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All About Missouri Trivia Quiz

These are some miscellaneous facts about my home state, Missouri.

A multiple-choice quiz by BethP128. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
BethP128

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
168,785

Updated
Mar 23 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is ______ feet tall. Hint

630

610

580

540

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the Missouri University of Science and Technology originally named? Hint

University of Missouri-Rolla

Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy

Rolla College

Missouri College-Rolla

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Question 3 of 10

3. As children, we learn that the capital of Missouri is Jefferson City. However, Jefferson City was not the first site of the capital. Where was the state capital first located? Hint

St. Louis

St. Charles

Ste. Genevieve

St. James

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which one of the following U.S. Presidents was from Missouri? Hint

Grover Cleveland

Harry S Truman

Herbert Hoover

Richard M. Nixon

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Question 5 of 10

5. Missouri is known as the __________ State. Hint

Buckeye

Granite

Show-Me

Treasure

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Question 6 of 10

6. Missouri experienced a series of powerful earthquakes in late 1811 and early 1812. What is the name of the fault along which these earthquakes occured? Hint

San Andreas

New Madrid

Cairo

St. Louis

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Question 7 of 10

7. What Missouri town was the eastern terminal of the Pony Express? Hint

Kansas City

St. Louis

St. Joseph

Jefferson City

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Question 8 of 10

8. Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House" books, lived in Missouri for the last several years of her life. What is the name of the town in which she, Almanzo and Rose, lived? Hint

Marshfield

Springfield

Mansfield

De Soto

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what year was the Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair held in St. Louis? Hint

1900

1904

1902

1906

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which well-known Army General was born near Moberly, Missouri? Hint

George S. Patton

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Douglas MacArthur

Omar N. Bradley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is ______ feet tall.

Answer: 630

The final section was put into place on October 28, 1965, and in 2003, it was the tallest national monument in the United States.

2. What was the Missouri University of Science and Technology originally named?

Answer: Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy

It was founded in 1870 as the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, and became the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1964 to reflect its location in Rolla, Missouri. To give acknowledgement to the university's predominance of science based courses, the name was then changed in 2008 to the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

3. As children, we learn that the capital of Missouri is Jefferson City. However, Jefferson City was not the first site of the capital. Where was the state capital first located?

Answer: St. Charles

St. Charles was the site of the capital from late 1820 to late 1826, when it was moved to Jefferson City.

4. Which one of the following U.S. Presidents was from Missouri?

Answer: Harry S Truman

He was the 33rd President, and born in Lamar, MO. His library and museum are in Independence, MO.

5. Missouri is known as the __________ State.

Answer: Show-Me

The Granite State is New Hampshire, the Treasure State is Montana, and the Buckeye State is Ohio.

6. Missouri experienced a series of powerful earthquakes in late 1811 and early 1812. What is the name of the fault along which these earthquakes occured?

Answer: New Madrid

There were large shocks for several days, and for a time, parts of the Mississippi River ran backwards.

7. What Missouri town was the eastern terminal of the Pony Express?

Answer: St. Joseph

The Pony Express started in 1860 and the western terminal was in Sacramento, California.

8. Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House" books, lived in Missouri for the last several years of her life. What is the name of the town in which she, Almanzo and Rose, lived?

Answer: Mansfield

There is a museum at her home, called Rocky Ridge Farm. This home is where she wrote her "Little House" books. The other three choices are names of other towns in Missouri.

9. In what year was the Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair held in St. Louis?

Answer: 1904

It's said that ice cream cones and hot dogs were first manufactured and sold at this World's Fair.

10. Which well-known Army General was born near Moberly, Missouri?

Answer: Omar N. Bradley

He was born on February 12, 1893.

Source: Author BethP128

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