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Mississippi--The Magnolia State Quiz

Welcome to Mississippi--The Magnolia State.

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Morrigan716

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
100,711

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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2171

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which of these is NOT one of Mississippi's other nicknames? Hint

Bayou State

Eagle State

Great Water State

Mud-cat State

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Question 2 of 15

2. Jackson has always been the state capital?

True

False

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the state waterfowl? Hint

Ruddy Duck

Wood Duck

Great Blue Heron

Brown Pelican

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is Mississippi's state shell? Hint

Oyster

Clam

Cockle

Scallop

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Question 5 of 15

5. The state fossil is the prehistoric shark?

True

False

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Question 6 of 15

6. Milk is Mississippi's state beverage?

True

False

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is Mississippi's highest point? Hint

Emerald Mound

Nanih Waiya Mound

West Point

Woodall Mountain

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Question 8 of 15

8. How many states border Mississippi? Hint

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Question 9 of 15

9. Mississippi was the 15th state to be admitted?

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the state butterfly? Hint

Alfalfa Butterfly

Regal Fritillary

Spicebush Swallowtail

Wood Nymph

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Question 11 of 15

11. Biloxi is Mississippi's largest city?

True

False

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Question 12 of 15

12. What was the name of the hurricane that hit Mississippi in 1969? Hint

Camille

Caroline

Chantal

Casey

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Question 13 of 15

13. Barq's Root Beer was invented in Mississippi?

True

False

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Question 14 of 15

14. Oprah Winfrey, Jim Henson, and Walter Payton are all from Mississippi?

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. The town of Midnight, Mississippi was actually named during the day time?

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these is NOT one of Mississippi's other nicknames?

Answer: Great Water State

"Great Water" or "Father of Waters", is the Indian meaning of the word Mississippi.

2. Jackson has always been the state capital?

Answer: False

Jackson has only been the capital since 1822. Earlier capitals were Washington (1802-1817), Natchez (1817-1821), and Columbia (1821-1822).

3. What is the state waterfowl?

Answer: Wood Duck

Male wood ducks are red, yellow, white, purple, blue, and green. They are the most colorful ducks in North America. Mississippi has both a state bird and a state waterfowl. The state bird is the mockingbird.

4. What is Mississippi's state shell?

Answer: Oyster

Oysters are renowned for their delectable taste, and have been imported to areas far from their natural homes by oyster-farming enterprises.

5. The state fossil is the prehistoric shark?

Answer: False

It is actually the prehistoric whale.

6. Milk is Mississippi's state beverage?

Answer: True

Milk is an important farm product in Mississippi, along with chickens, eggs, cattle, hogs, cotton, rice, soybeans, peanuts, pecans, watermelons, peaches, sweet potatoes, sorghum, and wheat.

7. What is Mississippi's highest point?

Answer: Woodall Mountain

Woodall Mountain is 806 feet above sea level.

8. How many states border Mississippi?

Answer: 4

Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, and Arkansas and Louisiana to the west.

9. Mississippi was the 15th state to be admitted?

Answer: False

It became the 20th state on December 10, 1817.

10. What is the state butterfly?

Answer: Spicebush Swallowtail

The spicebush swallowtail butterfly is beautifully colored brown, orange, white, and gray.

11. Biloxi is Mississippi's largest city?

Answer: False

Jackson is the largest, with a population of 196,637 (1990 census); Biloxi is the second largest with 46,319; Greenville is the third with 45,226.

12. What was the name of the hurricane that hit Mississippi in 1969?

Answer: Camille

Hurricane Camille's waters cut Ship Island in two. Now there are East Ship and West Ship Islands. The gap between the two was named "Camille Cut".

13. Barq's Root Beer was invented in Mississippi?

Answer: True

Eward Adolph Barq invented it in Biloxi in 1898.

14. Oprah Winfrey, Jim Henson, and Walter Payton are all from Mississippi?

Answer: True

Oprah Winfrey is from Kosciusko, Jim Henson was from Greenville, and Walter Payton is from Columbia.

15. The town of Midnight, Mississippi was actually named during the day time?

Answer: False

It was named during a card game in the 1880s. A group of hunters were playing by a camp fire. One of the men had claimed the land they were on. He bet his land and lost. The winner checked his watch and said, "Well boys, it's midnight, and that's what I'll call my land."

Source: Author Morrigan716

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