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All About Rhode Island Trivia Quiz

Yeah, it's small, but they know what to do with it. Here's a quiz in its honor.

A multiple-choice quiz by ActionMan. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ActionMan

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
36,273

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1299

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is Rhode Island's capital? Hint

Hartford

Providence

Harrisburg

Lexington

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who founded the first permanent settlement in the state? Hint

Roger Williams

John Smith

Daniel Shays

William Penn

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Question 3 of 10

3. Samuel Slater's cotton-textile mill was the first example of mechanisation, leading to which era in the United States?

Answer: (Three Words- Please use 'the' first.)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who were the first people to join Rhode Island? Hint

Huguenots

French Canadians

Massachusetts protestants

Jews

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these is not mined in Rhode Island? Hint

none of these

Granite

Quartz

Limestone

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Question 6 of 10

6. According to the 1990 Census count, what is Rhode Island's population (roughly)? Hint

500,000

1,000,000

750,000

1,500,000

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what year was Providence's Brown University founded? Hint

1764

1788

1856

1699

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Question 8 of 10

8. Corn and potatoes are grown mainly in the inner sector of Rhode Island?

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. At what latitude is the northern border of Rhode Island? Hint

44 N

41N

42 N

43 N

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many counties are in this small state?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Rhode Island's capital?

Answer: Providence

Providence, RI. A key state capitals question.

2. Who founded the first permanent settlement in the state?

Answer: Roger Williams

If you want info, here it comes. Roger Williams, in 1636, founded the first settlement. He was a minister banished from Massachusetts. Daniel Shays started a rebellion stopped by the army after the Revolution. John Smith was at the Jamestown colony, and William Penn founded the Quaker establishment in the colony of Pennsylvania, named after you-know-who.

3. Samuel Slater's cotton-textile mill was the first example of mechanisation, leading to which era in the United States?

Answer: The Industrial Revolution

Initiated by Slater's mill, the Industrial Revolution swept the nation, much as it had swept the Old World not long before.It inspired Americans into new, more inventive ways of doing things.

4. Who were the first people to join Rhode Island?

Answer: Massachusetts protestants

While the other three followed, protestants founded the colony.

5. Which of these is not mined in Rhode Island?

Answer: Quartz

Sadly, not much mining goes on in this state.

6. According to the 1990 Census count, what is Rhode Island's population (roughly)?

Answer: 1,000,000

Imagine if California's population was this dense. Better yet, if Alaska was this crowded. These states would have around 50 to 100 million people. It's a good thing Alaska isn't this crowded.

7. In what year was Providence's Brown University founded?

Answer: 1764

8. Corn and potatoes are grown mainly in the inner sector of Rhode Island?

Answer: False

These crops are usually found on the coast. What the inner lands are useful for is dairying and pasture.

9. At what latitude is the northern border of Rhode Island?

Answer: 42 N

42 N and around 71 W.

10. How many counties are in this small state?

Answer: 5

Providence, Kent, Washington, Bristol, Newport

Source: Author ActionMan

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