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On, Wisconsin! Trivia Quiz

This is on the state of Wisconsin! See how much you know. Enjoy!

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

Author
Toadpaw

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
280,340

Updated
Aug 13 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1481

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 104 (8/10), lrjensen (9/10), Guest 135 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The town of Hancock was founded in 1850. When did Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, become the territorial capital? Hint

1836

1432

1692

1899

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Question 2 of 10

2. When was the Wisconsin state song, "On Wisconsin," adopted? Hint

1999

1993

1624

1959

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the Wisconsin state dance? Hint

The square dance

The polka

Country

Rock

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where was the first Wisconsin capital? Hint

Milwaukee

Belmont

Green Bay

Madison

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Question 5 of 10

5. You know Wisconsin is the Badger state. How did this state get the nickname? Hint

There were a lot of badgers in the state

All of these

Everyone wanted to be known as the Badgers

Miners dug houses out of the sides of hills

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many counties are in Wisconsin? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Madison is Wisconsin's largest city (by population).

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. There are about 7,400 streams and rivers in Wisconsin, and if they were all put end-to-end, they'd stretch to over 26,000 miles.

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. Stevens Point is located in central Wisconsin. When was Stevens Point founded? Hint

1858

1844

1899

1890

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Question 10 of 10

10. The first explorers to Wisconsin were interpreters acting on behalf of Samuel de Champlain.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The town of Hancock was founded in 1850. When did Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, become the territorial capital?

Answer: 1836

Wisconsin's capital was first in Belmont. The legislature for Wisconsin moved to Madison, named for James Madison, the fourth president of the US who had just died.

2. When was the Wisconsin state song, "On Wisconsin," adopted?

Answer: 1959

The Wisconsin state song was written in 1909 by William T. Purdy. However, the original lyrics were changed by J. S. Hubbard and Charles Rosa in 1913.

3. What is the Wisconsin state dance?

Answer: The polka

The polka was adopted in 1993 as the Wisconsin state dance. The dance was chosen for the polka heritage in Wisconsin, and recommended as the dance by a group of second graders in Madison.

4. Where was the first Wisconsin capital?

Answer: Belmont

Belmont, a community in southwest Wisconsin, was chosen as the first state capital. It was changed to Madison in 1837, but the legislature first met in new capital Madison in 1838. Wisconsin became a state of the USA in 1848, the 30th state.

5. You know Wisconsin is the Badger state. How did this state get the nickname?

Answer: Miners dug houses out of the sides of hills

Basic history of Wisconsin tells that miners, for some reason, dug houses out of the sides of hills instead of building houses. People visiting called them the "badgers."

6. How many counties are in Wisconsin?

Answer: 72

One of the more interesting counties is Kewaunee County. 'Kewaunee' is a word that is either a Pottowatomi word meaning "river of the lost," or a Chippewa word meaning "prairie hen," "wild duck," or "to go around."

7. Madison is Wisconsin's largest city (by population).

Answer: False

Milwaukee, Wisconsin's largest city, is located by Lake Michigan. The name comes from the Native American name, Milliocki, meaning "gathering place by the waters."

8. There are about 7,400 streams and rivers in Wisconsin, and if they were all put end-to-end, they'd stretch to over 26,000 miles.

Answer: Yes

Put end-to-end, they'd stretch to about 26,767 miles. This is more than enough to circle the globe at the equator. The Wisconsin River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, is about 430 miles long!

9. Stevens Point is located in central Wisconsin. When was Stevens Point founded?

Answer: 1858

Stevens Point was founded by George Stevens in 1858. It did not have its first land entry until 1844.

10. The first explorers to Wisconsin were interpreters acting on behalf of Samuel de Champlain.

Answer: True

The first in Wisconsin was probably interpreter Etienne Brule who, in 1622 or 1623, traveled around Lake Superior at Champlain's request. Because no account of his trip was written down until after Brule's death, Jean Nicolet, who met with the Ho-Chunk at Red Banks and whose trip was quickly chronicled, is usually called the first European explorer to reach Wisconsin.

Source: Author Toadpaw

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