- 1. Which of the following is the state nickname of Michigan?
A) Mitten State
B) Wolverine State
C) Lake State
D) Great Lakes State
- 2. What is the capital city of Michigan?
A) Lansing
B) Detroit
C) Grand Rapids
D) Ann Arbor
- 3. Which of the five Great Lakes does not border Michigan?
A) Ontario
B) Superior
C) Michigan
D) Huron
- 4. What is the official state bird of Michigan?
A) Bald Eagle
B) Peregrine Falcon
C) Eastern Bluebird
D) American Robin
- 5. Which NFL team is based in Detroit, Michigan?
A) Chicago Bears
B) Detroit Lions
C) Green Bay Packers
D) Minnesota Vikings
- 6. What is the largest city in Michigan by population?
A) Detroit
B) Lansing
C) Grand Rapids
D) Ann Arbor
- 7. Which university is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan?
A) Michigan State University
B) University of Michigan
C) Eastern Michigan University
D) Western Michigan University
- 8. In which year did Michigan officially become a state?
A) 1837
B) 1853
C) 1901
D) 1796
- 9. What is the state flower of Michigan?
A) Lily of the Valley
B) Apple Blossom
C) Bluebell
D) Sunflower
- 10. What is the largest island in Michigan and the largest freshwater island in the United States?
A) Drummond Island
B) Isle Royale
C) Beaver Island
D) Mackinac Island
- 11. What is the highest point in Michigan?
A) Mount Arvon
B) Mount Curwood
C) Sugarloaf Mountain
D) Copper Peak
- 12. Which of the following authors, known for horror fiction, spent his summers in Michigan gaining inspiration for his writing?
A) H.P. Lovecraft
B) Stephen King
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Clive Barker
- 13. What is the state fish of Michigan?
A) Lake Sturgeon
B) Rainbow Trout
C) Chinook Salmon
D) Brook Trout
- 14. What is the state gem of Michigan?
A) Petoskey Stone
B) Lake Superior Agate
C) Datolite
D) Chlorastrolite
- 15. Which of the following is a popular Michigan music festival held annually in Rothbury?
A) Bonnaroo
B) Lollapalooza
C) Coachella
D) Electric Forest
- 16. What is the most populous county in Michigan?
A) Macomb County
B) Kent County
C) Wayne County
D) Oakland County
- 17. Michigan is the only state to consist of two peninsulas. What are they called?
A) East Peninsula and West Peninsula
B) Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula
C) Main Peninsula and Side Peninsula
D) Northern Peninsula and Southern Peninsula
- 18. Which architectural style dominates the historic buildings in the city of Detroit?
A) Modernist
B) Victorian
C) Art Deco
D) Gothic Revival
- 19. What famous author spent his childhood in Michigan and wrote novels inspired by the state such as 'The Virgin Suicides'?
A) Jeffrey Eugenides
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) Stephen King
D) Mark Twain
- 20. Which river forms part of the northern boundary of Michigan?
A) Ohio River
B) St. Marys River
C) Mississippi River
D) Colorado River
- 21. What is the name of the longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere connecting the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan?
A) Mackinac Bridge
B) Brooklyn Bridge
C) Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
D) Golden Gate Bridge
- 22. What musical genre is strongly associated with the city of Detroit?
A) Punk Rock
B) Jazz
C) Motown
D) Country
- 23. Which famous business conglomerate has its headquarters in Detroit?
A) General Motors
B) Apple
C) McDonald's
D) Amazon
- 24. What is the name of the iconic island between the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan known for its fudge shops?
A) Mackinac Island
B) Beaver Island
C) Drummond Island
D) Bois Blanc Island
- 25. What year did the automobile company Ford Motor Company start in Detroit, Michigan?
A) 1850
B) 1903
C) 1920
D) 1955
- 26. Which Michigan city is known as 'Beer City USA' for its thriving craft beer industry?
A) Grand Rapids
B) Traverse City
C) Ann Arbor
D) Kalamazoo
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