Q 01/05

What is the capital city of Florida?

A) Miami

B) Orlando

C) Tallahassee

D) Jacksonville

Answer · why

C) Tallahassee

Tallahassee has been the capital of Florida since 1824. It was chosen because of its central location between the two former capitals of St. Augustine...

Q 02/05

Which Florida city is known as "The Theme Park Capital of the World"?

A) Tampa

B) Miami

C) Orlando

D) Fort Lauderdale

Answer · why

C) Orlando

Universal's resort, opened in 1990, is the only major theme park actually inside the city limits; Disney World lies about 21 miles southwest in Bay La...

Q 03/05

What is the nickname of Florida?

A) The Sunshine State

B) The Golden State

C) The Peach State

D) The Garden State

Answer · why

A) The Sunshine State

Florida is The Sunshine State; the slogan appeared on its license plates from 1949 and was adopted as the official state nickname by the legislature i...

Q 04/05

Which massive wetland ecosystem covers much of southern Florida?

A) The Everglades

B) Okefenokee Swamp

C) Big Cypress Swamp

D) Dismal Swamp

Answer · why

A) The Everglades

The Everglades, nicknamed the 'River of Grass', is a slow sheetflow of shallow water moving from Lake Okeechobee south toward Florida Bay; Everglades ...

Q 05/05

What is the most populous city in Florida?

A) Miami

B) Jacksonville

C) Orlando

D) Tampa

Answer · why

B) Jacksonville

Jacksonville had about 950,000 residents at the 2020 census, more than twice Miami's 442,000; it has been Florida's largest city since its 1968 city-c...