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Mr. Will's class Quiz on the State of Michigan

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the region of the United States where Michigan is located?

a)

Midwest

b)

West

c)

Southwest

d)

Northeast

2.

What are the two main nicknames of the State of Michigan?

a)

The Sunshine State and The Empire State

b)

The Lone Star State and The Golden State

c)

The Peach State and The Volunteer State

d)

The Great Lakes State and The Mitten State

3.

Why is Michigan called the Great Lakes State?

a)

Because it has the largest lakes in the United States

b)

Because it has the highest waterfalls in the United States

c)

Because it is surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes

d)

Because it has the most beaches in the United States

4.

Why is Michigan called the Mitten State?

a)

Because the state looks like a mitten on the map

b)

Because it has the coldest winters in the United States

c)

Because it is famous for its mitten-shaped cookies

d)

Because everyone wears mittens in Michigan

5.

What is depicted in the center of the coat of arms on the flag of Michigan?

a)

A bald eagle representing the United States

b)

An elk and a moose holding up a shield

c)

A frontiersman on a peninsula by a lake

d)

Three Latin phrases

6.

What is the capital of Michigan?

a)

Detroit

b)

Lansing

c)

Chicago

d)

Cleveland

7.

Which city is the largest in Michigan?

a)

Lansing

b)

Chicago

c)

Detroit

d)

Cleveland

8.

What is the state bird of Michigan?

a)

Blue Jay

b)

Bald Eagle

c)

Cardinal

d)

American Robin

9.

What is one of the tricks that American Robins use to protect themselves?

a)

They fly in large groups

b)

They camouflage themselves in trees

c)

They build nests in hidden places

d)

They mimic the calls of other birds

10.

How many peninsulas make up the State of Michigan?

a)

Four

b)

Three

c)

Two

d)

One

11.

What is the state flower of Michigan?

a)

Rose

b)

Apple Blossom

c)

Sunflower

d)

Lily

12.

Which Great Lake does not border Michigan?

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Lake Michigan

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Lake Ontario

13.

What is the largest university in Michigan by enrollment?

a)

University of Michigan

b)

Michigan State University

c)

Wayne State University

d)

Central Michigan University

14.

What is the state tree of Michigan?

a)

White Pine

b)

Red Maple

c)

Oak

d)

Willow

15.

Which is the second largest city in Michigan?

a)

Grand Rapids

b)

Lansing

c)

Flint

d)

Ann Arbor

16.

What is the state animal of Michigan?

a)

White-tailed Deer

b)

Black Bear

c)

Beaver

d)

Elk

17.

What is the state fish of Michigan?

a)

Walleye

b)

Brook Trout

c)

Bluegill

d)

Yellow Perch

18.

What is the state reptile of Michigan?

a)

Eastern Box Turtle

b)

Painted Turtle

c)

Common Snapping Turtle

d)

Eastern Massasauga

19.

What is the state fossil of Michigan?

a)

Mastodon

b)

Petrified Wood

c)

Trilobite

d)

Woolly Mammoth

20.

What is the state gem of Michigan?

a)

Diamond

b)

Chlorastrolite

c)

Ruby

d)

Sapphire

21.

What is the state song of Michigan?

a)

My Michigan

b)

Michigan, My Michigan

c)

Beautiful Michigan

d)

Michigan's Song

22.

What is the state insect of Michigan?

a)

Monarch Butterfly

b)

Honey Bee

c)

Ladybug

d)

Dragonfly

23.

What is the highest point in Michigan?

a)

Mount Arvon

b)

Mount Curwood

c)

Porcupine Mountains

d)

Sleeping Bear Dunes

24.

What is the state motto of Michigan?

a)

Liberty and Prosperity

b)

In God We Trust

c)

If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you

d)

Live Free or Die

25.

What is the state wildflower of Michigan?

a)

Black-eyed Susan

b)

Dwarf Lake Iris

c)

Indian Paintbrush

d)

Bluebonnet

26.

What is the state soil of Michigan?

a)

Kalkaska Sand

b)

Marquette Clay

c)

Isabella Silt Loam

d)

Alpena Loam

27.

What is the state stone of Michigan?

a)

Petoskey Stone

b)

Agate

c)

Granite

d)

Quartz

28.

What is the state animal of Michigan?

a)

White-tailed Deer

b)

Grizzly Bear

c)

Mountain Lion

d)

Gray Wolf