

Answer: Jefferson

None of the three wrong choices is a parish in Louisiana (although Monroe is one of the larger cities in the state.) As of 2019, Jefferson Parish is the second most populous parish in the state with more than 400,000 residents.
11. One Louisiana parish has the same name as the capital of a nearby U. S. state. Which one is it?

Answer: Jackson

Houston, Mobile, and Miami are not state capitals. Jackson is the capital of Mississippi, Louisiana's neighbor to the east. Jackson Parish is named after President Andrew Jackson who early in his career led the forces that defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans.
12. A famous Confederate general had the initials P.G.T. What Louisiana parish has the same name as this general's last name?

Answer: Beauregard

The incorrect answers are the names of Civil War generals in the Union army. Beauregard Parish, located on the western border of Louisiana, was named for General Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard, a native of Louisiana, who had been the commander of the Confederate forces at Charleston at the time of the surrender of Fort Sumter.

He was also the victorious Southern commander at Bull Run, the first major battle of the war.
13. In the Bible, Jesus is baptized by his cousin. Who was this man whose name is the same as a Louisiana parish?

Answer: St. John the Baptist

St. John the Baptist was the "voice crying in the wilderness" who foretold the coming of Jesus. The story of the baptism of Jesus is told in all four of the New Testament gospels. St. John the Baptist Parish (along with St. Charles and St. James) is one the three "river parishes" straddling the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
14. What is the northwest Louisiana parish which gets its name from the river which flows through it?

Answer: Red River

Red River Parish is another of the parishes that was created during Reconstruction. It is named for the river that is the most southerly major tributary of the Mississippi River.
15. This north Louisiana parish has the same name as the last name of the famous orator who served as a Massachusetts senator and U. S. Secretary of State during the first half of the 19th century? What parish is it?

Answer: Webster

The incorrect answers are all names of parishes in Louisiana. Webster Parish is yet another of the parishes that was formed during Reconstruction. It is one of eight Louisiana parishes that border Arkansas.
Source: Author imahogg

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