U.S.A: All about North Dakota Trivia Quiz

Answer: Burleigh

Burleigh County is one of the most densely populated counties of North Dakota. Burleigh County is named after Walter A. Burleigh, an American pioneer, lawyer and politician. The Missouri River courses south around western Burleigh County.

Bismarck has been the capital of North Dakota (or the Dakota Territory) since 1883, and is known for the Annunciation Monastery, a Benedictine monastery designed with modern architecture by Marcel Breuer. It is also known for the North Dakota State Library, which has been open to the public since 1907.

Answer: Montana

North Dakota does share a border with Minnesota, but Minnesota lies east. The Red River Valley is spread across the east of North Dakota, and the Red River forms the state's border with Minnesota. North Dakota also shares a border with South Dakota, which lies south. North Dakota shares its northern border with two Canadian provinces, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

North Dakota's westernmost points are its borders with both Montana and Saskatchewan.

Answer: University of North Dakota

Located in the middle of the campus and standing since 1960, the Chester Fritz Library is the main building for research undertaken at the University of North Dakota. The fourth floor is notable for the Special Collections exhibit it displays, consisting of historic documents regarding the university's history, and significant people who helped it to flourish, such as Chester Fritz.

The library was renovated in 2021, and is named after Fritz (1892 - 1983), one of the most generous donors to the university and one of its alumni. The university also features the Chester Fritz Auditorium, which hosts concerts, musicals, etc. In 1950, Fritz gave the university $10,000 and was there for the dedication ceremony of the library named after him, in 1961.

Established around 1883, the University of North Dakota is situated in the city of Grand Forks. The medical school in this university, the UND School of Medicine & Health (established in 1905) is the only medical school to exist in North Dakota.

The University of North Dakota also features the state's only law school, University of North Dakota School of Law (established in 1899).

Answer: Minot

Located around 105 miles (170 km) north of Bismarck and around 205 miles (330 km) west of Grand Forks, Minot is the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota. It is situated on the Mouse River (or the Souris River) and the Minot Air Force Base of the U.S Air Force, is around 15 miles (20 km) north of the city of Minot.

Henry Davis Minot (1859 - 1890) was a railroad executive, bird enthusiast and naturist. As a student as Harvard University, he published "The Land-Birds and Game-Birds of New England." and in 1876 befriended Theodore Roosevelt at the university, when the future U.S President was 16.They would later publish their only documented work together, "The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks in Franklin County, NY." Minot would later pursue a career in the railroad industry, and after he accomplished this goal, was ironically killed by a train collision in Pennsylvania in 1890 at the age of 31.

Answer: Slope

At just over 3,500 feet (1,070 m) White Butte is situated between the towns of Bowman and Amidon, North Dakota. The second highest point in the state and Slope County, Black Butte, (standing at around 3,470 feet (1,060 m) is fairly near by, at around 20 miles (30 km) away. In regards to climbing, the terrain is dangerously slippery when the butte has been exposed to rain, snow or ice, due to its chalky composition. White soil is slippery when it rains, whereas brown has a sturdier grip. During the summer, climbers should be wary of rattlesnakes that live on the butte.

Located in the south west of North Dakota, Slope County is one of the state's sparsely populated areas. The county seat is Amidon.

Answer: Honey

North Dakota is the U.S.A's largest producer of honey by far, doubling, tripling and sometimes quadrupling the amount of honey production of any of other U.S state. Thanks to the rich biodiversity of the state, it is possible for several variations of honey to be farmed, e.g sunflower honey, wildflower honey, canola honey, alfalfa honey, etc.

Although North Dakota is home to many bee species, such as the mining bee and the digger bee, the honey bee is not native to the state; they were first brought to North Dakota by European settlers.

Answer: Grand Forks

Between April and May of 1997 North Dakota was severely affected by the flooding of the Red River, which courses through North Dakota, Minnesota and the Canadian province of Manitoba. Grand Forks has had a good deal of problems with high waters.

The 1997 flood happened as a result of Blizzard Hannah, which added 6 inches of snow that would later melt in May. In downtown Grand Forks, water was around 4 feet deep, and the river itself rose to over 50 feet. The Grand Forks Water Treatment Plant failed, and citizens were evacuated from everywhere east of Columbia Road. A fire also broke out in downtown Grand Forks at this time, and the river reached its maximum flooding at around 55 feet.

The Flood Memorial Monument is an obelisk and is marked with measurements of every recorded flood Grand Forks has been afflicted with, starting with 1882, and 1997 being the highest flood peak on the monument.

Answer: Bison

Open to the public since 1993, the National Buffalo Museum stands to preserve the history of Bison and the production of the species. Named so because "buffalo" was a common name for bison at the time (as opposed to "the National Bison Museum"), the museum possesses two herds of bison, often visible from the Interstate 94, which graze on the surrounding land.

The museum also features life-sized plastic organs and anatomy of the bison, which allows visitors to get familiar with bison biology. There are is also an exhibit featuring various kinds of pottery depicting the bison.

Answer: Aviation

Situated in the north of Fargo by the Hector International Airport, Fargo Air Museum opened its first hangar in 2001, after the concept of the museum was born from the city's local military personnel and pilots. Fargo Air Museum is a non-profit organization and displays air craft from various eras of history. The museum is used for school tours, corporate events and weddings.

Situated on the west shore of the Red River, Fargo is the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota. Fargo is also known for the Red River Zoo, which opened in 1999.

Answer: Jamestown

The Stutsman County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of the only two Gothic Rival style courthouses in the state, and was designed by Henry C. Koch from Wisconsin. In the 1980s the courthouse was under threat of being demolished, with a car park or parking lot set to take its place. Locals and historians of architecture rallied to stop the demolition and were successful, with the State Historical Society becoming owners of the Stutsman County Courthouse in 1991.

It has however only been open to the public since 2017.

Answer: Catfish

Located in Richland County, Wahpeton is situated at the confluence of Otter Tail River and the Bois de Sioux River.

Known as "Wahpper" the catfish sculpture has stood in Wahpeton since 1997. It is around 40 feet (12 m) long and around 12 feet (3.5 m) high. The sculpture is often falsely declared "the largest catfish sculpture in the world" however, the catfish sculpture at Dunnville, Ontario, named "muddy the Mudcat" is larger, at around 50 foot (15 m) long, and around 30 feet (10 m) high.

Answer: Lake Sakakawea

Lake Sakakawea was born as a result of the construction of the Garrison Dam, which is the largest dam on the Missouri River. The dam was created to counteract flooding on the Missouri River, and provide a local source of energy. Lake Sakakawea's maximum depth is around 180 feet (55 m) at the dam. Lake Sakakawea is named after the female Shoshone guide Sakakawea (or "Sacajawea") who led the Lewis & Clark expedition around the north of the Missouri River. The lake is around 180 miles (290 m) long at its maximum length, and is surrounded by state parks, notably Fort Stevenson State Park to the north, Lake Sakakawea State Park to the south and the Little Missouri State Park which lies west. It is popular with those into water sports and fishing.


Devils Lake is the largest natural lake in North Dakota.

Answer: Medora

Medora is the county seat of Billings County, North Dakota. Medora is also known for the Chateau de Mores, built by French ranchman, the Marquis de Mores, in 1883.

Roosevelt made use of the cabin between 1883-1884. The cabin has been preserved as a historic site, and some of Roosevelt's personal items are still in the cabin, including Roosevelt's travelling case, which has his initials emblazoned on it. The cabin was part of several fairs and exhibitions in the early 1900s, but has since been moved back to its original place and permanently preserved there.

Answer: Roger Maris

West Acres Shopping Center is the largest shopping mall in North Dakota, and has been open to the public since 1972. Stretching around 70 foot (20 m) along the mall, the Roger Maris Museum display case hosts a variety of artefacts regarding Roger Maris (1934-1985), mostly from his days playing for the New York Yankees where he achieved 61 home runs in 1961, a record at the time. Roger Maris originally shied away from a museum being created to honor him, but was eventually persuaded on the condition that the museum would be free of charge, and for the museum to be "put where people will see it." The Roger Maris museum was completed in 1984.

Answer: Fort Buford

Located in Williams County, Fort Buford, is situated near the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers. Sitting Bull was a leader of the Sioux uprising, and was involved in the fighting against George A. Custer and his men at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, which resulted in Custer's death. Sitting Bull fled to Canada after this battle, but would later return to surrender in 1881 when he received news of his people starving. In 1890, after being held a prisoner in Dakota for years, Sitting Bull was shot and killed by police in circumstances that are debated to this day.

Fort Buford was built in 1866, and is located near the city of Williston, North Dakota.