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Michigan History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Michigan's state bird?

a)

Cardinal

b)

Robin

c)

Blue Jay

d)

Sparrow

2.

What year did Michigan become a state?

a)

1937

b)

1889

c)

1776

d)

1837

3.

What is the name of Michigan's current governor?

a)

Trump

b)

Engler

c)

Whitmer

d)

Sneider

4.

What is Michigan's state flower?

a)

Apple Blossom

b)

Rose

c)

Orange Blossom

d)

Tulip

5.

There are _____ counties in Michigan.

a)

100

b)

50

c)

83

d)

74

6.

How many representatives are in Michigan's House of Representatives?

a)

100

b)

115

c)

200

d)

110

7.

Which Native American tribe was NOT part of the Three Fires?

a)

Potawatomi

b)

Huron

c)

Ottawa

d)

Chippewa

8.

Why did the French want to explore the Great Lakes?

a)

To find the Northwest Passage

b)

To trade furs

c)

To teach Native Americans about God

d)

All of the above

9.

What is Michigan's state tree?

a)

Oak

b)

Maple

c)

Walnut

d)

White Pine

10.

What is the capital of Michigan?

a)

Lansing

b)

Detroit

c)

Grand Rapids

d)

None of the above

11.

Who invented the assembly line?

a)

Ford

b)

Buick

c)

Olds

d)

Tesla

12.

Who was the first governor of Michigan as a state?

a)

William Hull

b)

Gretchen Whitmer

c)

Antoine Cadillac

d)

Stevens T. Mason

13.

Who is Michigan's famous lumber jack of legends?

a)

Paul Bernard

b)

Paul Black

c)

Paul Ford

d)

Paul Bunyan

14.

What did Michigan's population need to be to become a state?

a)

600,000

b)

60,000

c)

6,000

d)

600,000

15.

How many senators in Michigan's government?

a)

48

b)

110

c)

38

d)

50

16.

Which city is famous for making guitars?

a)

Battle Creek

b)

Detroit

c)

Grand Rapids

d)

Kalamazoo

17.

Which city is famous for making breakfast cereal?

a)

Battle Creek

b)

Detroit

c)

Grand Rapids

d)

Kalamazoo

18.

Which is a negative consequence of the logging industry?

a)

Water pollution

b)

The trees were all gone

c)

Air pollution

d)

People were out of jobs

19.

Who won the Toledo Strip

a)

No one

b)

Michigan

c)

Ohio

d)

None of the Above

20.

What two minerals were found in the Upper Peninsula?

a)

Salt and Limestone

b)

Limestone and Copper

c)

Iron Ore and Copper

d)

Iron Ore and Salt