Q 01/05

Delaware is nicknamed 'The First State' because it was the first to do what?

A) Ratify the US Constitution

B) Declare independence from Britain

C) Abolish slavery

D) Hold a presidential primary

Answer · why

A) Ratify the US Constitution

It acted five days ahead of the next state. The nickname was only made official in 2002.

Q 02/05

What is the capital of Delaware?

A) Wilmington

B) Dover

C) Newark

D) Georgetown

Answer · why

B) Dover

Dover is only the state's second-largest city, with about 38,000 people. Wilmington, with about 70,000, is the biggest.

Q 03/05

Which US state is the only one smaller in area than Delaware?

A) Hawaii

B) Connecticut

C) Rhode Island

D) New Jersey

Answer · why

C) Rhode Island

Rhode Island is the only state smaller than Delaware, which covers about 2,490 square miles; Delaware also has the lowest mean elevation of any state,...

Q 04/05

How many counties does Delaware have?

A) Five

B) Seven

C) Nine

D) Three

Answer · why

D) Three

Delaware has just three counties, the fewest of any state; Rhode Island and Hawaii, the next fewest, each have five.

Q 05/05

Delaware takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, who was the colonial governor of where?

A) Virginia

B) Maryland

C) New York

D) Massachusetts

Answer · why

A) Virginia

De La Warr governed the Virginia colony, arriving at Jamestown in 1610 and staying barely a year; the bay was named for him first, then the river, the...