Q 01/05

Which is the most populous city in the Midwest?

A) Detroit

B) Chicago

C) Minneapolis

D) Columbus

Answer · why

B) Chicago

Its metropolitan area spreads across three states.

Q 02/05

Which Midwestern metropolitan area is the second largest in the region?

A) Detroit

B) Omaha

C) Cleveland

D) Kansas City

Answer · why

A) Detroit

Cincinnati, Kansas City and Cleveland follow it in the regional rankings.

Q 03/05

Which ancestry is most commonly reported in the Midwest?

A) Polish

B) English

C) Irish

D) German

Answer · why

D) German

Nearly 23% of the region reports it, and in North Dakota it passes 30% of the population.

Q 04/05

Which Midwestern state is the most populous and racially diverse?

A) Michigan

B) Indiana

C) Ohio

D) Illinois

Answer · why

D) Illinois

It is also ranked the state most representative of overall US demographics on several measures.

Q 05/05

What is the Midwest's nickname, thanks to its grain harvests?

A) The nation's breadbasket

B) The nation's larder

C) The grain belt

D) The harvest states

Answer · why

A) The nation's breadbasket

Rich soil plus the steel plough made corn, wheat, soybeans, oats and barley possible at scale.