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Mississippi quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mississippi was what numbered state to join the Union on December 10, 1817

a)

15

b)

20

c)

33

d)

36

2.

Root Beer was invented where in Mississippi in 1898 by Edward Adolf Barq.

a)

Hattiesburg

b)

Jackson

c)

Biloxi

d)

Vicksburg

3.

The 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in 1865, was not ratified by Mississippi until when?

In 1995, lawmakers had finally voted to ratify the amendment, but the paperwork was never sent to the U.S. Archivist to be made official.

a)

2013

b)

2001

c)

1995

d)

1965

4.

What is the state flower of Mississippi?

a)

Tulip

b)

Magnolia

c)

Rose

d)

Sun flower

5.

What is the Capital of Mississippi?

a)

Jackson

b)

Hattiesburg

c)

Biloxi

d)

Oxford

6.

What is the Abbreviation for Mississippi?

a)

MI

b)

MP

c)

MS

d)

MA

7.

Which person or people are from Mississippi?

a)

Britney Spears

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Rick Ross

d)

Elvis Presley

e)

Eli Manning

8.

In 1902 Theodore Roosevelt refused to kill a trapped bear while hunting where in Mississippi?

a)

Oxford

b)

Biloxi

c)

Gulfport

d)

Jackson

9.

What percent of Mississippi's land is covered in forest

a)

58%

b)

22%

c)

63%

d)

47%

10.

Coca-Cola was invented in Atlanta but was first bottled in what Mississippi city?

a)

Biloxi

b)

Jackson

c)

Oxford

d)

Vicksburg

11.

Where was Elvis born?

a)

Tupelo

b)

Biloxi

c)

Oxford

d)

Wiggins

12.

What is Mississippi's nickname?

a)

The Hospitality State

b)

The Cotton State

c)

The Heart of Dixie

d)

The Yellowhammer State

13.

Where is the highest point of Elevation in Mississippi?

a)

Woodall Mountain

b)

Blue Mountain

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

14.

What is the state bird of Mississippi?

a)

Mockingbird

b)

Seagull

c)

Robin

d)

Cardinal

15.

What is the state insect of Mississippi?

a)

Honeybee

b)

Cricket

c)

Mosquito

d)

Grasshopper