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Louisiana Fun Facts Trivia Quiz

How much do you really know about the Pelican state?

A multiple-choice quiz by Karin175. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Karin175

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
243,493

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1726

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (5/10), Guest 170 (2/10), Guest 208 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many counties does Louisiana have? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was Louisiana named after? Hint

Louis XIV

Louis IX

Louis XI

Louis XIII

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the first permanent settlement in Louisiana? Hint

Baton Rouge

Fort St. Jean Baptiste

New Orleans

Lake Charles

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many states were carved out of the Louisiana Purchase? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. When was New Orleans founded? Hint

1718

1717

1716

1719

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is Louisiana's state bird? Hint

Pink backed pelican

Spot billed pelican

Brown pelican

White pelican

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Question 7 of 10

7. How much did the Louisiana Purchase cost the US? Hint

$15 million

$10 million

$5 million

$20 million

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the Louisiana state tree? Hint

Magnolia

Leyland cypress

Swamp cypress

Bald cypress

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Question 9 of 10

9. At the highest point in Louisiana how far above sea level is one? Hint

476 feet

653 feet

295 feet

535 feet

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the lowest point in Louisiana how far below sea level is one? Hint

6 feet

8 feet

You can't be below sea level on land

4 feet

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many counties does Louisiana have?

Answer: 0

Louisiana is the only state in the Union (apart from Alaska) that does not have counties. Its political subdivisions are called parishes.

2. Who was Louisiana named after?

Answer: Louis XIV

In 1682 the French explorer Sieur de La Salle, the first to descend the Mississippi to its mouth, took possession "of the country known as Louisiana," and named it for the reigning monarch of France, Louis XIV (reigned 1643-1715).

3. What was the first permanent settlement in Louisiana?

Answer: Fort St. Jean Baptiste

In 1714 Louis Juchereau de St. Denis founded Fort St. Jean Baptiste, present-day Natchitoches, the first permanent settlement in Louisiana.

4. How many states were carved out of the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer: 13

Thirteen states were carved out of the Louisiana Purchase territory. Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado. The original area also included parts of Texas and New Mexico and even extended some way into Canada.

5. When was New Orleans founded?

Answer: 1718

In 1718 New Orleans was founded and named for Philippe duc d'Orleans.

6. What is Louisiana's state bird?

Answer: Brown pelican

The brown pelican became Louisiana's official bird on July 27, 1966.

7. How much did the Louisiana Purchase cost the US?

Answer: $15 million

In 1803 the United States paid France $15 million for the Louisiana Territory - 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River. The lands acquired stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border. Even by the standards of the time it was very good value for the U.S.

8. What is the Louisiana state tree?

Answer: Bald cypress

The Bald cypress was made the state tree in 1963.

9. At the highest point in Louisiana how far above sea level is one?

Answer: 535 feet

The highest point in Louisiana is Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.

10. At the lowest point in Louisiana how far below sea level is one?

Answer: 8 feet

The lowest point in Louisiana is 8 feet "below" sea level in New Orleans. This is one of the lowest points in the country.

Source: Author Karin175

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