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Mississippi--The Magnolia State Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Morrigan716
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
100,711
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
2150
Last 3 plays: Riders23 (5/15), Guest 104 (12/15), Cougar2024 (10/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Which of these is NOT one of Mississippi's other nicknames? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Jackson has always been the state capital?


Question 3 of 15
3. What is the state waterfowl? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What is Mississippi's state shell? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. The state fossil is the prehistoric shark?


Question 6 of 15
6. Milk is Mississippi's state beverage?


Question 7 of 15
7. What is Mississippi's highest point? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. How many states border Mississippi? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Mississippi was the 15th state to be admitted?


Question 10 of 15
10. What is the state butterfly? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Biloxi is Mississippi's largest city?


Question 12 of 15
12. What was the name of the hurricane that hit Mississippi in 1969? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Barq's Root Beer was invented in Mississippi?


Question 14 of 15
14. Oprah Winfrey, Jim Henson, and Walter Payton are all from Mississippi?


Question 15 of 15
15. The town of Midnight, Mississippi was actually named during the day time?



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of these is NOT one of Mississippi's other nicknames?

Answer: Great Water State

"Great Water" or "Father of Waters", is the Indian meaning of the word Mississippi.
2. Jackson has always been the state capital?

Answer: False

Jackson has only been the capital since 1822. Earlier capitals were Washington (1802-1817), Natchez (1817-1821), and Columbia (1821-1822).
3. What is the state waterfowl?

Answer: Wood Duck

Male wood ducks are red, yellow, white, purple, blue, and green. They are the most colorful ducks in North America. Mississippi has both a state bird and a state waterfowl. The state bird is the mockingbird.
4. What is Mississippi's state shell?

Answer: Oyster

Oysters are renowned for their delectable taste, and have been imported to areas far from their natural homes by oyster-farming enterprises.
5. The state fossil is the prehistoric shark?

Answer: False

It is actually the prehistoric whale.
6. Milk is Mississippi's state beverage?

Answer: True

Milk is an important farm product in Mississippi, along with chickens, eggs, cattle, hogs, cotton, rice, soybeans, peanuts, pecans, watermelons, peaches, sweet potatoes, sorghum, and wheat.
7. What is Mississippi's highest point?

Answer: Woodall Mountain

Woodall Mountain is 806 feet above sea level.
8. How many states border Mississippi?

Answer: 4

Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, and Arkansas and Louisiana to the west.
9. Mississippi was the 15th state to be admitted?

Answer: False

It became the 20th state on December 10, 1817.
10. What is the state butterfly?

Answer: Spicebush Swallowtail

The spicebush swallowtail butterfly is beautifully colored brown, orange, white, and gray.
11. Biloxi is Mississippi's largest city?

Answer: False

Jackson is the largest, with a population of 196,637 (1990 census); Biloxi is the second largest with 46,319; Greenville is the third with 45,226.
12. What was the name of the hurricane that hit Mississippi in 1969?

Answer: Camille

Hurricane Camille's waters cut Ship Island in two. Now there are East Ship and West Ship Islands. The gap between the two was named "Camille Cut".
13. Barq's Root Beer was invented in Mississippi?

Answer: True

Eward Adolph Barq invented it in Biloxi in 1898.
14. Oprah Winfrey, Jim Henson, and Walter Payton are all from Mississippi?

Answer: True

Oprah Winfrey is from Kosciusko, Jim Henson was from Greenville, and Walter Payton is from Columbia.
15. The town of Midnight, Mississippi was actually named during the day time?

Answer: False

It was named during a card game in the 1880s. A group of hunters were playing by a camp fire. One of the men had claimed the land they were on. He bet his land and lost. The winner checked his watch and said, "Well boys, it's midnight, and that's what I'll call my land."
Source: Author Morrigan716

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