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