South Dakota
  • 1. Which city is the capital of South Dakota?
A) Pierre
B) Sioux Falls
C) Aberdeen
D) Rapid City
  • 2. What is the nickname of South Dakota?
A) Mount Rushmore State
B) The Equality State
C) The Cornhusker State
D) The Sunflower State
  • 3. Which national park is located in South Dakota?
A) Yellowstone National Park
B) Yosemite National Park
C) Grand Canyon National Park
D) Badlands National Park
  • 4. What river forms part of the eastern border of South Dakota?
A) Mississippi River
B) Colorado River
C) Ohio River
D) Missouri River
  • 5. In which year did South Dakota become a state?
A) 1859
B) 1909
C) 1929
D) 1889
  • 6. What is the official state bird of South Dakota?
A) Ring-necked Pheasant
B) American Goldfinch
C) Western Meadowlark
D) Bald Eagle
  • 7. Which famous American author wrote about the town of De Smet in South Dakota?
A) Ernest Hemingway
B) Laura Ingalls Wilder
C) Mark Twain
D) Harper Lee
  • 8. What is the highest point in South Dakota?
A) Mount Rushmore
B) Harney Peak
C) Custer Peak
D) Black Elk Peak
  • 9. What is the state flower of South Dakota?
A) American Pasqueflower
B) Black-Eyed Susan
C) Purple Coneflower
D) Sunflower
  • 10. Which famous motorcycle rally takes place annually in Sturgis, South Dakota?
A) Biketoberfest
B) Daytona Bike Week
C) Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
D) Laconia Motorcycle Week
  • 11. What is the South Dakota state motto?
A) The Star of the North
B) Under God the People Rule
C) Equality Before the Law
D) The Land of Infinite Variety
  • 12. Which president's faces are carved into Mount Rushmore?
A) George Washington, Ben Franklin, James Madison, Andrew Jackson
B) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln
C) Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, James Monroe
D) Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Johnson, Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 13. South Dakota is located in which region of the United States?
A) Midwest
B) South
C) Northeast
D) West
  • 14. Which climatic region does western South Dakota fall under?
A) Semi-arid
B) Polar
C) Tropical
D) Humid continental
  • 15. What major industry is important to South Dakota's economy?
A) Technology
B) Entertainment
C) Agriculture
D) Aerospace
  • 16. Which president ordered the Louisiana Purchase, which included the area of present-day South Dakota?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) James Madison
C) Andrew Jackson
D) James Monroe
  • 17. What is the state gemstone of South Dakota?
A) Fairburn Agate
B) Topaz
C) Black Hills Gold
D) Rose Quartz
  • 18. The Great Sioux Reservation was established by the Treaty of Fort Laramie in what year?
A) 1799
B) 1912
C) 1937
D) 1868
  • 19. What is the state fish of South Dakota?
A) Trout
B) Walleye
C) Catfish
D) Northern Pike
  • 20. Who sculpted the iconic heads at Mount Rushmore?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Michelangelo
C) Gutzon Borglum
D) Auguste Rodin
  • 21. Which university in South Dakota is known as the Coyotes and the Yote?
A) South Dakota State University
B) Aberdeen University
C) University of South Dakota
D) Sioux Falls College
  • 22. What is the state tree of South Dakota?
A) Pine
B) Black Hills Spruce
C) Oak
D) Maple
  • 23. Which famous South Dakotan sculptor created the Crazy Horse Memorial?
A) Dale Lamphere
B) John Lopez
C) Gutzon Borglum
D) Korczak Ziolkowski
  • 24. What is the area of South Dakota in square miles?
A) 52,345
B) 93,721
C) 77,116
D) 64,802
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