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